OK, a few qualifications here. I am not an artist. But I do know a bit about Christianity, so I may yet be permitted to…
In this article I wish to discuss just one quite small aspect of the enormous topic of suffering as portrayed in the New Testament. It…
There is never a shortage of commentary on climate change. As with many controversial issues of the day, the mainstream media tends to have a…
A one trillion dollar package; a 2000 page bill; a win by just seven votes; and one big meltdown of a nation. That about sums…
In all relationships, the commitment can wane and the passion can cool off. Spouses for example can grow cold in their love for one another.…
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…
Old, failed ideologies seldom are killed off easily, or die off only once. They have a nasty habit of showing up again and again in…
If you knew the world was going to end in one week, would you do anything different? I recently posted a question quite similar to…
This is a brief bibliography on some notable books on the broad area of the environment, with subsections on climate change and population matters. What…
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…
Bioethics has to do with moral reflection on biological and biotechnological developments. Such ethical thinking is certainly needed, since biotechnology is racing ahead, often impervious…
In the Judeo-Christian scheme of things, idolatry is perhaps the defining sin against the one true God. An idol is anything that we dedicate ourselves…
IVP, 2008. (Available in Australia from Koorong Books.) It goes without saying that in the secular, pluralistic West, values such as inclusion, tolerance and acceptance…
Every once in a while I am asked what I am reading, so I usually produce a column such as this. Now for those folks…
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,…
Multinational Corporations (MNC’s) often get a bad rap, and they are usually seen as a source of exploitation and oppression. This mindset goes back at…
I have argued elsewhere that Christianity was instrumental in the rise of the West. Progress in law, economics, science and society have largely been based…
These are not easy days for atheists. Not only is their worldview a minority viewpoint, and a relatively recent one at that, but it may…
This of course is a rhetorical question, much like, Is the Pope Catholic? Western universities have been hotbeds of radicalism and leftist ideology for some…
Writing in the Spring 2006 issue of The New Atlantis, Eric Cohen has an interesting article entitled “Biotechnology and the Spirit of Capitalism”. In it…