Considering answers to those faith-questions we all ask…
Tag: Christian Apologetics
One BBC science documentary can tell you a lot about the fragility and weakness of the theory of evolution, even if you aren't a scientist. However, you have to be willing to look and listen between the lines. Here I’m re-publishing my review of one "In Our Time" episode on the subject of fungi.
Do we need to have a feeling before we believe God is there? Do we have to see strange things happening which are unexplainable in ordinary everyday terms? Does something mystical have to happen before we can believe that there's a world just out of our sight? Is God hiding so that we need to hunt for Him?
As a professing Christian I should have my Creator at the forefront of my heart and mind. Second in importance is my family, then everyone else I come in contact with during the day. Last on the list of priorities comes self. Though being the lowest on the list, taking care of myself is a vitally important thing to do.
How old is the world? It pains me to hear Christian ministers explaining away the word of God, when the motivation can be nothing other than having a greater respect for the word of man. This comes into play in a sharp and stark fashion when the creation and the age of the earth are mentioned. Suddenly ministers claiming to be fully on board with the inspired word of God are reciting explanations and excuses for what the Scripture "really says".
Accusations have been thrown around for the past several years with the intention of frightening the West away from conservatism and into a progressive form of Marxism. What about it: Are all those on the political right inherently racist? Is Christianity white? Is it wrong to stop anyone who wants to come flooding over the borders? Are borders ethical or are they hateful? Are white people evil? Are nations a relic of imperial domination, or are they simply a line of protection for citizens within?
