The News Quiz is a satirical take on the week’s events which is aired on the popular 6:30 comedy slot on BBC Radio 4. This week one of the topics in the spotlight was the Church of England’s debate about the ordination of gay bishops. The banter included a tirade by one of the News…
Stargazing and the Bible
The BBC are currently broadcasting Stargazing Live, their annual look at the night sky, and this year Professor Brian Cox and Dara O’Briain were surprisingly good at admitting the amout of guesswork involved in astronomy. During the course of tonight’s show, Dara asked the very sensible question: “You’re dealing with such huge numbers, how do you know…
Beginner’s Guide to Reading the Bible – Part 2
For our second post in this beginner’s guide (click here for part 1), we’re going to think about the structure of the Bible. We’ve seen before how there are two Testaments within the Bible – the Old and the New, which correspond to writings before the birth of Jesus Christ, and after. Outside that broad…
Some thoughts on the birth of Jesus
Jesus’s birth was a miraculous event, that transcended physical laws and therefore taught a very important message. Normally, God sticks to physical laws which He has put in place. One of the many promises which He made to mankind is that the seasons would always continue. He promised this shortly after Noah’s ark survived the…
Are Christadelphians right or wrong?
There are a few websites out there that are determined to show that Christadelphians are wrong, with erroneous ideas or misguided pioneer founders. This post is deliberately aimed at reaching those who might be searching for this kind of material. The problem with these views is that they look too much at people, and not enough at…
The Bible’s Dark Ages
The Old Testament was complete by about 400BC, with Esther, Nehemiah and Malachi being among the last books chronologically. Yet the New Testament doesn’t start until after Christ was born, four centuries later. Why do we have a gap in between? Did God change His mind and lose interest? The Jews were told that there…
Was Jesus born on Christmas Day?
Many people believe that Jesus Christ was born on December 25th, since it is the day on which Christmas is traditionally celebrated. However, there are several arguments to show that Jesus could not possibly have been born on that date. Essentially, the date of December 25th was chosen simply because it was an already-established pagan…
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