We have got to the point in so much of the West where it actually seems important to start talking about the possibility or even…
It goes without saying that suffering is a major part of life. No one denies this. Yet there are some Christians and some theologies which…
When wealthy politicians try to outdo one another about how much they really care about the poor, we usually need to get our baloney detectors…
The desire for children is normal and healthy. But the willingness to use any means available to have children is not always so healthy –…
One major mistake of some believers in general, and the prosperity gospel in particular, is to equate a person’s economic and material standing with his…
OK, so it is an odd thing to be writing articles on one’s birthday, but there is some sanity to all this. My wife is…
Sometimes stuff is better when rehashed or reused. I just had some refried beans for lunch, and it is a great component to a Mexican…
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…
The proclamation of the gospel can never take place apart from the surrounding culture. Indeed, it is done in some sort of culture all the…
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…
Generally speaking, those with liberal theological views tend to also have liberal political views. Conversely, those with conservative theological views tend to have conservative political…
Two recent articles about teen crime in Victoria make for disturbing reading. But of more concern is that most of the “experts” seem to have…
While many Christians may be apolitical or even look down on political involvement as being somehow not very “spiritual,” the truth remains that we live…
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…
The recent declaration by Labor MP and aspiring leader/PM Kevin Rudd that the left side of politics needs to capture the Christian vote, and that…
Capitalism is not perfect. But it has produced a wide range of benefits. No other economic system has been able to come up with the…
Nicholas Eberstadt has written extensively on population issues over the past few decades. His writings are an important antidote to the gloom and doom prophets…
Encounter Books, 2002. As the Western world grows increasingly secular, the attacks on religion in general and Christianity in particular become ever more shrill and…
Doubleday 2000. For quite a few years now research findings have demonstrated the truth that marriage has positive effects on those who partake of it.…
A popular teaching has been heard in the church over the last few decades which encourages Christians to believe they should be rich and prosperous.…