Determinism might be a nice theory, but we cannot live that way: Let me begin by noting that if we wanted to go much deeper…
Some insightful commentary by an important philosopher of science: I realise that it is not good form to label newish books ‘classics,’ but some recent…
Worldviews matter when it comes to purpose and meaning: There are various versions of what is found in my title. Other formulations would include ‘Nothing…
Christians should have a far different response to suffering than atheists: Can one accept the reality of God and of suffering, and not have a…
Christianity offers us everything during this time of crisis – atheism offers us nothing: While I was out for a walk this morning, I prayed…
Is matter all that matters? Is nature all there is? Theists and atheists have plenty of debates over issues like ultimate reality, freedom, morality, and…
One common complaint made about God is that if he is so loving, why is there so much pain and suffering in the world. This…
G. K. Chesterton once remarked that “Certain new theologians dispute original sin, which is the only part of Christian theology which can really be proved.”…
The atheists are in town, and the lamestream media is quite happy to give them a free run. If a Christian convention were in town,…
Two recent news items offer a marked contrast in how we treat other people in general, and children in particular. Most people would have seen…
It is quite common when any disaster or tragedy strikes for both believers and non-believers to ask, ‘Where was God?’ Or, ‘Why didn’t he do…
I was watching a television program recently. I can’t even recall what it was about, but it did show a lot of fancy houses along…
It is all rather common – almost to the point of being monotonous – for atheists to throw out the old chestnut, “Can we be…
Richard Dawkins and fellow God-hater Christopher Hitchens say they will prosecute the Pope for crimes against humanity. They say his handling of sexual abuse in…
There are 66 books in the Bible, but they all tell one simple story – and it happens to be a love story. It is…
In his famous work of fiction, The Brothers Karamazov, Dostoyevsky observed, through his character Smerdyakov, “For if there’s no everlasting God, there’s no such thing…
Crossway Books, 2008. (Available in Australia at Koorong books) William Lane Craig is one of the premier evangelical apologists around. He is amply qualified to…
The biblical understanding of morality is rather straightforward: There exists an objective, universal moral law because there is a transcendent, personal moral lawgiver – God.…
That atheism is really a religion has long been noted. They have their untouchable beliefs which dare not be questioned; they have their revered leaders…
Penn Jillette is one half of the magic and comedy act, Penn and Teller. The pair is famous – or infamous – for, among other…