I’ve often seen people challenge the authorship of the gospels and I found a superb lecture on the traditional view of this. This is lecture one in a series done by Dr. Timothy McGrew, who is a philosophy teacher at Western Michigan University. In it, he gives various angles on why the the gospels really […]
via Timothy McGrew Lecture: Who Wrote the Gospels? — Razor Swift
I read a lot of books. Some are all time classics (Lord of the Rings, the Brothers Karamazov, Confessions of St Augustine), others are unknown but really helpful. I try to read books from a wide variety of authors, including those I know who will challenge my preconceptions and prejudices. Some books confirm you in […]
The acquittal of two Christian street preachers in late June was a victory for the public reading and teaching of the Bible, and for free speech and freedom of religion.
Quenching the Fire in the Free Church – (This months editorial from the Record – you can purchase your copy of the magazine from your local Free Church or the Free Church offices/bookshop). We all know to a greater or lesser degree the danger and power of fire. Some of us have been literally burned; others […]
via Quenching the Fire in the Free Church – Record Editorial -August — THE BLOG OF DAVID ROBERTSON
Light Engaging Darkness – A weekly look at understanding the times. It’s been an interesting week at a personal level for me. A Cybernat threatened to sue me because he didn’t like my mentioning his review of Dunkirk. I was assaulted in a minor way by a man high on drugs and ended up in […]
This is a guest post by by the Rev’d Dr Gavin Ashenden. _____ During the General Synod debate on homosexuality I took to twitter. It’s like sitting up in the gods of a theatre. You are with the rowdy crowd. Shakespeare’s groundlings elevated to the grandstand of the internet. I chose my 140 characters with…
via Redefining hate: from diabolical anti-love to any criticism of the fragile self — Archbishop Cranmer
We filmed this episode of SHORT/ANSWERS a few weeks. The timing is apposite. There’s also a 60 second version of it for starting conversations on Twitter and Instagram etc. What do you think about death? 60 seconds @theweeflea 4 minute version here: https://t.co/lSdv4etzTO pic.twitter.com/CKZACyNtlX — Solas CPC (@SolasCpc) July 10, 2017 […]
via What do you think about Death? | Short Answers 21 — THE BLOG OF DAVID ROBERTSON
