Category: Philosophy

Doing Love.

Doing Love.

I'm no expert on the subject of love, but I've been around for a while, and from my experience and perspective, passive love-the kind you feel inside-isn't of much use at all. If you can't show it or do it or speak it, with warmth and sincerity, it isn't love at all. Don't kid yourself that you're a loving person if you don't act it out: you aren't.

How Can I See an Invisible God?

How Can I See an Invisible God?

Atheists and agnostics mock Christians for worshiping a God who can’t be seen. He isn’t peeping out from behind the clouds, he isn’t sitting on the church roof, he’s never been to university, he doesn't jump when he's told to, and he doesn’t stop people stealing from little old ladies.

Standing Firm

Standing Firm

My theme lately has been revolving around one central thought: standing firm in an age in which truth is being, or perhaps has been, thrown to the ground (1). Fotographer Ilgar Jafarov For the Enemy of our souls, where in the world did truth most need to be thrown down to the ground? It wasn't … Continue reading Standing Firm

Is Faith Blind? Yes and no.

Is Faith Blind? Yes and no.

Many people, and particularly those of the atheistic persuasion, insist that Christians are living and operating on blind faith. We depend on superstition; we wallow in ignorance; we haven't evolved our brains to the next level yet as they clearly have, and we ignore science and reason because we're afraid to die, and in order to have meaning in our lives. Are they correct?

Finding Your Spiritual Destination

Finding Your Spiritual Destination

Having driven a long way, you're near the place you needed to find, and that nice woman on Google Maps tells you to continue for half a mile: your destination will be on the right. How can she be so sure?