The ancient Book of Psalms affirms God’s self- disclosure to the entire human race (Psalm 19:1-4a). The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his hands. Day after day they pour forth speech; night after night they reveal knowledge. They have no speech, they use no words; no sound is...
‘Silent night, holy night’ is a favourite carol, but silence should be the last thing you associate with Christmas – the tearing of wrapping paper, the whoops of delight (or dismay) as contents are discovered, not to mention the shrieks from the kitchen when it all goes wrong! It wasn’t very silent that first...
From a Christian perspective, the domain of science is the exploration of the secondary causes established by God in creation. Science, as such, can neither prove nor deny the existence of God, the eternal Prime cause. Scientists as normal human beings, however, usually do either affirm or – simply by default – deny God’s existence....
Who does not want to live in the Kingdom of Heaven where there is eternal life of peace, love and prosperity? A life free from pain, sorrow and disease. A heavenly place where everyone is equal and brothers and sisters to each other, living together with our Father, a loving caring God who promises us...
Take a risk and you can lose money, lose face, lose your health or even your life. You may endanger others too. Will a wise and loving person, then, ever take a risk? It depends. Of course you can throw your life away in a hundred sinful, wasteful ways. But losing your life is not...
Timothy Keller is a New York pastor and author of many books; notably the best-seller: The Reason for God. He and his wife wrote the final draft of this devotional book based on the Psalms while staying in the English Lake District. He reminds us that the Psalms were the divinely inspired hymnbook for...
We all feel anxious at times, and many of us are currently feeling more anxious than usual. Anxiety is often viewed as a negative emotion that should be avoided. However, anxiety is an essential and often beneficial emotion that we all experience in response to situations that we think might be threatening or dangerous....
The Higgs boson is an elementary particle far smaller than atoms and molecules. For years it was like the missing piece in a jigsaw puzzle. In 1964 Peter Higgs predicted its existence but it was not observed until 2012 at the European science research station in Geneva, after much experimental searching. Such predictions in science...
You are most welcome to join this course via Zoom. There is no need to book beforehand – you can just turn up Our most popular course is Christianity Explored. Based on Mark’s gospel, it looks at who Jesus was in his own words, what his aims were and what it means to follow him. It...
When Jesus was born of Mary in Bethlehem this was the fulfilment of age-long divine promises at the “midpoint” between distinct eras (BC/AD). The Messiah (Hebrew: Anointed One or, in Greek: Christos) was to receive universal dominion as God’s supreme Servant-King. Many facets of Jesus’ life and ministry were foretold or foreshadowed in prophecy, including...
