Christmas Truce
With Jesus’ arrival, God came to us and offered a truce.
Tag Archives: Jesus
The Pursuit of Greatness
Steven Spielberg’s Lincoln portrays the 16th American president’s efforts to abolish slavery in the United States. From all the articles I read about the movie, one struck me the […]
Happy New Year!
The Christian year begins on Sunday, December 2nd this year, with the beginning of Advent—so for western Christians, now is the time to take stock of the year past and […]
Lady Gaga’s Judas
“I’m just a holy fool, oh baby he’s so cruel, but I’m still in love with Judas, baby.” Lady Gaga’s recent single, Judas, immerses her in deep religious imagery, and, […]
The Da Vinci Conspiracy
Dan Brown’s The Da Vinci Code sold millions of copies a few years ago with a riveting subplot: the Church manipulated the biblical accounts of Jesus’ life after a few […]
Gospels: Myths or Biographies?
To continue the discussion of last Monday’s post: Who says the biblical gospels portray things as they really happened? If the Gospels were written from around 30 to 60 years […]
An Atheist’s Guide to Historical Reconstruction
Jesus was a nationalist wandering preacher. He did not claim to be divine in any way. Christianity was created actually by the apostle Paul, who devised an universal religion to […]
“Take… take… TAKE!!” – Enough.
Recently, I went to Israel. I floated in the Dead Sea. I walked along the Jordan River. I baptised somebody in the Sea of Galilee. For those who don’t know […]
Shopping for Life?
There was a time when people bought cars because they got them from A to B. Not so anymore. Today’s consumers buy cars that are ‘engineered to move the human […]
The Christian Conspiracy
In the mood for a conspiracy theory? The menu is vast: Russian hackers, Trump’s election, the landing on the moon, Area 51. But I have a biggie: the rise of […]
Wondering Fair 