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RESPOND
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The growing thinking of the Western world says - our Universe is not designed. It is merely the result of chance collisions of matter and energy. RESPOND blog views our Universe a different way - it presents evidence for a Designer. His identity? It proposes a case for the God of the Bible.
LATEST ARTICLES ( 293 )
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Responding to Extreme, Religious Covid-19 Reactions
I hope you are well, and this difficult period is allowing you some opportunities to rest. But if you are actually one of the workers during this partial... Read more
Posted on 30 March 2020 PHILOSOPHY, RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY -
Hope Still Flickers in Fearful Times
C S Lewis gave a talk entitled, “Learning in War-Time.” He was speaking to a group of undergraduates at Oxford University as they each faced the terrifying... Read more
Posted on 23 March 2020 PHILOSOPHY, RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY -
Why Might God Allow People to Suffer?
Over the last 10 years, I have spent time in Africa amongst rural peoples in Malawi and Mozambique. These folks do not have the comforts that we enjoy. Their... Read more
Posted on 20 March 2020 PHILOSOPHY, RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY -
Can We Blame God for a COVID-19 Pandemic?
If God exists, then why do people die from disease? There have been many pandemics in human history. The worst in recorded history may have been the Black... Read more
Posted on 18 March 2020 PHILOSOPHY, RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY -
Why Wouldn’t God Eradicate the Covid-19 Virus?
Why doesn’t God eradicate the Covid-19 virus that is causing so much distress for people, and disruption for businesses and healthcare around the world? Read more
Posted on 16 March 2020 PHILOSOPHY, RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY -
Might COVID-19 Disprove God’s Existence?
Hey there – I hope you are feeling well and you are not suffering the effects of the Corona virus. And – if you have done, I’m hoping and praying you have... Read more
Posted on 14 March 2020 PHILOSOPHY, RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY -
What Makes Christianity Unique?
Did you know that it’s estimated that 4200 distinct world religions exist, and they all teach something different? Yet amongst all the world religions,... Read more
Posted on 11 March 2020 PHILOSOPHY, RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY -
Why We Are Fortunate to Live Here
If you want a fun physics book exploring the scientific basis for the claim that nature seems set up ahead of time for intelligent life, and also the... Read more
Posted on 04 March 2020 PHILOSOPHY, RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY -
When the Pastor Lets Us Down
What do we do when the Pastor lets us down, maybe even wounds us? Where does that leave us as far as church is concerned? Do we decide to withdraw from church... Read more
Posted on 03 March 2020 PHILOSOPHY, RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY -
Was the Medieval Church Anti-Science?
The popular myth says science and Christianity have always been at each other’s throats. Now – despite the fact that many people today promote that narrative –... Read more
Posted on 25 February 2020 PHILOSOPHY, RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY -
Surviving Philosophy Class
So – it’s the first day of your new Philosophy 101 class. Now, this is not a subject you know too much about, so you are a bit nervous. But – at the same time... Read more
Posted on 19 February 2020 PHILOSOPHY, RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY -
Why Empathy Can’t Ground Morality
Showing empathy to another person is a highly moral thing to do. But can empathy ground morality itself? Is the following meme right? Read more
Posted on 14 February 2020 PHILOSOPHY, RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY -
String Theory, Beauty and God
Do you remember the movie “A Beautiful Mind” from a few years ago? Russell Crow played John Nash, a highly intelligent person who could almost see mathematical... Read more
Posted on 05 February 2020 PHILOSOPHY, RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY -
Challenging the “Dark Ages”
Science populariser Neil deGrasse Tyson, like Carl Sagan before him, makes much of the claim that Christianity held back science in the Middle Ages, marking it ... Read more
Posted on 01 February 2020 PHILOSOPHY, RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY -
Are Atheists More Intelligent?
Showing your Christian convictions online leads to some people assuming you are probably irrational and so unable to think critically and logically. Read more
Posted on 27 January 2020 PHILOSOPHY, RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY -
Evolution and the Origin of Information Problem
My smartphone pings and the screen lights up. What do you do when you notice a message? Well, if I know the language it’s written in, I can’t help but read the... Read more
Posted on 21 January 2020 PHILOSOPHY, RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY -
1917 as a Metaphor for Christian Commission
This hits me hard. The unwavering commitment shown by Schofield and Blake to get the truth thru to the right people in time. If you are a Christian who has... Read more
Posted on 19 January 2020 PHILOSOPHY, RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY -
The “Faith” of Dracula
In their new adaptation of Bram Stoker’s Dracula, Steven Moffat and Mark Gatiss have said they continued to respect the Christian themes that run through the... Read more
Posted on 11 January 2020 PHILOSOPHY, RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY -
Is It “Special Pleading” to Propose an Eternal God?
The Twitter conversation was a fun and polite exchange of opposing views. We had been talking about “fine-tuning,” the observation that many coincidences have... Read more
Posted on 06 January 2020 PHILOSOPHY, RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY -
Best of 2019
Hope you had a great holiday period, and I warmly wish you all the best for 2020. May this be a decade that is full of exciting new opportunities for you. This... Read more
Posted on 31 December 2019 PHILOSOPHY, RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY