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Rachael Denhollander and the scandal of sexual abuse in the church
Rachael Denhollander is my new heroine. I'm not sure I've ever seen anything quite as brave, compelling, articulate and gospel centered as her testimony in the Larry Nassar trial.
Ecclesiastes 4 and the cure for loneliness: the cord of three strands
Solomon speaks of a man who works hard, who makes money but travels alone. Who is it for? He perhaps never stops to think why he is doing it, until the end.
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing Missouri: A brilliant film to hate
Three Bilboards is a film that left me leaving the cinema with a spirit of heaviness, wishing that I had gone to see The Post instead.
Ecclesiastes 4: Oppression, envy and contentment
Jordan Peterson's bestselling 12 Rules for Life is an unusual self-help book. It talks about sin and the fact that life actually is suffering.
Is Jordan Peterson the new Messiah?
Dr Peterson has gathered quite a following through his psychological analysis of narratives and myths â especially of the Bible.
Ecclesiastes 3: The naked ape and eternal life
The late Christopher Hitchins in his last book made one of the saddest statements I have ever heard: 'I don't have a body, I am a body.'
The Queen and Billy Graham
The Queen is big budget, beautifully produced and the dialogue and plot are West Wing sharp.
Why Oprah's Golden Globes speech stands for the hope, hypocrisy and hubris of Hollywood
'What I know for sure is that speaking your truth is the most powerful tool we all have.' It's nice soundbite for the TV news, but it's nonsense.
Why the great silence from our politicians over Iran?
I don't think I have ever met an Iranian who was not highly intelligent, good looking and sophisticated.
Solomon and the secret of happiness â wisdom from Ecclesiastes
ow are we to pursue happiness? That is the great quest for Solomon, who so far has tried, wine, women and song and yet found that the burden of eternity outweighs them all.
10 'prophecies' for the Church in 2018
With the caveat that these are observations not 'direct words from the Lord', let me offer some predictions which seem likely in this coming year.
War, poverty, the rise of the machines? 10 'prophecies' for society in 2018
War, poverty, the rise of the machines? Looking ahead to to the unknown of 2018, David Robertson weighs in on what we should expect.
A merry (Calvinist) Christmas to one and all
If you are reading this on Christmas Day, Happy Christmas. Now get off your computer or phone and go and do something less boring instead.
Christmas in China: Why the Communist party will never control the church
The Chinese church is going the same way as the Chinese economy â well on its way to being the largest in the world.
Recovering Reform: The legacy of RC Sproul
He was one of the key figures in what has been described as resurgence in Calvinistic theology.
'The Handmaid's Tale' is ugly and anti-Christian. We have a better story to tell
It is the kind of programme made about Christians that antisemites would make about Jews.