Thoughtful Reflections on Faith and Life
As you may know, there are a number of Christian interpretations of the origins of the universe, earth and life. I was once a young earth creationist but am now convinced of the old age of the earth and universe. I get frustrated with many (but not all) young earth creationists but not because of … Read More “What Bothers Me Most About Young Earth Creationists” »
When people think of the Inklings, they often think of C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien. But there were other members of the group, including Owen Barfield. How important is Barfield? Many often think of Tolkien’s influence on Lewis in becoming a Christian, but Barfield helped Lewis reconsider his atheism before that fateful conversation. The Unbelievable? … Read More “C.S. Lewis, J.R.R. Tolkien & Owen Barfield” »
One of my favourite podcasts is Unbelievable? hosted by Justin Brierley. Usually they scratch my apologetics itch, but recently they touched on another special interest of mine: Disabilities. One of the questions dealt with was the role of healing prayer. Many people with disabilities have been the victims of unwanted healing prayer. I used to … Read More “Disabilities and Healing” »
I recently heard an interesting episode about petitionary prayer on the Unbelievable? podcast. Some good questions about prayer were brought up. It is worth listening to. One of the questions that came up was about whether God would provide peace to people without prayer. Of course God can do anything he wants and when he … Read More “Questions About Petitionary Prayer” »
One of the common objections to Christianity is that religion is the source for most violence. Christians respond with example from the 20th century, where it looks as if non-religious regimes have been the most violent. Examples of communists such as Stalin and Mao are clear. But what about Hitler? Many atheists would say that Hitler … Read More “Was Hitler a Christian?” »
For much of my younger years I was an avid comic book fan (check out my comic book blog). One of the aspects of the superhero world was that of a multiverse, with Crisis on Infinite Earths being a great example, as well as one of my favourite stories. What I did not know was … Read More “What is the Multiverse?” »
I recently listened to the debate between Sean McDowell and Ken Humphreys on the Unbelievable? podcast. One of my main areas of research is the Jesus myth theory and Humpreys is a mythicist, so this was of some interest to me. Having listened to the debate, I thought I would share some random thoughts. Justin … Read More “Sean McDowell and Ken Humphreys on the Martyrdom of the Apostles” »
One of the hottest topics in religious conversations has been the relationship between the God of the Muslims and the God of the Christians. Are they the same God? Are we discussing two different Gods or describing one God in two different ways? I was able to listen to the recent conversation between Joseph Cumming … Read More “Do Christians and Muslims Believe in the Same God?” »
One of the topics that I am interested in is the evidence for the historical existence of Jesus. One of the few people with scholarly credentials that denies the existence of Jesus is Richard Carrier. Recently, Mark Goodacre, a very good and non-evangelical scholar spoke with Carrier on this topic on the Unbelievable program. If … Read More “Richard Carrier vs Mark Goodacre” »
