The Sunday of this weekend will be celebrated as Pentecost Sunday.  To this end I re-publish my article on the Baptism of the Holy Spirit,  (click for article) which seeks to place the narrative of Pentecost within a broader context than that ascribed by a narrow sectarian religious perspective or even as presently understood within the classic Judeo-Christian worldview.  As long … More Pentecost Sunday

Jordan Peterson has emerged as one of the foremost thinkers and voices on critical culture-shaping issues of our times. A practicing Christian (no comment on his belief system, which may arguably be characterized ‘agnostic’, his definition of religious faith is ‘to act as if there is a God’), his utterances have provoked great controversy as … More Consequential Conversations

Undoubtedly one of the most refreshing publications to come across my path recently is Church on Fire: Australian commentary on renewal and revival, an anthology edited by Geoff Waugh. Indeed, my Christian walk owed its beginnings to a similar publication, Like a mighty wind – a first-hand account of the Indonesian Christian revival by Mel Tari, … More Revive, Renew, Reform

“Jesus is Lord!” was as subversive a declaration as can be imagined, directly attacking the heart of the mighty global superpower of ancient Rome, bringing it to its knees within three centuries. All the armaments of war and terror securing the Caesar cult, ideological sanctum of Roman rule, could not withstand the power of that … More Christ the Server is born

 The good cop / bad cop strategy employed by law enforcement in extracting information is extremely effective because fear and flattery are most efficient tools for mind control. Either can be used to break down the defenses of the most reluctant spirit, but when applied together alternately, with increasing intensity, almost invariably, results are guaranteed. The … More The Dark Side of Christianity

‘It’s not whether you win or lose but how you play the game’ makes absolutely no sense for one group of people. You probably know somebody in that group. The ‘my way or the highway’ folk whose moral compass is shaped rather like a traffic light with no amber; flat earth folk incapable of 360 … More Win some lose all: The unraveling of America

Not yet six months ago, while writing my memorial tribute to TB Joshua, I discovered that the Emmanuel TV YouTube account had been deleted and therefore the hyperlinks to several videos highlighted in my blogposts no longer worked. I have already made mention of Google’s massive and malevolent assault against the memory and legacy of … More Update

Both persons of faith as well as agnostics will struggle in incomprehension to digest the Kevin Smith story. Unfortunately, the lessons we all need to learn demand greater insight into human behavior and potential and into the nature of reality than our limited vocabulary at present allows. Dismissing in disgust, whether as charlatan or Satanist, … More Cosmology and Consequence (Association)

Paul’s sentiment that it is better to publicly surrender one’s soul to Satan for destruction of the body than to allow moral reprobation to spread unchecked throughout the church is no longer considered appropriate. Peter’s zeal, amplified by the anointing, left liars  permanently slain before the altar, but today, the cowardly and hypocritical leaders of … More A time to kill

” when it comes on to pastors, priests, evangelists, and prophets, I do not believe in them, and no one can get me to believe in them. This has pained me. It has pained my family. It has destroyed a lot of persons’ lives,” Former congregant of Pathways International Kingdom Restoration Ministries led by the … More Hallowed be Thy Name 2