If God indeed exists and has made us in his image, then it should be not in the least surprising that we have an incurable…
Crossway, 2013. (Available in Australia at Koorong) Covering a topic like this will get at least two immediate reactions: Impassa-what? Perhaps most folks will not…
I was watching a television program recently. I can’t even recall what it was about, but it did show a lot of fancy houses along…
If modernism and secularisation have convinced pagans of God’s nonexistence, they have convinced many Christians of God’s manageability. That is, God has become less of…
In ancient Rome the masses were pacified with bread and circuses. Today in the West we find ourselves in the same mind-numbing and soul-destroying situation.…
In the famous painting on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel by Michelangelo there is the memorable scene of the creator God extending his finger…
In terms of amazing techniques, stunning visual imagery, and incredible special effects, Avatar is certainly a winner. While the blockbuster film may be breaking box…
In one of the more bizarre ways to seek to explain away the universal phenomena of religion, some atheists have invented the idea that a…
The first sentence of the preamble to the US Declaration of Independence is well known. It reads, “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that…
Often the church is its own worst enemy. Sure, there is plenty of opposition and animosity towards Christianity, but sometimes those calling themselves believers can…
Most media outlets carried the story over the weekend of the radical Muslim cleric who told his followers that the nation’s drought was caused by Australians’…
I recall when I was quite young my older brother reading a book called Flatland. It was not until many years later that I finally…
Philosophical fads and intellectual trends come and go. It sometimes seems that each new one is more bizarre and short-lived than the previous one. This…
If it takes faith to be a person of faith, it also seems to take a lot of faith to be a person of no…
Dr Mark Durie of Melbourne here presents a helpful examination of the main differences between Islam and Christianity, especially in regard to three key areas:…