Can there ever be a “disproportionate response” to evil? The God of the Bible doesn’t think so; hence, the cross of Christ. And that has been Israel’s dilemma as it has tried to navigate its own survival and the court of public opinion. In the end, Israel has chosen…

I am convinced that the most serious factor driving of our national social decline is the erosion of morals and values. Once upon a time, not so long ago, this decline was somewhat hidden. There was a certain shame attached to it. So much was kept in the closet because we knew it was wrong. Not now. The manifestation…

We live in a world where the perpetually outraged are constantly looking for soft targets to exact some kind of revenge, satisfy some imagined right to moral reparations, or some “rebalancing” in our culture. They’re aggressively looking for ways to silence the voice of the Bible, to marginalise and even silence…

Life is often unfair, or harsh, but this never means God has abandoned us. He is with us, and working in ways we often cannot see or begin to understand. The faithful believer needs to understand this and trust that God is working behind the scenes. In the end, He is the One who…

I sat with a friend a few years ago through that long night as he lay dying – he had just hours left. He shared with me the deepest things in his heart – things he had never shared with anyone, not even his wife. Not ever. And, just as the new day was dawning...

One of the key signs of the end times that has become very obvious around the world in the last ten years, or so, is the rise of false prophets and false teachers. Jesus warned of false prophets three times in Matthew’s gospel, and it is happening right now on a global scale – far more than...

We so often limit God to what we can only see or think is possible in the natural realm. What we see with our physical eyes and then rationalise with our minds, is the biggest limiting factor to the Christian’s supernatural living. We are almost searching....

Perhaps, one of the skills we need to quickly develop if we are to gather in the harvest around us is to learn to open our eyes and see what is there – what God is revealing. Maybe it has always been there, but as God reveals it to us, the moment is clearly ripe. This opening of our eyes is a...

The virus of progressivism has even infiltrated many churches today. In an effort to remain “relevant” to its surrounding culture, the church has bowed its knee to progressivism and now acceptance is a critical goal that, when finally attained, has no gospel influence, at all. This new acceptance means...

It is not an easy thing to do, I know, but it is the first step along the pathway to enduring peace. And, as we travel this path, by faith, God initiates us into the mysteries of His shalom regardless of the surrounding chaos ...

Luke makes many points here. The first is that Jesus sent out ordinary people like us – we don’t even know their names – and He commands them to implement the Great Commission, a command He would later reiterate before His ascension into heaven. He gives them very clear instructions. They’re foolproof. They go without Jesus, without...

If someone puts all their eggs in one basket, they put all their effort or resources into doing one thing, so if that fails, they have no alternatives left. And we live so much of our lives like that- always hedging our bets, spreading risk, not putting all our eggs in one basket. In many ways...

I listened to this comment on Youtube, and my heart sank. Is it just me? I don’t think so. Suddenly, our Christian faith had become a political club with which to belt other non-Christian MPs in some very public victory lap.

The Gospel of the kingdom takes us and calls us to live beyond gender stereotypes – male and female – beyond ethnicities, and beyond social constructs that place artificial values and inequalities upon human beings. That is, beyond the old order of things. In Christ, these all…

What changed in a few short years? What happened to our moral compass? The very same parliamentarians who vehemently opposed similar legislation were now the loudest proponents. Our national moral compass that protected the sanctity of all human life took a massive hit…

The difference between life and death doesn’t get much narrower than 6mm. The difference between succumbing to temptation and overcoming it is often a very narrow width, too. The difference between success and failure can be the tiniest margins. The difference between…

Mission will cost each of us something at some point. That cost will vary from person to person depending on the neighbour we come across – and the neighbour, as Jesus illustrates in the parable, is the person right in front of you. But Jesus is also saying here…

Free speech is one of the pillars of a free society. It is so sacrosanct that wars have been fought to protect and preserve it. It is a key part of a democratic society where journalists and others can keep those in all kinds of authority, or leadership, to account. A free press has been described as…

God has written a book about you. His purpose and plan for each person has been mapped out in advance. It is so important to know your book! Most do not. They wing it through life or take a wild stab at it. But, at the great white throne, the judgement seat of God, these books are opened and read out. Everyone will be…

Life is fleeting! How quickly your kids grow up and get married. How quickly the years fly by the older we get. Seasons come and go with alarming swiftness. I am currently ploughing through Paul Ham’s monolithic book on the Vietnam war. I’m up to chapter 37. I grew up during the Vietnam War era and, in page after page of the narration many images long forgotten came back to vivid memory….