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? …
A Question of Right and Wrong
I was reading Raymond Ibrahim’s recent monthly report on the persecution of Christians by Muslims, and it prompted me to consider this question: What is it that distinguishes Islam and Christianity over what it considers to be good, and what it considers to be evil? In Christianity the guiding principle …
A Religion of Peace! Really?
Like many readers of JCM, I have been reading and listening with interest to the reaction to the slaying of Major General Qasem Soleimani. Qasem Soleimani was an Iranian major general in the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and, from 1998 until his death, commander of its Quds Force, a …
Charcoal from Water Lilies
This is an excellent example of practical Christianity at work. A group of disabled Philippinos have worked together to create a new life for themselves, inspired by great leadership and practical assistance and vision from a Bishop. I really liked this, I hope you do to. ‘For you have been a …
ISIS’ message to Christians
ISIS is announcing to Christians: ‘O CRUSADERS, THE BLOODY DAYS IN YOUR CHURCH WILL ARRIVE SOON.’ I asked myself what this threatening announcement tells us: ISIS is an authentic movement of Islam, that is not criticised in any way by the major Islamic university if Al Azhar. So, we can …
