Do you know the answer? If you are the parent of an enquiring child you know what it is to be bombarded with questions. And if you are anything like me, you have often had to reply, “I’m sorry, I don’t know” (I have sometimes thought that swallowing an encyclopaedia would be a good preparation […]Read more
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Don’t close your eyes – or your ears If you have never read the Bible you may be surprised at how it begins. Or rather, at how it doesn’t begin. Wouldn’t you expect a book that claims to be a revelation from God to begin with the evidence for his existence? What it actually does […]Read more
Filtering out the wrath of God You’ve not been feeling well and you see your doctor. What a relief to be told that with some rest and some medication you will soon be feeling better. Imagine, however, that your doctor is wrong. Suppose that you actually need major surgery. The sooner you find that out […]Read more
Great grammar – and a great deal more Benbecula is a tiny island off the north-west coast of Great Britain. Don’t feel bad if you’ve never heard of it. I’m not sure how many people in Britain itself would know where it is. My sister-in-law (who lives in Carlisle, England) once went to book a […]Read more
God will end the violence. And here is how. Since basic Bible knowledge is so significantly declining I cannot simply assume that you know the story of Noah, his ark, and the Flood. So here it is – at least in bare outline. And I ask your attention to it for a very specific reason. […]Read more
Great grammar – and a great deal more And first, a quotation: “A panda walks into a cafe. He orders a sandwich, eats it, then draws a gun and fires two shots in the air. ‘Why?’ asks the confused waiter, as the panda makes towards the exit. The panda produces a badly punctuated wildlife manual […]Read more
Hope for our Planet Apparently it’s the Bible that’s to blame. The book of Genesis teaches that humankind is to exercise dominion over the planet and its resources. Such teaching, it is claimed, is toxic. According to one writer, “all of the destruction and all of the despoliation accomplished by western man for Read more
Hope for those who have none Life after death. It is still the case that most people believe in it. In some form and in some place existence will continue beyond the grave. And most expect, too, that they will be happy. Life can be miserable enough for them here. But their comfort is that […]Read more
How Can We Live Biblically? What does it mean to live according to the Bible? The new TV sitcom Living Biblically seeks to explore this question in a humorous way. Chip Curry, the main character, is shaken by the death of his best friend and further stirred up to be a better man by the […]Read more
How shocking does this sound? You may not want to visit Grace Baptist Church when I tell you what we believe. But we have very good reasons for believing it and I have very good reasons for telling you about it. So do read on! Total depravity. It is certainly not the happiest name that […]Read more