Rowland Croucher
The God Delusion and Alister E McGrath
He is a former atheist who studied physics and biochemistry, Professor of Historical Theology at Oxford University, and in recent times he’s been a leading critic of Richard Dawkins and his runaway best-seller, The God Delusion. Alister McGrath has just been in Australia helping the Evangelicals brush up on their arguments against The God Delusion. […]
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By CLYDE HABERMAN Published: October 26, 2007 Members of the American Psychological Association visited New York from Washington the other day to talk about stress. They came to the right place. Traffic in Midtown was such a disaster that day that the only anxiety-free soul would have been someone riding in the back of a […]
God vs Science (Francis Collins vs Richard Dawkins)
God vs. Science Time, Sunday, Nov. 05, 2006 By DAVID VAN BIEMA There are two great debates under the broad heading of Science vs. God. The more familiar over the past few years is the narrower of the two: Can Darwinian evolution withstand the criticisms of Christians who believe that it contradicts the creation account […]
What is Important in Life
MAYONNAISE JAR and 2 CUPS OF COFFEE When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in a day are not enough, remember the mayonnaise jar and 2 cups of Coffee. A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front of him. When the class began, […]
Heaven and Hell
A well-traveled illustration: A holy man was having a conversation with the Lord one day and said, “Lord, I would like to know what Heaven and Hell are like.” The Lord led the holy man to two doors. He opened one of the doors and the holy man looked in. In the middle of the […]
The Two Faces of Us (Luke 18:9-14)
Oct. 28, 2007 The Two Faces of Us By Harry T. Cook Luke 18: 9-14 The gospel writers liked to set up opposing forces in the guise of actual persons or types. Their favorites were the Pharisees against everybody else. Thus do the Pharisees take a bum rap for just about everything that was unjust, […]
Making Real Decisions About Halloween
The Evangelical Mind Richard Mouw Christians don’t automatically need to oppose it, but they should be concerned. Someone remarked recently that Halloween has become our national Mardi Gras, and I believe it. You don’t have to do much careful research to conclude that the Halloween season has gotten longer in recent years and that the […]
Personal morality vs social justice
FAITH AND POLITICS: A CLOSER LOOK AT THE SIN OF SODOM No doubt the church is increasingly interested in public policy issues. About 700 churches across the country participated in the Rudd-Howard webcast in August this year, where the two political leaders were asked where they stood on a range of moral and justice issues. […]
Yugo
A guy driving a Yugo pulls up at a stoplight next to a Rolls-Royce. The driver of the Yugo rolls down his window and shouts to the driver of the Rolls, “Hey, buddy, that’s a nice car. You got a phone in your Rolls? I’ve got one in my Yugo!” The driver of Rolls looks […]
Bible Stories and the Media
If biblical events were being covered by today’s media… **** On Red Sea crossing: WETLANDS TRAMPLED IN LABOR STRIKE Enforcement Officials Killed While Pursuing Unruly Mob On David vs. Goliath: HATE CRIME KILLS BELOVED CHAMPION OF RELIEF TROOPS Psychologist Questions Significance of Rock Used as Weapon On the prophet Elijah on Mt. Carmel: FIRE SENDS […]
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