The Spanish philosopher Santayana once said that those who ignore history are doomed to repeat its mistakes. This is tragically true, and it is one…
There are many ways in which the New Testament describes those who are not true Christians and that which is not the true gospel. In…
Abraham Kuyper (1837-1920) was an amazing figure in so many ways. He was Dutch Calvinist theologian, pastor, politician, newspaper editor, statesman, journalist, educator, and Christian…
John Charles Ryle (1816-1900) was an English pastor, preacher, writer, and Bible expositor. He was part of a strong Wesleyan Methodist family; his great-grandmother was…
Orwellian DoubleSpeak is alive and well, and it is pouring forth from the radical militants and social utopians who are working madly to destroy society…
There is nothing new about false teachings, heresy, and apostasy in the churches. They have been occurring for two millennia now. Jesus himself warned about…
In an age of cheap intellectual thrills and rampant theological illiteracy, there are all sorts of flash-in-the-pan theological trends which are all very temporary. They…
OK, so I confess: sometimes I write articles just so that I can showcase what somebody else has written. There is a lotta good stuff…
A great apostasy and falling away is taking place in the Christian church today, and there are many contributing factors to this. Big ticket items…
Edenridge Press, 2011. There have been plenty of articles and book reviews of Rob Bell’s Love Wins. I penned a few myself. But this may…
There is plenty that we can learn from the life of Dietrich Bonhoeffer, especially when it comes to challenging a sleeping, compromising and errant church.…
The physical world and the spiritual world often run along parallel lines. What is true in the one is often true in the other. In…
It took me less than five seconds to decide whether or not to keep a flyer I found in my mailbox. The 12-pager came from…
I was interested to read an editorial in the latest New Life. Bob Thomas argues for “A Need For Christian Inreach”. He refers of course…
Sometimes when you are reading a book, highlighting one passage after another, there is not much one can do by way of reviewing the book.…
I was recently at yet another annual National Prayer Breakfast in Canberra. It has been going on for over two decades now, and I have…
As always in the Christian life, there are all sorts of important questions which have to be carefully thought through, prayed about, and discussed with…
Very soon the Parliament of the World’s Religions will meet here in Melbourne. The week-long event (Dec. 3-9) will be attended by many thousands of…
Two thousand years ago in a far away land, a man lived who had an impact greater than that of any other human. According to…