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The darker the times, the more we need hope -- but hope in a faithful God: The author of the book of Hebrews tells us that “hope is the anchor of the soul” (Heb. 6:19). We all need hope, especially in dark times. When you [...]

Do not rely on the MSM to learn what Harris is really all about: As you all should know by now, Joe Biden has picked California Senator Kamala Harris as his running mate. But there is plenty of stuff you would NOT know if you [...]

What seemed like a wasted youth lead to an incredible career: We are all created differently, so we all have different stories, different interests, different goals, and so on. Some people for example have never read a book in their life. I am not one [...]

Jonathan Sacks laments the sad state of today’s universities: If you are a bit older, like I am, and went to university in your youth, you would be rather shocked at what we find there today. What was once meant to be a place of [...]

It is sad to hear about the passing of Mike Adams: Some of you know about American conservative and university lecturer Mike Adams. If so, you will know that he died two weeks ago -- suicide it seems. He had been an outspoken prolifer and [...]

A remarkable evangelical teacher and theologian has just passed away: One of the greatest and most influential evangelical leaders of our time has just passed away at 93 years of age. James Innell Packer was certainly one of the leading lights of English and North [...]

The wise build, while the fool destroys: We live in a time in the West where the work of centuries is being undone in days and weeks. Western civilisation took many hundreds of years to build, but it is being destroyed overnight. The radical left [...]

You really need to read the latest book by Dinesh D’Souza: Socialism, says D’Souza, is the most discredited idea in history since slavery, but it is now being mainstreamed in America by the left and the Democratic Party. The policies of the left will destroy [...]

The endgame for the militant left is the destruction of Christianity: Those who hate the West and want to see its downfall also tend to hate Christianity and seek its demise as well. That is because Western Civilisation is in good measure the product of [...]

The new book and article by environmentalist Michael Shellenberger are must-reads: For decades we have had gloom and doom, end-of-the-world alarmism concerning the climate, with all sorts of dire predictions about the world ending any day now. One false prophet after another has been waxing [...]

Now the radicals are demanding that Christian imagery and monuments come down as well: The radical secular left’s assault on the West is now in full swing, and it is clear that this is an all-out war. It is a war not only on Western [...]

We need the bigger picture on the current round of rage and rioting: Yes, an ambitious title, but we live in ambitious times. At least for the radical secular left, their ambitions never cease as they seek to endlessly engage in cultural warfare, intersectionality, and [...]

Destroying statues, books and art: today’s left is the new Taliban: Remember how the world was outraged when the Taliban blew up and destroyed two large 1500-year-old Buddha statues in Afghanistan in 2001? ‘What barbarians’ everyone thought. ‘This great cultural, artistic and historical artefact has [...]

Here are a few things I learned from him: We all can glean much from the life and work of the late Christian apologist Ravi Zacharias. So many of us have been touched by his life in so many ways, and the tributes and testimonials [...]

We must not lose sight of the throne of God: Throughout Scripture we read about God’s throne. It of course speaks to the rule and reign of God. It tells us about God’s sovereignty, His majesty, His dignity, His holiness, His justice, and His transcendence. [...]

250 years ago on April 29, this monumental achievement occurred: Many folks will not know this – including plenty of Australians – but exactly 250 years ago on April 29, the British explorer James Cook landed at Botany Bay, resulting in the birth of modern [...]

Here are 15 new important books you should be aware of: In a time of forced lockdown, what better way to spend your time than to get through a substantial pile of important books? Yes I realise that my articles on books and theology and [...]

Good citizenship should not turn into blind support for the state: In my discussions about the trade-off between virus containment and lockdown measures, I keep getting folks who seem to think that the state can do no wrong. They have this rather naïve belief that [...]

The experts and their predictions must be carefully assessed – and questioned if need be: Much of modern life involves relying on various experts. And much of modern life has to do with making predictions about things, offering projections, making guesstimates, extrapolating from the known [...]

Sounding the alarm and asking questions during a time of crisis is crucial: Before proceeding, for the umpteenth time, let me share a few basic truths. Yes, the coronavirus is real and dangerous. But statist overreactions, overzealous policing, mass lockdowns and shutdowns, and the destruction [...]