Here is my latest video sermon (now viewable on my youtube channel), entitled, “Jesus: The Resurrected, Ascended Judge”. It is part of a series of talks on the Apostles Creed, presented as part of this year’s Lenten Studies for the Bathurst Diocese of the Anglican Church. Each statement of the Apostles Creed was examined in …
𝗠𝗬 𝗡𝗘𝗪 𝗩𝗜𝗗𝗘𝗢 𝗖𝗛𝗔𝗡𝗡𝗘𝗟 Here’s a link to the first video talk on my new youtube video channel. The talk is entitled, “𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗧𝗿𝘂𝘁𝗵” and it proposes a biblical response to postmodernism. It examines the current proliferation of relativism and pluralism within modern society and identifies the serious flaws in these philosophies. It …
I recently received a negative (2 star) book review of the third book in my newly released science fiction series. The book in question is “Atraya”, the third in my LONGSHOT trilogy. It’s pretty clear that the reviewer was an atheist who was outraged that I dared to create a character who believed in God. …
Atheists regularly accuse Christians of inventing a ‘god of the gaps’ in their argument for a divine creator. A ‘god of the gaps’ argument arises when superstitious, unscientific people invent an imaginary god to explain things that they have no scientific understanding of. For example, a primitive people group may see a rainbow in the …
There seems to be no end to this pandemic. In fact, it seems to be getting worse. From its beginning in the early 2000’s, it has grown more destructive every year and the infection has spread to more and more people. No, I’m not talking about COVID. I’m referring to ‘outragism’ – the almost pathological …
In my regular discussions and debates with atheists online, I often come across the statement, “I trust in science, not God.” On the surface, it seems a reasonable statement to make (at least the first half of it, anyway). But I always like to ask the question, “On what basis are you prepared to place …
Science is the ultimate definer and guardian of truth, right? The irrefutable authority that determines what is true and what is not? Yes? No. Not even close! Science’s rise to almost god-like status over the last century and a half is unwarranted for two reasons: Science is limited to a surprisingly narrow field of enquiry. …
THE ILLUSION OF SECURITY “You’re a kite dancing in a hurricane, Mr Bond,” proclaimed an antagonist in the film, Spectre. The statement has become one of the best-known quotes from the Bond franchise and describes Bond’s naïve underestimation of the forces aligned against him. It references his imminent and inescapable demise and his illusory sense …
A newly released American study draws attention to a “striking decline” in traditional biblical beliefs among those who claim to be evangelicals. The study by Probe Ministries discovered that 60% of those claiming to be ‘born again’ Christians in America, aged between 18 and 39, believe that Buddha and Muhammad are equally valid paths to …