A protocol for Church Services in the Age of Sars-CoV-2
The Situation For a couple of months now churches around the world have refrained from meeting in order to safeguard their communities and themselves from the dangers of the SARS-CoV-2 virus. Although there are many things that are not yet knowledge for sure about this virus, we do have some …
How and Why Muslims Delude Themselves about Islam
Egypt’s leading Muslim cleric and sheikh, Dr. Ahmed al-Tayeb—also known as Pope Francis’s “wolf in sheep’s clothing”—recently asserted a demonstrable falsehood. On April 30, 2020, during his televised program that appears every year around Ramadan and is watched by millions in Egypt and the Arab world, the Grand Imam of the …
Christian Strategy in the ‘Final’ Century (Part 2)
The noise of the earth seems to have slowed down as the COVID-19 or Coronavirus epidemic has taken hold across many nations. In this pestilence of Biblical proportions, it is worth considering how the Church of Christ should prepare for the future and best navigate these troubled waters and dark …
The Starvation of the Christians and Hindus in Pakistan
Christians and other minorities in Pakistan face starvation as they are denied food aid for refusing to convert to Islam. Islamic foundations that are well-funded by Pakistan’s government force them to embrace Islam. Otherwise, they cannot receive aid during this coronavirus pandemic. Especially Christians and Hindus face extreme discrimination in …
The world can no longer ignore wilful starvation
More reports are being posted of the systematic starvation of Christians, Hindus and other members of minority faiths in Pakistan. Asia News reports two cases in Pakistan of Hindus and Christians being denied government food aid during the coronavirus crisis. According to the news story, “without the help of… a …
Who is God to let us suffer?
The moment we think about the possibility that what happens in this universe is not blind chance, that we are not caught up in some meaningless accident which happened to result in this marvellous, astonishing but ultimately obviously pointless thing we call life, we are instantly confronted with a seemingly …
Christian Strategy in the ‘Final’ Century – Part 1
While we do not know when Jesus will return, the way scientists describe the challenges humanity will face toward the end of this century and into the next sound very similar to the Biblical prophecies concerning the time before the second coming of Christ. The Church is already under significant …
Peace to Prosperity? The Trump Peace Plan and its implications
The Trump Peace Plan is a Vision to establish a ‘Palestinian’ State in the Biblical heartland of Judea and Samaria, also known nowadays as the ‘West Bank’. It outlines how the ‘Palestinians’ can have a self-governing region as their own, on condition that is demilitarised, i.e. free of heavy destructive …
Men fainting at heart from fear and expectation
It is a curious social phenomenon, this climate change debate. In all the writing I have done over the years about Christianity, Islam, the Bible and other topics, none produces so much reaction as writing about climate change. What is it, I wonder, that makes this such a controversial topic? …
