Review of ‘The Air We Breathe’
Review of Gen Scrivener, The Air We Breathe, UK: The Good Book Company, 2022. Glen Scrivener has almost tried to Christianise Tom Holland’s Dominion, and in doing so avoids […]
CHRISTMAS MESSAGE: WHO IS JESUS?
As a pastor, I always found preaching at Christmas more difficult than I perhaps should have. Most of the preachable material comes from just four chapters: Matthew 1-2 and Luke […]
NEARLY THE LAST WORD FROM REVESBY
NEARLY THE LAST WORD As the Vandals threatened Hippo in 430, Augustine – who was close to the end of his own life – confessed to his congregation: ‘I […]
REVIEW of Simonetta Carr’s ‘Church History’
Review of Simonetta Carr, Church History, Grand Rapids: Reformation Heritage Books, 2022. Simonetta Carr has written a beautifully produced history of the Church. There are illustrations, time lines, things […]
FEASTING ON THE WORD OF GOD
FEASTING OR STARVING Often we find that works on history manage to incorporate the word ‘crisis’ into their titles. One does not have to read many such books before […]
SPECKS AND LOGS
SPECKS AND LOGS On the rare occasion one hears the Bible quoted in public today, a likely text is: ‘Judge not, that you be not judged’ (Matt.7:1). In the […]
A VISIT TO GRACE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
A VISIT TO THE GRACE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH ASSEMBLY, October 2022 As Moderator during the covid pandemic, I visited a few places in person – notably Hurstville for the ordination […]
DISTINCTIVELY CHRISTIAN RETIREMENT
Review of Simon van Bruchem, Distinctively Christian Retirement, Written for our Instruction, 2022. Simon van Bruchem is a Presbyterian pastor from Western Australia, and in a little over 200 […]
Presbyterian Statement on Essendon
7th October, 2022 The Presbyterian Church of Australia is deeply concerned at recent events surrounding the resignation of Andrew Thorburn as chief executive of the AFL’s Essendon Football Club. We believe […]
THE PASSION OF ST BRITNEY
For what it is worth, ‘Britney Spears’ is an anagram for ‘Presbyterians’. Of more significance is her recent foray into the world of social media where she has declared […]
BOOK REVIEW: ALISTAIR BEGG
BOOK REVIEW: Alistair Begg, Truth for Life: 365 Daily Devotions, United Kingdom: The Good Book Company, 2021. Books on daily readings for a year have come into a life […]
ABORTION, THE NEW YORK TIMES AND DOBBS
ABORTION, THE NEW YORK TIMES, AND ROE V. WADE OVERTURNED On 22 January 1973 the US Supreme Court overturned all state laws against abortion in a judgment known as […]
THE DEATH OF QUEEN ELIZABETH II
THE DEATH OF QUEEN ELIZABETH II The death of Queen Elizabeth II on 8 September 2022 has led to a significant outpouring of emotion throughout much of the world, […]
GRACE AND HUMILITY
GRACE AND HUMILITY There should be a direct connection between grace and humility. If our works cannot possibly please God because everything is stained by sin, then the fact […]
FATHERS AND CHILDREN
The book of Proverbs – which sets out God’s wisdom for daily living – tells fathers to love their children, teach them, and discipline them (e.g. Prov.1:8; 13:24; 29:17). This […]
BOOK REVIEW: LAMENT FOR A SON
Review of Nicholas Wolterstorff, Lament for a Son, Michigan: Eerdmans, 1987. Nicholas Wolterstorff taught Philosophical Theology at Yale University, but his world was shattered when one of his five […]