What do the universe, human race, church and Bible have in common?
Science has given us new understandings of the universe and the evolution of life. Can we learn something of God’s character from all this, and apply this to the Bible?
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Callous christians?
The apparent commands of God in the Old Testament to commit genocide have long troubled me, as they should trouble any thoughtful and compassionate person. (I hope I am both!) How could a God of love command such atrocities? I think this problem can be resolved with God’s good name intact, if we understand the […]
Reasons to believe God exists
Most people’s belief or disbelief in God is based on fairly personal factors (I think). For many christians, belief is based on Jesus as he is portrayed in the gospels. But some people (including me) also look to philosophy and science to provide information and arguments. Here is a summary of some of the arguments. […]
Lessons learned along the way
I have been following Jesus, albeit imperfectly, for about 60 years! It was during the period from about October 1961 to September 1962 that I decided not only that I believed in Jesus, but I was willing to follow him in my life. Since that time in a reformed evangelical church, I’ve come to think […]
Who’s afraid of faith deconstruction?
There’s a lot of talk about faith deconstruction. Is it dangerous, dishonest and leads to warmed over Buddhism? Or does it release people from toxic religion?
Don’t be afraid to question!
Questioning the faith you have grown up with can be a scary time. For some people it is a relief, but for many it feels like undermining their reason to live. Some people bury the questions and doubts, and hope they’ll go away. But too often, the doubts remain, taking away our peace and making […]
Reading the Old Testament
My journey, and maybe your journey too, in understanding the Old Testament and learning to appreciate it and understand the obvious problems.
How to read the Old Testament: 7 truths
How does a twenty-first century christian cope with reading the Old Testament, with all its brutality and difficult to believe stories? Should we just grit our teeth and try to believe it’s all good? Or take the easy way out and dismiss it as fairy tales that have passed their use by date? There is […]
Making sense of the Exodus
A review of “The Exodus” by Richard Elliott Friedman and “Exodus for Normal People” by Peter Enns. Two books shine light on the truth (and legends) of the exodus of Moses and the Israelites from Egypt. Well worth reading.
The Exodus – what can we learn?
The second book of the christian Bible, and of the Jewish Tanakh, tells of the second millennium BCE exodus of the Israelites from Egypt and their travel to the Promised Land of Canaan. The Exodus is one of the key events in Jewish religious history and christian belief. But did it actually happen? Did 2 […]