Christianity & Politics - a volatile mix
This talk is based on Colossians 1:15-23, and calls Christians to be involved with the real world in which God has placed us. Paul Wooley…
Tree-Surgery for Atheists
Recently, Colin Blakemore tried to argue that the relentless march of science was leaving precious little room in which religion could…
If Christianity is True, Then Why do I Have These Problems?
Gavin McGrath takes a look at some of the problems that Christians experience in their lives. © Gavin McGrath Used by the kind…
“This House Believes God is a Delusion”
On 22 November 2007, the Birmingham University Debating Society considered the motion: “This House Believes God is a Delusion”.…
'Mind Viruses and Memes' - thinking errors in a freethinker
My focus in this essay is to illustrate, through a detailed analysis of one particular article, the range of fallacious tactics that are…
How does a person become a Christian?
Jesus said that to enter the kingdom of heaven a person must be “born again” (John 3:3). This consists of an act of the heart…
What Would God say to Richard Dawkins?
Melvin Tinker considers what God might want to say to Richard Dawkins in the light of his recent book The God Delusion. For more…
Christian Mission: Honest Questions
What is the Christian’s mission in the world? What should be our driving motivation both as individual believers and as Christians together?
Can Reading the Papers Make You Go Blind?
A newspaper front page is, in essence, a religious object. Of course that isn't what we think we're buying. But it's what we get. Not with…