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Israel: the sign of the fig tree

Israel: the sign of the fig tree

In 1896, Theodore Herzl, the father of modern political Zionism, published The Jewish State, a pamphlet in which he shared his vision for a Jewish homeland..

  • Because of sin!

    So many times, the questions are asked; Why do bad things happen in this world; Why do bad things happen to good people; and why is there so much pain, hatred, and hurt?

  • Colours of the Bible

    When reading through the Bible, it becomes clear that there are many things which are theologically significant.

  • The final curtain

    In the WEEKEND AUSTRALIAN (newspaper) Magazine of 24-25 June 2023 at p66 appears the article by social commentator Phillip Adams entitled ‘The Final Curtain’.

  • Limitless

    The possibilities with God are limitless. Yet we can often limit God due to our human thinking.

  • Forgive: why & how?

    Review of Tim Keller’s book, “Forgive: Why should I and how can I?”

  • Order! Order!

    Anyone listening to ABC broadcasts of Federal Parliament would be familiar with the leader of the House proclaiming “Order!” to restore a semblance of dignity amidst pandemonium, disrespect, and sheer childishness.

  • God’s children are not for sale

    The Sound of Freedom was the number one movie when it released in America on the 4th July.

  • Universalism & C.S. Lewis: A Very Christian Mystery

    Forgive me for bringing this up, but I saw something on Twitter that dismayed me. Ok, its Twitter, that could be anything. In this case it was about Universalism. The tweet said that anyone who considers Universalism is not and will never be a Christian.

  • Enter Your New Season with a New Outlook

    When Moses died, Joshua entered his new season to lead the nation into the promised land, but not as a normal military general. He could only do it primarily, as a man of God.

  • iGods Ten Years On

    Yes, this book is ten years old this year (2023), and oddly I found it more interesting than when it first came out. Craig Detweiler wrote quite a seminal work at a time when most people had not even begun to think about the impact of technology, and howsocial media technology was changing our spiritual lives and the church.

  • Did this happen in China or Canberra?

    Those watching the removal of a large blue crucifix from the front of Calvary Hospital, on a forlorn Sunday, winter’s morning (2nd July 23) could be forgiven for thinking, they were in Communist China when the CCP began its pogrom of oppression targeting Christian iconography on churches throughout China way back in 2014.