thoughtful ideas on life's big questions
May 12th, 2023
Is christianity still relevant and believable in the 21st century? If it’s understood in the right way, I think it is.
April 8th, 2023
The resurrection of Jesus is the core of christianity yet an unbelievable miracle to many. How does a historian analyse the evidence?
March 23rd, 2023
A lot of things are written about Jesus, by believers, sceptics and everyone in between. But what do the expert historians say? There is a difference between facts and belief. In this post I am examining what those who have studied the matter have concluded. It is likely more than most sceptics want to believe […]
March 6th, 2023
What is the difference between facts and belief, and how do they both relate to the historial Jesus?
January 31st, 2023
A Buddhist finds God in an unexpected way, but doesn’t know who he is, so calls him Bruce Almighty.
January 24th, 2023
Forgiveness is a core part of the christian faith, and I thought I understood it. But I found it was slightly more complicated than I thought.
January 9th, 2023
A few wry observations about what people look for on “Is there a God?” and how I try to keep the customer satisfied.
December 20th, 2022
Many pundits recommend we set ourselves clear goals in life. This short film is an imaginative look at goals and achievement.
December 15th, 2022
The Christmas story is as old as time. But how well do we know it really? Test yourself against these twelve questions.
December 8th, 2022
Our chocolate buying and eating habits can make an enormous difference, good or bad, to families living on the other side of the world.
A list of all blog posts, in reverse chronological order, is on the Blog archive page.