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Feb 13, 2020

The Confusion of Calvinism (video)

An emphasis on the sovereignty of God is a powerfully attractive element of the theological framework known as Calvinism. However, I believe Calvinist theology suffers from a serious problem, which is the difficulty of trying to hold on to the fundamental Christian belief in free will, while at the same time emphasising the sovereignty of… Continue reading

Reflections

calvinism, Christian doctrine, Christianity, faith, Free Will, God, John Calvin, John Piper, Philosophy, religion, Spirituality, Theology, video
Jan 28, 2020

Is God Ever Really Absent?

A few days ago, I heard someone use the phrase “Without God” and it got me thinking about what this phrase might mean. It’s not uncommon for a Christian to say, for instance, “Without God I am lost”, “I can’t do this without God” or “I couldn’t carry on without God”. Christians often talk about… Continue reading

Praise and Prose

Christianity, divine judgment, faith, Free Will, God, God’s Grand Game, ontology, Philosophy, religion, Scripture, Spirituality, the fall of man, Theology
Jan 23, 2020

Is Jesus the Only Way? (video)

Today, I’m bringing you the sixteenth video in my Deep Thoughts About God series, which is the visual accompaniment to my book God’s Grand Game. This video looks at the problem of the exclusive truth claims of the Christian religion. From a Christian perspective, Jesus is the only way to have peace with God —… Continue reading

Reflections

christian theology, Christianity, faith, Free Will, God, Interfaith, Jesus, Jesus Christ, Philosophy, religion, salvation, Spirituality, Theology
Jan 9, 2020

Hearing Voices or Hearing God? (video)

Greetings, all! I hope you’re settling into 2020 well. I have resumed filming my ‘Deep Thoughts About God’ YouTube series, in which I take chapters from my book God’s Grand Game and rework them into video form. In this week’s video, which is the fourteenth in the series, I explore the different ways in which people hear… Continue reading

Reflections

Christianity, Deep Thoughts About God, faith, Free Will, God, hearing voices, Mental Health, neuroscience, Philosophy, religion, science, Spirituality, Theology
Nov 9, 2019

Life: Tragedy or Comedy?

The book of Ecclesiastes in the Bible talks about how everything that happens has already happened before, and that there is nothing new under the sun. If this is true, it might be immensely frustrating for God. For if God cannot do anything new, how can He remain inspired, excited, and stimulated for billions upon… Continue reading

Philosophy

Christianity, eternity, existence, faith, Free Will, God, God’s Grand Game, reality, religion, science, Spirituality, Theology
Oct 20, 2019

Interview | David Robertson

Greetings all! Once in a while I’m going to be interviewing people who have inspired me, either in the blogosphere or in the world at large. This is not something I’ve done before, but I’m delighted to kick things off with one of my favourite bloggers, David Robertson, who always writes fascinating posts on his… Continue reading

Interviews, Spirituality

Alan Watts, Buddhism, China, Christianity, faith, Karen Armstrong, mysticism, perennialism, Philosophy, religion, Taoism, truth

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