Nick Queen asks Did God Create Everything in Six Literal Days? Of course he asks the wrong question for today’s audience. The question for many is did God create the world at all or even is there a God? I think that the first place to start is whether the world and all in it happened purely by chance. That I simply cannot believe. The intricicies of design in even the simplest molecular building block of life are such that... Read more
In the USA when Howard Dean says: “The overwhelming evidence is that there is very significant, substantial genetic component to it. From a religious point of view, if God had thought homosexuality is a sin, he would not have created gay people.” then the Christians panic, and act surprised. As Joshua Claybourn puts it ‘too many conservative Christians are in the dark about current societal opinions on the subject’. Whatever you believe on homosexuality, I think the key point here... Read more
Rick Warren urges us: “put a verb in every one of your sermon points” Read more
The Telegraph has something to delight and apall my American friends! Is this man telling it like it is or is he just a disloyal disaffected ex-employee? Read more
Congratulations to ChristWeb the King of the Blogs. Read more
Times Online: “True religion is about sharing, not self-worship and self-esteem” Read more
A backlog of audio sermons have just been added over at Jubilee Church’s website. You can hear me preaching on The future of the Kingdom, and on the sovereignty of God. The two elders of the church I attend also have sermons available- Tope has preached on Love, the church and ‘the only way’. Colin has preached on the Spirit of the age and possessing the Kingdom. Most of these are in a series on the Kingdom of God which... Read more
Adrian: Do you like stirring the pot, Joshua? Was that something you were known for as a kid……? Read the whole interview Read more
Le Sabot points out a “short, but pithy little piece on German cannibal Armin Meiwes. It applies to the case the widespread notion that anything done between consenting adults is permissible.” What is wrong with that? Well the bible is very clear in the Ten Commandments (see Ex 20 ) You shall not murder (and in the ESV footnote- The Hebrew word also covers causing human death through carelessness or negligence) A moral system that is based on rights will... Read more
Vincent may begin posting here from time to time. He is well versed in the original languages of the bible, and loves travelling to off the wall sites of biblical archeological interest. His posts should be interesting, he is also a cool dude and generally better than me at chess. Read more
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