When Being Behind The Rest of the World is Dangerous
By: Stephen McAlpine
Moving between Australia and the UK several times in my youth (the 1980s) showed me one thing: Australia was always a couple of years behind the UK and Europe. Read more
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Okay Thought Leaders: It’s Time to Stop Bagging Out the “Average Church Member”
By: Stephen McAlpine
2024 would be a good time for “thought leaders” to stop bagging out everyday Christians (if that is even a term). Read more
Is Russell Finally Branding Himself A Christian?
By: Stephen McAlpine
If you haven’t seen the Youtube video of enfant terrible/comedian/possible sexual predator (choose your poison) Russell Brand declaring that he’s getting seriously interested in Christianity – nay, seriously interested in Christ himself – then stop everything and watch it now. Read more
New Year, Old You: Do Liturgical Calendars Help?
By: Stephen McAlpine
You have to laugh at that graphic, right? But for so many people, and I don’t just mean Christians, this is the reality of the decision to lean into a new year and be a “new you”. Read more
When Death Starts to Take Our Friends
By: Stephen McAlpine
So you reach an age when your friends all start to die. Read more
Why Do We Hang On To Toxic Leaders?
By: Stephen McAlpine
Let me tell you about the day I lost my marbles. Read more
The ‘Theology of The Skull’ in Euthanasia Laws
By: Stephen McAlpine
“They came to a place called Golgotha (which means ‘the place of the skull’).” ~ Matthew 27:33
Tim Keller’s Last Word on Forgiveness
By: Stephen McAlpine
Perhaps it’s fitting that Tim Keller’s last book was Forgive: How Should I and How Can I? Read more
Pascal’s Poo Test Wager
By: Stephen McAlpine
Okay, that’s click bait right there. But finally, two years after I turned fifty, two years after receiving (and losing) my first poo test, I submitted to the Government’s demands for two samples, and dutifully mailed it off to their labs.