What a fully Christian society would be like
I’m currently reading C. S. Lewis’s masterpiece Mere Christianity. As literature, it’s scintillating. As philosophy, it’s invigorating. As a guide to Christian living, it’s chastening. Here’s...
View ArticleGod is a Trinity, so is Man.
St Paul. (2Thes5vs23) “And the very God of peace sanctify you wholly; and I pray God your whole spirit and soul and body be preserved blameless unto the comming of our Lord Jesus Christ”. St Paul...
View ArticleC. S. Lewis on (gay) divorce
This is C. S. Lewis writing in 1943 about “legalising” divorce. Although written nearly 70 years ago on the topic of divorce, I think Lewis’s points apply just as well to gay nuptial arrangements in...
View ArticleStairway to Heaven
[The Son of God] works on us in all sorts of ways … through books, sometimes through experiences which seem (at the time) anti-Christian. When a young man who has been going to church in a routine way...
View ArticleThe New Inklings
Earlier today I spent an enjoyable couple of hours and couple of beers with Glenn Peoples (of Say Hello to my Little Friend) at the Trax Bar and Cafe discussing philosophy, theology, politics and life...
View ArticleThe dog ate my blog post
Are dogs moral agents? This one looks guilty as to me! I hold him accountable! We treat our dogs as if they were ‘almost human': that is why they really become ‘almost human’ in the end. — C. S....
View ArticleGod vs. AI
In this video from the 2012 Asia Consciousness Festival, AI researcher Ben Goertzel says Imagine you had a collective of people, or they could be people and AIs, or some of them could be cyborgs (the...
View ArticleIn the jar
Once upon a time I was a real philosopher. I wasn’t a very good philosopher then, and I’m certainly not now, but here’s an argument for the truth of Christianity. If you fancy yourself as a...
View ArticleThe Hobbit is a Biblically Inspired Story
[Guest post by Julian Crawford, Leader of the Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party.] It is well known that J.R.R. Tolkien was a devout Christian, who attended church daily and was responsible for bringing...
View ArticleWhen the Accuser comes calling…Trust in the Lord’s Good Character…Trust in...
This subject is in the very first rank of importance. In writing this I hope to be able to communicate with both Believers and Unbelievers… which is difficult because the two extremes favour different...
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