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In the West, we are observing the development of a two-tiered society, where a new group of COVID untouchables are denied basic human rights and liberties. And this is all being done in the name of safety. You WILL be made “safe” – or else! [...]

Some rational thinking on diseases and death: Taxes and death are certainties, as we are always told. They are an inescapable part of life. Every day people all around the world die for a host of reasons. Thankfully over the centuries, we have helped people [...]

The West seems intent on following the tyrannical path of Communist China: Back in 1983, French philosopher Jean-Francois Revel wrote a very crucial book called How Democracies Perish. It was written during the height of the Cold War and was a prophetic call to the [...]

In these dark days, we really do need each other. Supportive friendship between kindred spirits can be a powerful tool to combat discouragement and build each other up. Things Fall Apart In the 1919 poem The Second Coming by Irish poet William Butler Yeats, we [...]

Statists love to ramp up fear and panic to control the masses: We live in an age in which most governments are simply running with one crisis to the next, and are resorting to rule by fear. What better way to control the masses and [...]

Replying to those who claim Christianity does not work: In order to properly answer a question such as found in my title, one needs to ask a few other questions. And they can be asked of other things as well -- not just faith matters. [...]

The fall of Afghanistan is a real worry indeed: It has happened so quickly. Kabul is fallen. The Taliban have captured the capital of Afghanistan and President Ashraf Ghani has fled the country. The US Embassy there has been successfully evacuated, and some fighting is [...]

Why are we not being told this? With far too many governments and political leaders pushing pure panic porn and hysteria about Covid, and far too many happy to gain ever more power and control by exploiting a crisis, we are seldom getting reliable information [...]

We can learn much from the exile of ancient Israel: The West has really gone full circle: many centuries ago paganism was replaced with Christianity. For a long time the West was really very much the Christian West. But in more recent times, we have [...]

This Christian doctor desperately needs your support: What would you think if you lost your livelihood, your career, your only source of income, all because of the radical cancel culture? How would you feel if you studied hard for years for your chosen professional career, [...]

We really must resist harmful and counterproductive lockdowns: While much of the rest of the world is opening up, Australia is heading in the opposite direction, with each of the fiefdoms (states and territories) trying to outdo each other in the race to see everything [...]

We sure do need watchmen, even though they are unwanted: Because natural disasters can always break out, we have in place various early warning systems to alert us to possible dangers and catastrophes such as tornadoes, avalanches, earthquakes or tsunamis. If these systems work well [...]

Yes, Christians can disappoint, but not Christ: It is quite common for those who reject Christianity to point to scandals, abuses and the like among Christians, or in the churches, or in Christian cultures or societies. They will point to such things and say they [...]

Pain stinks, but it can often serve useful and redemptive purposes: OK, my title can go in all sorts of directions, and in a moment I will discuss some spiritual truths about pain. But my title may cause some to think of something similar. Back [...]

Health discrimination is creating a two-tiered society: I have been warning for quite some time now that a two-tiered society is quickly shaping up in the West. A new form of social discrimination and apartheid is already well underway, all in the name of ‘keeping [...]

Fear greatly our loss of freedoms and basic human rights: When the ever-expanding State effectively colludes with monolithic Tech Giants and Big Business to censor free speech and free thought, you know you are living in very dangerous times. And using the excuse of COVID-19 [...]

The church is God’s outpost in enemy-occupied territory: A new book I just picked up had a line that grabbed my attention. (No surprises here: I am always getting new books, and I am always finding things that jump out at me!) The book, by [...]

This is what we are called to do -- even if we must pay a price for it: If you were asked to explain what a main calling of the Christian is, what is a crucial task we are to perform, what our purpose in [...]

The West is at war with itself: It does not take astute analytical abilities, incisive perception, or acute political awareness to see that the West is fraying at the edges. Indeed, it is a world splitting apart. The older I get, the more I grieve [...]

Scripture assures us that the purposes of God stand: It was the Dutch survivor of Nazi concentration camps Corrie ten Boom who once said, “If you look at the world, you’ll be distressed. If you look within, you’ll be depressed. If you look at God [...]