The Old Testament (the Hebrew Scriptures) is hammered by our popular media. Thoughtless and simplistic interpretations of the creation stories, the miracles, the commandments, history and ethics of these books are so common that we make the mistake of thinking we know that the Old Testament has been discredited even if we have never read … Continue reading Can we trust the Old Testament? | Lindsay Wilson
Why am I still a Christian? | Sarah Coe
Christians suffer, doubt, make mistakes, have blind spots, brilliance and faults like other human beings. So why then persist with a relationship with God? What difference does it make if any? As part of our Reasons for Hope series, Sarah Coe will be guiding our thoughts about this during our 10 am communion service on … Continue reading Why am I still a Christian? | Sarah Coe
Being good without God | Tom French
It is an age old question. How do we change? Is change for the better even possible? We can all see the best version of ourselves, we are all flooded with advice, aspirations, techniques, coaches and technology to help us be that person ... so why is the good we want so hard to achieve? … Continue reading Being good without God | Tom French
The wisdom of Islam and the foolishness of Christianity.
As part of our teaching series on Reasons for Hope, this Sunday 1/6 at our 10 am worship time we will be considering the claims and Islam against Christianity. Our speaker is Kamran Nazir who was born and raised in an Islamic context and will soon be working in a predominantly Islamic setting as a … Continue reading The wisdom of Islam and the foolishness of Christianity.
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