Christianity, the concept of love and forgiveness, is often put to test when extremists embrace filth by stretching their limits to impossible levels. Raping Christian children as young as 6, crucifying them to humiliate, beheading women and displaying their heads does not account as enough violence. It is as if every time their heads are head… Continue reading Christianity: A concept of love and forgiveness
“The angel said to her, ‘Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God. And now, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you will name him Jesus….’ Mary said to the angel, ‘How can this be, since I am a virgin?’” (Luke 1:30-31; 34) This is Christmas… Continue reading Christmas – a season of surprises
Christmas is a Time for Rejoicing A Muslim Tunisian, posing as a Syrian refugee, drove a truck at high speed in to a Christmas market in Berlin, murdering 12 and injuring tens of people. A couple of days earlier a Muslim walked into a church in Egypt and detonated a bomb, killing 35 women and… Continue reading Christmas is a Time for Rejoicing
Deliver us from evil – Prayer in the Christian Life Almost all human beings pray. Some do it out of desperation, some out of devotion, others out of duty and others from coercion. So what do the Christian scriptures teach us about prayer? Jesus disciples asked Jesus to teach them to pray. They were well… Continue reading Deliver us from evil – Prayer in the Christian Life
Israel, Christ and the Scientific Method Many people who have confidence in science and reason believe that those who believe the Bible are like those who believe in magic; that they have a make-believe view of the world devoid of any commitment to facts, truth and understanding and have replaced it with made-up stories that… Continue reading Israel, Christ and the Scientific Method
Fixing the world. How best to do that? (2) In the previous article I discussed how the Bible gives us nine ethical criteria of human behaviour. These are given in Revelation 21:8. Based on these, I propose nine basic ethical measures that we can use to assess the competing worldviews and the behaviours they promote.… Continue reading Fixing the world. How best to do that? (2)
People often ask about Jesus. Some say; He was a good man, some say; He was a Prophet, and others say that He is Son of God. So, what is He? Who is He? This is a very important question because how we answer that question really determines who we are following. Today Graham Ford,… Continue reading Jesus – Good Man, Prophet Or God?
It doesn’t matter where you go or who you talk to, there is a widespread sense that the world has gone a bit mad, is getting madder, that things have gone rather wrong, and are getting worse. We would all like to see it fixed, but which set of actions will best fix it? There… Continue reading Fixing the world – How best to do that? (1)
From Everlasting to Everlasting The Bible starts with the account of the creation of the universe: ‘In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. The earth was formless and empty. Darkness was on the surface of the deep and God’s Spirit was hovering over the surface of the waters. God said, “Let there be… Continue reading From Everlasting to Everlasting
A Poem – Love Unknown You were an unknown entity many a months ago Now you are everything God told me you will be. I am overcome with love, a love different to all, a love beyond all understanding, a love no other can lay claim to. I see you and cannot have words for… Continue reading A Poem – Love Unknown
