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While listening to a radio talkback show, I was moved by the sad stories of two men who called to express their support for euthanasia, or mercy killing. The first man related how his elderly [...]

Bob Dylan frequently alludes to the Bible and the Christian Faith in his songs. One such allusion occurs in “If You Ever Go to Houston” on the album Together Through Life (Columbia Records, [...]

Many people believe that homosexual behaviour originates from a homosexual orientation over which a homosexual person has no say. According to this view, a homosexual is either born or bred “that [...]

In 1995 the Executive of the Baptist Union of Western Australia asked me if I would serve on a task force to formulate a policy for the Baptist churches on sexual matters. This was at a time when [...]

Every April, Australians celebrate two important holidays—ANZAC and Easter. A moment’s reflection reveals several striking similarities between these two memorial occasions. On ANZAC Day, we [...]

Christians are society’s sentries. God has appointed us as watchmen and watchwomen to warn our neighbours concerning encroaching sin and imminent judgment. He commands us to be alert and to raise [...]

In an essay published in the last issue of Life News I argued that there is “One good thing about hell”—namely, that no one has to go there. Anyone and everyone who turns in repentance and faith [...]

A friend sent me a Christmas card with these words written in calligraphy on its cover: “CHRIST is the LIGHT to be lifted, the TRUTH to be told, the PEACE to be promised, the LOVE to be shared.” [...]

At its best, poetry has a power to speak from heart to heart. I was reminded of this a while ago in an email from a friend, Ronald Nugent. Ron, a Christian pastor who has struggled with [...]

Hell is a subject that Christians do not like to talk about. However, there is a lot of plain-speaking about hell in the Bible, and so it seems to me that occasionally there should be a bit of [...]