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I only write occasionally here now, as you will see. However, there is an archive of over 2,000 posts which I’ve made over the last 20+ years, which are all still accessible.
Latest Posts
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Is it too late to save the West? – Podcast 113
In this podcast we consider a question which we need to ask: is it too late for the Western world? Have things gone past a point of no return? Christians need not be pessimistic but we need to be realistic about the scale of the problem. Also available as an audio podcast. Links
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Brief Round-up – Podcast 112
It’s been a very busy week for me, so the podcast this week is a brief round-up of news and things I’ve seen over the last week or so. Also available as an audio podcast. Links
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Important financial support update (Jan 2024)
This update will be important for those of you who support me via Stewardship or Buy Me a Coffee. The short version of this post is that I will be closing my Stewardship account and moving to GiveSendGo. I will also be recommending people to use GiveSendGo instead of Buy Me a Coffee. If you…
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2024 and the New Reformation – Podcast 111
A special new year podcast looking backwards to the Reformation and seeing if there are any lessons as to what the 2024 Reformation might look like. In particular we think about justification by faith and how we need to recover this doctrine in the 21st century. Also available as an audio podcast. Links You can…
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What is a ‘salvation issue’?
Over the last few weeks I’ve seen a few people talking about the question of what is and is not a “salvation issue”. The presenting issue is sexuality and marriage (yes, again). Jayne Ozanne, who is a vocal supporter of same-sex marriage within the church, wrote an article in Premier Christianity arguing that sex outside…
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Back to the drawing board: 2024 Manifesto – Podcast 110
This is my manifesto for 2024. Given everything bad that’s happening in the world, what can we do? Can we make a difference, and how? Also available as an audio podcast. Links
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The emptiness of Christmas – Podcast 109
It’s no secret that the secular version of Christmas has been evacuated of any real meaning. But is the version the church is presenting any better? EDIT: due to being removed from YouTube (probably due to reporting on Steve Kirsch’s analysis of the NZ vaccine data), ONLY available as an audio podcast! Links
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Interesting links 30/11/23 (in lieu of a podcast!)
Unfortunately I have come down with a nasty cold, I have a headache and am running on very little sleep. So, I have decided that it’s best this week not to put myself through recording it (and you having to listen to it!) I had started preparing a segment on Christmas, so God-willing that will…
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Why Western foreign policy is a disaster – Podcast 108
It’s no secret that Western foreign policy doesn’t seem to be working very well. The West is in a weaker state than it has been, and it keeps getting worse. What’s going wrong, and what can be done about it? Also available as an audio podcast. Links
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World War Three – Podcast 107
In this podcast we look at World War Three. We start by thinking about Niall Ferguson’s comments about being in a second cold war, the possibility of that turning into a ‘hot war’, and how it seems to be a battle of ideologies. We then look at Ayaan Hirsi Ali’s comments about why she is…