A medical researcher shares insights from medical studies that show that prayer in beneficial for our brains.
thoughtful ideas on life's big questions
August 26th, 2026
A medical researcher shares insights from medical studies that show that prayer in beneficial for our brains.
July 19th, 2026
June 27th, 2026
A review of some of the issues in neuroscience and philosphy about the human brain and mind.
May 25th, 2026
A meaningless life is empty and unhappy, we’re told. But how can we find meaning and purpose?
April 15th, 2026
Reading the Bible can take you on a journey of discovery and lead you to places you never expected.
March 4th, 2026
Reflections on 20 years of blogging about God and life. Why do I do it? Who cares? Does it matter?
February 15th, 2026
I’m now 80 years old and this blog is about to turn 20. It seemed a good time to summarise how my beliefs have changed over those years.
January 19th, 2026
How do we know the world we experience is real? Maybe life is just a dream? Or maybe we’re all characters in a computer simulation.
January 4th, 2026
How do historians assess the evidence for the life of Jesus? How does it compare to historical evidence for other figures of his time?
December 24th, 2025
The Christmas story may not be fully historical and our celebrations are more capitalist than christian. But there are still worthwhile things we can believe about Christmas.
A list of all blog posts, in reverse chronological order, is on the Blog archive page.
