Universe from Nothing – a load of Krauss, part 2
In part 1 of this post, I reviewed the near hysteria in materialist circles surrounding Lawrence Krauss. If you want to explain how 13.72 billion years ago we got a […]
Universe from Nothing – a load of Krauss, part 1
If I hear one more person cite Lawrence Krauss without meaningful explanation, I’m going to explode. It began with a bombshell. Dawkins was recently debating Australian cardinal George Pell on […]
The Blank Menu
The waiter looked confused. He shuffled the menus in his hand from left to right, then put one in the middle, then rechecked them again. “Why don’t you just give […]
Children of Adoption
Adoption is beautiful. I have a number of friends going through the process right now – from those waiting for notice that they are going to be parents, to those […]
“Here Lived a Great Street Sweeper…”
I’ve got two questions I’m going to ask you. Here’s the first one: “So, what do you do?” This is one of those standard questions we get asked when we […]
Distance, Repentance and Embrace
Charles Dickens’ Great Expectations details the maturation of Pip, a young man specially selected by an unknown benefactor to become a “gentleman.” It is easy to read the tale as […]
Are You Connected?
There’s no doubting the power of social networks. Recently I bought something on Amazon, and was surprised by the website’s invitation to me to share news of my purchase with […]
A Tale of Two Politicians, and of Redemption
Injustice smells. There is a nauseating odor to it: toxic, enraging, sad. And when we see someone who cheated and betrayed, someone who let us down, it is hard to […]
What Makes a Movie Christian?
What makes a piece of art or music or cinematography ‘Christian’? Sometimes the ‘Christian’ label is slapped onto all sorts of things, from cookies to car insurance, simply because the […]
Why Church Control must be Crucified
The Church is about controlling people. The overbearing Pastor dominates the congregation, playing lead role and telling the others what to do. Some people avoid the Church like the plague, […]
Wondering Fair 