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The book by Eric Tonjes, Either Way, We’ll Be All Right: An Honest Exploration of God in Our Grief, offers much wisdom and comfort. Because we all suffer, we all grieve. But we suffer and grieve in different ways. Sometimes we can identify with and [...]

More useful cultural and biblical analysis from this noted Christian philosopher. See part one here. There are many ways to describe and discuss sin. Perhaps one definition of major significance is to speak in terms of autonomy. In its simplest form this means self-law or self-government. However, if there is [...]

Scripture offers us clear principles to help us understand evil rulers. In terms of politics, conservatives such as myself can understand why various secular left rulers seek power and get into office: they have an activist agenda to transform the West into their own radical [...]

Yes, we are all broken, but we have a God who specialises in dealing with this. We are all broken people. We are all wounded. We are all hurting. We are all messed up. While this is true for all of us, many will try [...]

We often learn key life lessons far too late. Yes it is not much more than a cliché, but we do it all the time: we DO take things for granted. Worse yet, we take people for granted. Yesterday I was thinking about funerals, and [...]

Some great quotes from a classic Tozer volume. One of the earlier books of A. W. Tozer and one that helped to put him on the map spiritually speaking was his 1948 classic, The Pursuit of God. It is well worth reading and reading again. [...]

There is plenty of incisive commentary in the new volume by Watkin. The new book by a Monash University philosophy professor and Christian thinker is receiving a lot of interest, attention and discussion. Biblical Critical Theory: How the Bible’s Unfolding Story Makes Sense of Modern [...]

The only influencers we really need are committed Christian ones. One hears a lot in recent times about “influencers”. They get a fair bit of press lately. The other day I saw a few headlines -- out of many: “Revealed: Victoria’s top 100 Instagram Influencers.” [...]

We need comfort and perspective in our trials. Suffering is a universal condition, something we all experience. The Christian message is unique in that it presents us with a suffering servant (Jesus, the Son of God) Who entered into our world, identified with us, and [...]

There is so much great material in this classic volume. One cannot get enough of A.W. Tozer. Although he passed away 60 years ago, he is still loved and read by millions of believers worldwide. And more and more material of his keeps being produced. [...]

Just how many things that we warned about have now come to pass? We told you so. We told you so. We told you so. There, I said it. Three times. I know it is not good form to rub it in when you tried [...]

We must not read Scripture cafeteria-style. God did not give us just some books of the Bible, or parts of some books. He gave us 66 entire books and He expects us to take them all seriously and see them all as authoritative. Sure, we [...]

What you must read on AI, transhumanism, and the new digital technologies. Whether we like it or not, and whether we know it or not, the new technologies are shaping our lives massively. We live by and for our smartphones, social media, information technology, and [...]

We can learn so much from Jonathan Edwards about revival. Given how much talk there is about revival at the moment, and how much interest is being shown to the various campus awakenings in the United States, and all the discussions and debates about them, [...]

Onwards and upwards for Martyn Iles. Most folks have heard the news that the head of the Australian Christian Lobby, Martyn Iles, is moving on. Or, perhaps more accurately, has been given his marching orders by the Board. That has caught most of us by [...]

If you know what is going on in Victoria, you are left with one burning question: How long before Moira Deeming is booted out of the state Liberal Party just like Bernie Finn was?

So many are now coming out admitting we were massively wrong in dealing with COVID-19. Better late than never, I suppose. Many of us have been saying for nearly three years now that the hysterical government overreactions to Covid were way over the top, unnecessary, [...]

The activities taking place in Kentucky and elsewhere continue. As I said in earlier pieces, it is really easy to find polarisation here. Some Christians love what they see at Asbury and elsewhere, believing God is fully at work. Others are ready to dismiss it [...]

Theologian Jonathan Edwards has penned great wisdom on discerning the Holy Spirit's presence in a revival movement. With what appears to be some moves of God in some American campuses, plenty of talk about revival is again being heard. And well it should. We should [...]

Some thoughts on what is occurring at Asbury University. What is happening right now at Asbury University in Kentucky is of course still ongoing -- now having lasted over a week. So it is hard to say anything definitive about this event. Like most believers, [...]