When believers seek to apply biblical principles to issues of public policy, it is admittedly a complex and difficult task. We are often best advised…
Thomas Nelson, 2007. (Available in Australia from Koorong Books) It is common today to question not only what we know about Jesus, but how we…
A few days ago there were press reports about Anglican and Catholic churches hosting Muslims during the Easter celebrations. Sponsored by the Australian Intercultural Society,…
The broad issue of the relationship between science and faith, and the more particular issue of the debate over creation and evolution are of course…
Last month a number of leading Muslims issued the document “A Common Word Between Us and You.” The letter, delivered to world Christian leaders, was…
It is clear that the Old Testament has ordained the death penalty as part of criminal justice in a fallen world. Human life is so…
Lion, 2007. Available in Australia from Koorong Books. This book combines two main areas: philosophy of religion, and historical theology. It examines the big questions…
Of the making of books there is no end. So we are rightly told in Ecclesiastes 12:12. Thus any top ten list of books soon…
The war against Biblical Christianity continues to hot up. This time the prestigious journal, Nature, has weighed into the battle. In its 8 March, 2007…
A recent comment on this website raised a number of related issues about God’s fairness and justice concerning those who have not heard the gospel,…
InterVarsity Press, 2006. One of the most controversial doctrines of free will theism or openness theology is the claim that God does not know the…
Crossway Books, 2005. Having lectured in systematic theology, and being an eager follower of the free will/sovereignty debate, when I spotted this book I snatched…
IVP, 2006. What do you get when you put a conservative university professor who happens to be a Christian in the same room with a…
The push for human cloning continues around the world. Sure, most people say they do not want to see humans cloned, but they do want…
Crossway, 2004. Evil and suffering are perennial problems which baffle theist and atheist alike. But the presence of evil in the world is a real…
Encounter Books, 2004. In 1932 Aldous Huxley wrote his prophetic and chilling novel, Brave New World. In it he mapped out a future in which…
Unlocking the Mystery of Life. 60 minutes. Focus on the Family, 2002. Icons of Evolution. 60 minutes. Focus on the Family, 2002. The evolving theory…
Spence, 2001. We live in an age where virtues have become vices, and vices have become virtues. What most societies shuttered at just decades ago…
The steady march of those who seek to undermine pro-family and pro-life values continues unabated. Various activist groups are making great headway in the face…
How does one think about war in Iraq? It is a complicated issue with many facets. There are international and geopolitical issues. There are moral…