Comments by the leader of the Scottish Christian Party on the secular, scientific, political and ecclesiastical scene and the application of Christianity to public life.
Fairness was catapaulted to the top of the agenda in the last General Election campaign. Since then the debate is on - what is fairness in our society? "It's not fair!" announces the youngest child with all the authority of a top judge. Where did the child learn this judicial skill? In 2010 Wayne Rooney …
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We cannot simply say things and expect others to understand their relevance. It is a teacher's task to make things relevant. I teach advanced driving. To improve observational skills, the driver under training is expected to comment on what he sees. It is not enough to say that he sees a vehicle, pedestrians, animals and …
A Treatise concerning the Religious Affections by Jonathan Edwards is an excellent book for helping with self-examination. Edwards lived in the time of the First Great Awakening in America (1725-50) and saw revival on a great scale. In God's providence, America's foremost theologian was on hand to witness and analyse these events. He saw many …
Young Christians need guidance on many things in order to witness for Christ in a hostile world. Those who have access to wise and judicious senior Christians to guide them are privileged. Those who have effective preaching in a supportive congregation are in the environment encouraged by Scripture. Yet many people do not have either …
My lecture on Christianity and politics is available for download. Today's legal verdict in favour of a homosexual couple, awarding them damages against the Christian owners of a hotel in Penzance, shows the need for Christians to change the law - and the only legitimate way to do so is through politics. This is explained …
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I've just begun using Google Reader. [Google has now disabled this Reader; see below] At the top left of the page, click on "Add a subscription" and type the blog or URL which interests you, for example: http://www.christian.org.uk/ for the Christian Institute. If you repeat this for your favourite blogs, then you will be able …
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After the current winter, people are saying: “If global warming continues, we will freeze to death!” Man's activities are warming the globe, but global warming is God-made. It is God’s way of knocking international heads together in discussion who will not usually talk together. Governments have ignored international co-operation for too long and this is …
A Happy New Year to all my readers. 2011 marks the 400th anniversary of the publication of the King James Version of the Bible - the world’s best seller of all time and also known as the Authorised Version or AV. It has taken a hit in recent times from other versions, but it is …
Did you know that street urchins taunted Job, spat in his face, and ran away? Job 30:10 says this, yet many people miss it. My next publication demonstrates the need for simple explanations of the Bible. Does the following narrative make Job 30 any clearer to you? Job now contrasts the past with the present …
Today, 24th December 2010, the pope of Rome broadcast a message to the British people on BBC Radio 4's "Thought For The Day", the day before the Queen's traditional broadcast to the nation. It made the news as it is the first time a Roman pontiff has done so. The BBC news reported this as …
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