thoughtful ideas on life's big questions
People believe or disbelieve in God for many different reasons. Some people’s experience of God has been so strong, or so unsatisfying or zero, that has pretty much determined their belief, or lack of belief. Those experiences may be subjective, but they can be very real. But I’ve always felt that what I believe needs […]
A short conversation about some important matters.
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.
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.
There’s a lot of darkness in the world this Christmas, but Jesus came to dispel darkness …. and he calls us to do the same.
Ten books that I have found extremely helpful and sometimes ground-breaking, in thinking about the existence of God.
I don’t really expect God to speak to me. But one day he did, and it may have saved my life!
A biochemist considers why predation and death are an inevitable part of the world we live in.
The universe seems way larger than it needs to be to provide a place for us humans. Is that an argument against creation by God? What does science say?
It’s complicated trying to understand whether there’s a God and how we can know him or please him. Here’s my thoughts on what I can and can’t believe.