There is a literal cost when society abandons the concept of sin. Many people will find that it reduces their bank balance. The state fines people when they break its laws. On the other hand, God calls the breaking of His law 'sin' and He gives sinners a verbal warning. Fines reduce one's bank balance; …
Secular repentance
Repentance means 'a change of mind'. It is commonly associated with Christian theology, which majors on the need for 'repentance unto life'. However, it is possible to change one's mind from bad to worse – in other words, there are different forms of repentance. Christian teaching on metanoia, the Greek word that the New Testament uses …
Aggressive secularism
Britain is reaching a tipping point. The language battle has been one of several tools in the armoury of aggressive secularism. There are others. After softening up British society for many decades, we have now reached the critical tipping point of legislative enactment. Although Brexit is important, it risks taking people's eye off the ball. …
The language battle
The language battle has been in progress for well over a century, but it is now reaching a critical tipping point. Take for example the family. The European Convention on Human Rights says that everyone is entitled to family life. However, when the definition of a family is changed to include homosexual couples, their right to …
Silencing mobile phones
Most people experience mobile phones ringing at inappropriate moments and the embarrassing scramble to discover if it is mine or someone else's phone. So the ability to swiftly and totally silence my Moto G5 Plus for two or whatever hours before going into a meeting is very welcome. What is not so welcome is the …
Why we need Israeli technology
Water out of thin air in the desert. Food where you need it. These are being solved by Israel. Three Israeli companies have developed technologies that will help the world. By 2025, the United Nations has predicted that two thirds of the world's population will have difficulty finding clean drinking water. The solution is at …
Revisiting the 1967 Abortion Act
The 50th anniversary of the 1967 Abortion Act made the BBC revisit the debate about abortion in The Moral Maze. Confusion, obfuscation and biblical illiteracy are still the order of the day. The debate proceeded along the usual lines to little effect, so it is worth recording here a list of the topics which are …
Do PDFs save paper?
PDF files are excellent, but do they save paper? How many emails do you receive that ask you to consider whether you need to print it out? Our environmentally conscious age is trying to save paper. PDFs are excellent as one can highlight them, annotate them, remove the annotation, change them, add to them, etc. …
Becoming dependent upon God
Human beings are dependent upon God, whether they like it or not, and slowly the human family is moving in the direction of acknowledging it. The more it speeds up, the better. As society has become more integrated, we have become dependent upon each other. It began in the family and developed with education. Now …
Blaming the devil
The devil is blamed for many things, and justly so. Harvey Weinstein is the latest celebrity to do so. Contradicting allegations of sexual harassments against him, the award-winning film producer Harvey Weinstein said: "I appreciate the way I've behaved with colleagues in the past has caused a lot of pain, and I sincerely apologise for …
Donald's Thoughts 