Good

I ended my article last month by saying that one of the marks of a Christian was supposed to be that he or she lived a “good” life. So what do we mean by “good”? The best definition I know is that whatever fulfills the purpose for which anything exists is good. [...]

Will it work? or Is it right?

In spite of all the furor about the expenses claims of some of our MPs
the reality seems to be that virtuous living is not much of a priority
among us. Many if not most of us would behave in just the same way as
those greedy MPs if we felt sure [...]

Survival of the Fittest

Rightly or wrongly Darwinism, which has done so much to help us understand the way things are, has been described as the theory of the survival of the fittest. By this I think is meant the survival of those most adaptable to their environment. That seems good sense to me. [...]

WHY IS THE UNIVERSE THE WAY IT IS?

In spite of the help of scientifically minded friends I have yet to be convinced that it is possible to discover any simply rational scientific answer to this basic question WHY? I think it’s equally absurd to suppose that there can be a simple scientific answer to [...]

Why believe in God?

I am happy to go along with the idea that the natural sciences are entitled to disown the existence of God provided they are equally happy to agree that they cannot prove his non-existence either. Most religious people would say that God is the first cause of all that is. [...]

Editorial note: My Grandfather is not the most tech-savvy guy in the world, as one might expect from a grandfather. However, I sent him a link to the comments that ensued here after his last column, and he responded in depth. Herewith, I share it with all of you…

Many thanks for your invitation to look [...]

WHY IS THE UNIVERSE THE WAY IT IS?

In spite of the help of scientifically minded friends I have yet to be convinced that it is possible to discover any simply rational scientific answer to this basic question WHY? I think it’s equally absurd to suppose that there can be a simple scientific answer to [...]

THERE’S PROBABLY NO GOD?

So says the bus advertisement, which goes on to add: “now stop worrying and get on with your life”, Which could almost word for word be what Jesus said according to the Gospel of Matthew, where we read: “Don’t worry about tomorrow; tomorrow will look after itself” The main [...]