Both the Labor Party and the Greens are seeking to win Christian votes by claiming to be the real deal in the faith stakes. Julia…
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…
You expect secular activists to mangle and abuse Scripture. That is bad enough, but it is much worse when people who call themselves Christians misuse…
Sixty-five years ago the world celebrated Victory in Europe Day. On May 8, 1945, the official surrender of Germany was accepted by the Allies, and…
Crossway, 2010. (Available in Australia at Koorong books) When is the last time you read a book on church discipline? Worse yet, when is the…
HarperOne, 2009. (Available in Australia at Koorong Books) The subject of this book seems rather strange today. That is because the concept of heresy only…
When the great earthquake of 1755 rocked Lisbon, it raised all sorts of questions about God and faith. The quake, along with a devastating tsunami…
This is an article about reading. If you don’t like reading, you will not likely enjoy this piece. Then again, if you don’t like reading,…
Why is it that those who seem to know the least about biblical Christianity will often pontificate so freely on the subject? It becomes clear…
This is another in my irregular series on notable books that you should be aware of. There is always an endless supply of new books…
I know it seems like ages ago, but try to think back to the days when George W. Bush was in the White House. You…
No, I am not being a masochist here in writing on topics which are too theologically incorrect to even mention nowadays. There is in fact…
Reformation Trust, 2007. (Available in Australia at Koorong Books) Perhaps the most crucial and basic of Christian doctrines also happens to be the most neglected…
Baker, 2008. (Available in Australia at Koorong Books) The Letters of John may be brief (they total just 132 verses in English), but they are…
As has been my occasional habit, I offer another list of recommended reading. The books mentioned here simply happen to be some of the volumes…
As the saying goes, “Jaw jaw is better than war war.” Thus getting warring factions together to talk through their differences instead of killing one…
What does one do when a Christian denomination or school or institution starts to go off the rails? By that I mean, when it begins…
Theologically speaking, apostasy has to do with turning away from the faith, and denying the basic truths thereof. It is a renunciation of the faith,…
The news of the downfall of a major Pentecostal Christian leader in Australia has most of the Christian community abuzz. And given that the story…
Baker, 2008. (Available in Australia at Koorong Books) This is certainly the newest and perhaps most comprehensive New Testament theology to come from the conservative/Evangelical…