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Christian apologetics has traditionally focused on questions of truth. Can the existence of God be defended? Did Jesus rise from the dead? Is the Bible reliable? These are important questions, and the church should not neglect them. Yet when apologetics is reduced to intellectual persuasion alone, it risks presenting only part of Christ’s ministry. The result is an apologetic that is strong in…

Christians often dismiss practices such as divination, protective rituals, ancestor veneration, healing ceremonies, lucky charms, and occult techniques as superstition. While such practices can be problematic from a Christian perspective, a purely condemnatory response can miss something important: these practices frequently arise from genuine human needs and longings. People turn to divination…

Christian apologetics is often understood as the defence of truth claims through evidence, argument, and reason. While truth is essential, the New Testament presents a fuller vision of Christ’s ministry through his threefold office as Prophet, Priest, and King. These offices reveal not only what Christ does, but how the church bears witness to him in the world. Apologetics, therefore, is not…

Spend enough time in online discussions about Christianity and you’ll notice a pattern. Many critiques keep returning to Genesis and the first few books of the Bible. Creation, the Great Flood, the Tower of Babel, the laws of Leviticus, and the conquest of Canaan become the lens through which the entire faith is judged. These are important texts, and Christians shouldn’t shy away from difficult…

When we encounter our own brokenness, we often move towards one of two extremes. Some of us are overwhelmed by shame, carrying a sense that our failures define us and that we are somehow beyond repair. Others move in the opposite direction, protecting our self-image by minimising our faults, excusing our actions, or focusing more readily on the failures of others. These responses may appear…

When I walk through the bush, it’s hard not to notice how everything depends on everything else. Trees rely on fungi. Insects pollinate flowers. Birds disperse seeds. Rivers shape forests, and forests shape rivers. Even we become who we are through our relationships with other people. It raises a deeper question: is this interconnectedness simply a feature of nature, or does it tell us something…

I find it ironic that people speak of Christianity defending “Western civilisation” from Islam when both religions were born in the Near East, both transformed Europe, and both have always been larger than any one civilisation. The language says more about contemporary identity politics than about actual history. To be clear, this is not an argument that Christianity has not profoundly shaped…

In the King James Version, 2 Timothy 2:15 is translated as “rightly dividing the word of truth,” a phrase that has sometimes been taken to mean splitting the Bible into different eras or dispensations. But the Greek word behind it, orthotomounta, does not mean “divide” at all. It means “to cut straight” or “to handle correctly,” like a builder laying a straight road or a craftsman making an…

The standard line I often hear from complementarians is that women are “equal but different.” Nothing we don’t all agree on there. Push a little further and the slogan becomes “equal in worth but different in role.” The Danvers Statement expresses it this way: “Both Adam and Eve were created in God’s image, equal before God as persons,” while “distinctions in masculine and feminine roles are…

There is something fascinating about the fragility of performative masculinity. The recent mocking of Andrew Tate’s outfit after his arrest exposed an interesting contradiction. A man who has built a global persona around dominance, toughness, wealth, and being the ultimate expression of masculinity suddenly became the target of ridicule because his appearance challenged the very image he had…

Tree of Life by J Kirk Richards A common criticism of Genesis is that it contains two contradictory creation accounts. Genesis 1 appears to describe creation in one order, while Genesis 2 appears to describe it differently. However, this assumes that both chapters are attempting to do the same thing. Genesis 1 and 2 are clearly different accounts, but difference does not necessarily mean…

I don’t permit a complementarian woman to teach me about gender roles. If she’s right, then she shouldn’t be teaching me. If she’s wrong, then she shouldn’t be teaching me. Either way, she shouldn’t be teaching me.

Christians are not called to be devoted to Christian civilization. They are called to be devoted to Christ. The moment the preservation, restoration, or expansion of a civilization becomes the controlling concern, Christ is displaced from the centre. This is the same temptation Jesus faced in the wilderness. Satan offered him “all the kingdoms of the world and their splendour” (Matthew 4:8), but…

“Love your enemies” is one of Jesus’ most challenging teachings, partly because we often misunderstand what love means. Loving an enemy does not mean pretending that everything they do is acceptable, agreeing with them, or refusing to name harm when we see it. Christian love is not sentimental kindness that avoids discomfort. It is a commitment to seek the good of the other person while still…

What kind of universe makes faith possible? This may seem like an abstract philosophical question, but our understanding of reality shapes how we understand God, human freedom, and what it means to follow Jesus. Christianity has always asked questions about God’s relationship to creation, time, and knowledge. Modern physics does not answer these questions for us, but it challenges some of our…

The Fallen Angel (1847) by Alexandre Cabanel Everyone thinks they know who Lucifer is. In popular culture, Lucifer is the devil before his fall from heaven. He was the highest of angels, corrupted by pride and cast out in rebellion against God. He appears in novels, films, television series, heavy metal lyrics, and esoteric traditions. The story is so familiar that few people ever stop to ask…