Here is a wonderful Bible story that speaks of God’s ability to take painful trials and use them to bring about his good purposes. This is my latest sermon, an exposition of Acts chapter 8, and you can view it here:
Debate within the worldwide Christian church about homosexuality and same-sex marriage is ongoing and, at times, fractious. The deepening divide within the Anglican Church of Australia regarding this issue is a case in point. The recent failure of General Synod to ratify that marriage is only between a man and a woman has caused …
It’s getting colder. I don’t mean temperatures where you live, or even global temperatures. I’m referring to the whole universe. And the fact that the universe is getting colder is compelling evidence for the existence of God! How so? Read on … The Second Law of Thermodynamics describes the inevitable increase in the entropy (disorder) …
Last week I led a 4-day clergy retreat for Anglican ministers in the Bathurst Diocese. I presented 8 expository talks over 4 days, exploring the message of 1 Timothy. Here is a re-recording (in video format) of the first talk in that series, an Introduction to 1 Timothy. This talk explores the historical context of …
EVIDENCE 5: GOD’S INTERVENTION IN HUMAN HISTORY Is there any evidence that the Something that created the universe, and which we have begun to suspect is a Someone, is actually the God described in the Christian faith? We now move from the disciplines of science and philosophy to a study of history. Is there any …
EVIDENCE 4: OBJECTIVE MORAL VALUES In our examination of the evidence for God’s existence, we now depart from the physical sciences and enter the realm of philosophy. The existence of objective moral values is a very powerful piece of evidence for God’s existence. The central thesis of this argument is that objective moral values …
One of the teachings of the Bible that is LEAST understood by Christians is the difference between the two covenants. Confusion about this issue results in a number of wrong beliefs that commonly ensnare Christians in legalism. What is the relationship between the old and new covenants? Are there any parts of the old covenant …
EVIDENCE 3: INTELLIGENT DESIGN The cumulative case for God’s existence becomes more compelling as we examine the evidence of intelligent design within the natural world. The concept of intelligent design has received much attention in recent years. As scientists have grown in their understanding of the complex forces and structures undergirding our universe, it has …
EVIDENCE 2: THE ORIGIN OF BIOLOGICAL LIFE The cumulative case for God’s existence becomes even more convincing when we ponder the mystery of the origin of biological life. Not only is the existence of the physical universe improbable to the point of impossibility without a supernatural Creator, but so too is the existence of biological …
EVIDENCE 1: THE ORIGIN OF THE UNIVERSE The cumulative case for God’s existence, based upon evidence from the natural world and human experience, begins with the consideration of the universe’s origin. The origin of the universe is the greatest conundrum facing atheism. How did the physical universe come into existence in the beginning? Where did …