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Did TV host Bill Maher disprove Christianity?
The 'culture wars': a Christian civil war?
Only a 21st century revival can replicate 20th century success
When I was young, I remember having a profound sense of the presence of God…
Who was Thomas Aquinas?
Thomas Aquinas (1224-1274) is considered one of the most authoritative thinkers in the history of…
Seeing with new eyes, hearing with new ears
As I stand on a ridge at Wadi Qelt, overlooking the Judean wilderness next to…
Meet the real St Patrick, a man more interesting than the myth
It’s that time of year again when the Irish and would-be Irish around the world raise…
Macquarie: time to judge the colonial governor again
Two hundred years after his departure from Australia, Governor Lachlan Macquarie, variously regarded as an…
Putin - an 'ordinary man'?
I only recently realised that one of the great books of the 20th century, Hannah…
The real St Valentine: single, a rebel and a martyr
Ask a simple question, get a complicated answer. This certainly applies when you ask, who…
Things I am asked: What are the Christmas prophecies of Jesus?
Why did God send his son to be born in an obscure rural village in…
The deeply devout and fearless Christian pianist who defied Stalin
Many Christians have stood out in the 20th century for their profound integrity and faith…
