The New Atheism and the Christian Mind

“God is a delusion – a ‘psychotic delinquent; invented by mad, deluded people.”  [i]  So believes Dr. Richard Dawkins.  On the BBC radio, speaking of God he said, “This infantile explanation belongs to an earlier, superstitious era in the historyRead more…

HIV/AIDS prevention and the Church (in Africa)

It is clear that HIV/AIDS is one of the greatest development challenges for Africa, if not for the world at large. And it should therefore also be one of the greatest concerns for the Church, because the pandemic does notRead more…

The Sunday School Experiment

Evangelism And An Entrepreneur. When setting out, in the mid-1990s, to investigate the significant decline of children’s attendances at Sunday Schools during the post-WWII period in Australia, it became necessary to also confront the profound cultural shifts which had takenRead more…

Emmaus Road Team CHINA

This is the blog telling some of the adventures we have had while over in China.Read more…

Divorce Predictor

The number one predictor of divorce is the habitual avoidance of conflict.Read more…

Smart Marriages

Successful couples have the same number ofdisagreements as couples who divorce.Even more interesting, research shows that all couples disagree about the same basic issues – money, kids, sex, housework, in-laws, and time.Read more…