Just for a moment we can again imagine the vault of the heaven ringing with joyful song—even though there is really no song and no story. But the ancients had a view that actually justified that imagination—no matter what their scientific errors. They knew what [we] want to be true. Though knowing less, they knew much more.
Is Easter believable? That’s a question people have been asking for 2000 years. It may be a question you’re asking. Or it may be a question your friends or family are asking and you wish you had better answers. Well, this article won’t pretend to give you all the answers you’re after, whatever your current view of Jesus. But it will summarise some key arguments for thinking Easter is believable—that Jesus rose again—so you can draw your own conclusions. It will do so by looking at our earliest evidence for the resurrection, what we call 1 Corinthians 15:3-7. How early...
Vale Shane Warne. The passing of Australia’s most iconic bowler is a reminder for all Australians that death and eternity are sober and glorious realities that all of us will eventually face. Death. It’s something that makes us deeply uncomfortable. If death were just an idea, it wouldn’t plague our souls. It’s the fact we must face death that most troubles our hearts. We are scared to death of the day we must face our greatest fear: death itself. If we’re honest, the reality of our death is probably the reason we Australians pack our lives with as much leisure,...
Our secular culture often uses Evolution to explain why we’re moral creatures. Thinkers such as evolutionary Psychologist Jonathan Haidt or author Steven Pinker tell us that Evolution has given us our morality. That’s why we’re morally outraged at Putin invading Ukraine or cops killing unarmed black men. And there’s no God required. But rarely do secular westerners dig deeper into this theory, and unearth its fatal flaw. 1. How Evolution (supposedly) gives us morality The ‘Evolution gives us morality’ view can be summarised by this 3 step syllogism : a) Our ancestors survived the evolutionary process; b) We survived (in part)...
A Straightforward Introduction to Christianity* 1. You Matter Much More than You Know. What makes a person significant? Some people think that the people who really matter are those with beauty, wealth, success or fame. Others think that it’s being creative or interesting that makes a person significant. Still others hope to find significance in romantic relationships or through improving the world. But the Bible says you already matter. God created us humans “in his image”—to be living symbols of him here on earth. Humans are like ambassadors or representatives of God. We have a job (to care for the...
