Atheist Delusions, by David Bentley Hart
Monday, April 12th, 2010 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »Every so often you read a book that demands a second and third reading. David Bentley Hart's Atheist Delusions: The Christian Revolution and It's Fashionable Enemies is one such book. As the title suggests, this is Hart's response to the ...
Exciting Changes at Unichurch
Thursday, April 1st, 2010 Posted in Uncategorized | 3 Comments »I'm very excited to announce that the Shiners are expecting again - God has blessed us with twins! This September Susan, Miles, Theodore, Oscar and I are going to be joined by Rupert and Seamus. If these two are as ...
CAUTION
Tuesday, March 23rd, 2010 Posted in Uncategorized | 3 Comments »If you’re a Christian reading this, do you realise the extent of the craziness you’ve got yourself mixed up in? Do you know how revolutionary it is to be a follower of Jesus? Not only is this guy more powerful ...
On going to two or more churches…
Tuesday, March 23rd, 2010 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »Here's a record of some comments I made to the congregation last Sunday. A whole stack of fruitful conversations came out of it, so thanks! You guys rock. "In the next few weeks I want to talk to you about some ...
Crazy patterns
Sunday, March 14th, 2010 Posted in Uncategorized | 3 Comments »Last week I heard a fascinating interview with a statistician. Unbelievable, I know. A great bit was when he explained how computers have changed the way we deal with data. Imagine you've done a study, and now have a massive amount ...
Aussies & the Afterlife
Wednesday, March 10th, 2010 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »What percentage of Australians do you think believe in miracles today? 15%? maybe 35%? The answer: 63% Who do you think is more likely to believe in UFOs? Christians or non-Christians? Why do the majority of non-believers still like it if the ...
A atheist on being evangelized
Tuesday, March 9th, 2010 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »I find this very moving. 5 minutes, but worth it. Penn gets a Bible
Power is everything (part 2)
Monday, March 1st, 2010 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »(part 1) Jesus is all about power. He hung around with prostitutes, touched people with leprosy, washed his disciples' feet. But the first Christians didn't tell everyone how nice he was. They told everyone how powerful he was. They said he was ...
hungry? always…
Saturday, February 27th, 2010 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »Yesterday Jen raised the question of fasting and it got me thinking... Right off the bat, my impression would be that fasting is a normal commonplace thing in the New Testament that everyone does but that we don't really do... ...
hungry?
Friday, February 26th, 2010 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »Jesus’ sermon on the mount is full of meaty stuff. I’m sure many Christians could regurgitate much of it on cue. Check out Matthew 6:2 ‘So when you give to the needy…’, which is echoed in 6:5 ‘And when you ...
