by Stuart | 1 May 2019 | Blog
The apostle John wrote his first letter to a group of Christians struggling with idolatry. As he closed his exhortation, he issued a stern warning: “Little children, keep yourselves from idols” (1 John 5:21). To those who are not versed in a biblical understanding of...
by Stuart | 26 Apr 2019 | Blog
Several years ago, English academic and theologian Candida Moss wrote The Myth of Christian Persecution. Her premise is that early Christianity invented a narrative of systemic persecution during the first three centuries following the life and ministry of Jesus...
by Stuart | 15 Apr 2019 | Blog
It’s been an interesting few weeks in the world of Christianity and celebrity sport stars. Last week, it emerged that Wallaby rugby star Israel Folau had landed in hot water (not for the first time) after posting an image on Instagram stating that hell awaits drunks,...
by Stuart | 31 Jan 2019 | Blog
We live in an age of perpetual offence. We are taught to be so wary of offending people that we tend to walk on eggshells around any topic that has the remotest possibility of being offensive. Christians, of course, are rightly wary of offending others. Paul clearly...
by Stuart | 26 Dec 2018 | Blog
Recently, the title of a Forbes.com article arrested my attention. Written by Eric Mack, and published under the science category on the Forbes website, the article was titled “New Science Suggests Biblical City of Sodom Was Smote By An Exploding Meteor.” The article...
by Stuart | 11 Dec 2018 | Blog
It’s happened again. Another celebrity has been subjected to Internet mob justice. Comedian Kevin Hart was recently invited to host the 2019 Academy Awards. Predictably, masses of people began scrolling through records of everything Hart had ever said or written to...
