Theology
Desiring Man
Why did God create the world? The answer on the lips of anyone who knows Question One of the Westminster Shorter Catechism is “to glorify Him” or, as my children […]
World News: Sri Lankan Bishop Speaks Out
The Anglican Bishop of Colombo in Sri Lanka has made a powerful statement in response to the Easter bombings in the city, excoriating the nation’s “short-sighted, corrupt, vain and self-serving” […]
Interview with Scott Rae
Scott B. Rae is Professor of Christian Ethics at Biola University, and here is interviewed by Mark Powell (for AP) AP What do you think are the ethical issues that […]
Book Review: How We Got the Bible (Greg Lanier)
Fearn: Christian Focus, 2018 Fearn: Christian Focus, 2018 This short little work deals with the text and canon of the Old Testament, and of the New. Although it is short […]
Book Review: Duties of Christian Fellowship (John Owen)
Edinburgh: Banner of Truth, 2017 John Owen became a Congregationalist (or Independent) by conviction, and so published this little work in 1647, although it is suitable for Christians of every […]
World News: Terrorists Slaughter Six
Christians in Burkina Faso are mourning a deadly attack on a Protestant church as “a new turning point in terrorism” in the West African nation. The April 28 shooting at […]
The Antioch Principle: Missionary Support and Sending
One of the strengths of the Presbyterian Church in the 21st century is the number of missionaries it has sent and supported. Healthy congregations are those praying for and sending […]
Book Review: Can Science Explain Everything (John C. Lennox)
The Good Book Company, 2019 In recent years, a significant attack on Christianity in the Western world and especially among the educated classes, can come from so-called “New Atheism”. Its […]
Book Review: The Ten Commandments (Kevin DeYoung)
Wheaton, Crossway, 2018 This is a book many will deeply appreciate. Recent years have seen the fear of legalism swing the pendulum too far the other way, as antinomianism casts […]
Three Things I’ve Learned from John Allen Chau
When a twenty-six-year-old missionary, John Allen Chau, was murdered by the people of North Sentinel Island on 17 November 2018, every media organisation in the world seemed to debate the […]
Book Review: Can We Trust the Gospels? (Peter J. Williams)
Wheaton, Crossway, 2018 If you have come across the writings of Bart Ehrman, Peter Williams’ little book is the antidote you may need. Bart Ehrman mocks the notion that the […]
World News: Muslims, Christians Condemn Rape
Pakistani Christians and Muslims held a joint protest demonstration on Sunday, March 17, outside the Islamabad Press Club to express their outrage over the failure of authorities to deliver justice […]
Book Review: The Westminster Confession
Edinburgh, The Banner of Truth, 2018 The Westminster Confession of Faith was produced over a number of years, from 1643 to 1647. It derived from meetings (1,163 of them!) in […]
Passion in Preaching
One of the Church’s greatest needs is for preachers who feel the power of the doctrines they expound. We need preaching that is imbued with passion. I am, of course, […]
World News: Extremist Group Reborn
Banned Indonesian extremist group Hizb ut-Tahrir (HTI) has reincarnated and has returned under a different guise, moderate Muslim organisations have warned. The group, which wanted to see the establishment of […]
World News: Fulani slaughter Christians
Fulani herdsmen have killed at least 32 people in an attack on a Christian area of north-central Nigeria on February 26, sources said. The early morning assault on villages in […]
When God Interrupted my Day: Lessons I’ve Learned About Personal Evangelism
It was Monday. I was having one of those mornings. The kind that seems as though everything is conspiring against you to get out the door on time. The phone […]
