Christian
Apologetics:
Removing Stumbling Blocks to Belief
Reasons to Believe:
The Place of Reason in
Christian Faith
Contrary to widespread prejudice, there are many reasonable grounds
for believing in God. This address argues that belief in God is
supported, not undermined, by the proper use of reason and by the
very structure of reasoning itself.
Someone Out There?
Evidence for the Existence of a
Personal God UPDATED
Twentieth century scientific research has gathered an overwhelming
body of evidence, from the origin and fine-tunedness of the
universe, for the existence of an intelligent and caring God.
Scent of a Distant
Flower:
The Gospel and our Search for
God
Dissatisfaction is a feature of our human condition. This
message relates this sense of unfulfilment to our basic need for
God.
The Search for Truth:
The Relevance of the
Incarnation
A central Christian belief is that the Son of God became a
human being like us. This sermon illustrates from three
distinguished writers, how this belief gives meaning to life and
hope amid suffering
Where
Is God When it Hurts?
Human Suffering and the Death
of Jesus
Suffering is not just an intellectual difficulty for
faith in God. It is a tragic, cruel and intensely personal reality
in human experience. This message discusses the problem of suffering
in the light of Jesus’ crucifixion and what it shows of God’s
solidarity with all who suffer.
The Phoenix and the
Butterfly:
Human Longings for the
Resurrection
The desire for immortality is a universal human longing. This
message relates these longings to the central Christian belief in
the resurrection of the dead. Analogies in nature help us understand
the glorious transformation that awaits us in the resurrection
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