Ron Smith vs Matthew Flannagan |“Morality Does Not Need God”| Waikato University
Hello readers, today we have uploaded the the debate with Dr Ron Smith and Dr Matthew Flannagan to YouTube, though some of you may have noticed it floating around Facebook. It was a well-attended...
View ArticleJesus the Game Changer 8 of 10: EDUCATION & HEALTH
Contrary to popular opinion, being a Christian doesn’t mean leaving your brain at the door. One of the enduring benefits of Christianity through the ages has and always will be its holistic appeal to...
View ArticleFreeing inconsistency
According to philosopher, Douglas Groothuis, one of the foundational aspects of a worldview is coherency. A worldview needs to internally make sense before it can hope to stand up to external scrutiny...
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How do we reconcile the “violent” Old Testament God with Jesus?
The slaughter of the Canaanites is one of the most troubling passages in the Old Testament. Not only has it been used to justify colonialism and ethnic violence, it also seems to reveal a picture of...
View ArticleJesus the Game Changer 2 of 10: EQUALITY
This is the second post in a series of posts running parallel to weekly screening of the series Jesus the Game Changer on Shine TV. A constant cry heard around the modern world is for equality. People...
View ArticleJesus the Game Changer 4 of 10: WOMEN & CHILDREN
This is the fourth post in a series of posts running parallel to weekly screening of the series Jesus the Game Changer on Shine TV. Do you know what it is like to be treated as a second-class citizen?...
View ArticleJesus the Game Changer 6 of 10: CARE
This is the sixth post in a series of posts running parallel to weekly screening of the series Jesus the Game Changer on Shine TV. The influential and the marginalised. The wealthy and the poor – all...
View ArticleIf doing bad requires punishment, does doing good merit eternal life?
Do we as humans tend to think that others ought to get what they deserve, i.e justice, karma, punishment and praise? Do we think that we should always be given things according to what we deserve? Why...
View ArticleCan we do good without being Christians?
These are the notes from our latest worldview study. This is a fairly simple question, but at the same time a very important one for understanding the importance of the gospel; and the depths of sin...
View ArticleSam Harris’ Moral Landscape, challenged
This is my response to the Moral Landscape Challenge, an essay competition with a 1,000-word limit. Hey Sam; thanks for the opportunity to interact with your views. If I understand The Moral Landscape...
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