It was a great privilege to study under Professor John Lennox last year. Here’s a recent clip of his November 2012 debate at the Oxford Union. You can catch Professor Lennox, along with Amy Orr-Ewing and the RZIM team at the Oxford Training Day on Saturday 26th January. Featuring: John Lennox, Amy Orr-Ewing, Keith Small, Tanya Walker Location: Examination Schools, 81 High …
2012: A Review
As if all of a sudden, the church bells across the little village began to ring out in the cold, dark night. They were heralding in the new year and at the same time marking the passing of the year gone by. 2012 was a year of completion and of new beginnings for me. From an initial nudge towards Oxford …
Isn’t God Bloodthirsty?
This article appeared in the Jan/Feb ’13 edition of Sorted It used to be that the idea of belief in God, particularly the Christian God, was laughable in intellectual circles. Not so any more. Today you don’t have to search too hard to find a Christian in a philosophy or science department in a leading UK university. And so the …
Bath University Christian Union House Party
Last weekend I had the privilege of visiting Bath University Christian Union at their House Party just outside of Cardiff, Wales. We had a fantastic time, with talks from Simon Edwards and myself, engaging with apologetics and evangelism training before their Mission Week Apologetics Training Christian university students are often faced with tough questions about their faith. These questions may …
Hasn’t Science Disproved God?
“Ladies and Gentleman, the captain has just switched on the seatbelt sign in anticipation of upcoming moderate turbulence.” A string of words never followed by a cheery, “enjoy it!” When the bumps start I instinctively look out the window, just to make sure the wings are still there. I’m suddenly rudely aware of the extent that I’m not in control. …
Launching Missional Community: Latimers Oxford
In February last year, whilst visiting Oxford for the day, I paused for coffee at G&D’s with a friend. Over the light chit-chat my friend, Tom, found out that I was leaving my job to study full time. “Why not come and study in Oxford?” he asked. And so, in October I found myself in Oxford starting the one-year programme …
Making A Difference Festival: Apologetics Seminars
I’m speaking at the Making A Difference festival in Newham, London this Saturday (1st September 2012). If you’re in the area, join us! Each seminar will be followed by Q&A. Schedule Don’t All Religions Lead To The Same God? – 1:30pm If God Is Good, Why Does He Allow Suffering? – 3:15pm Find out more and register for both sessions here. …
Eye Catchers – August 24th
A round up of some of the interesting articles floating around the web this week: Not The God of the Gaps, But the Whole Show Prof. John Lennox comments on the discover of the Higgs Boson, “So what can we say about the Higgs boson? Simply this: God created it, Higgs predicted it and Cern found it.” Lance Armstrong Drops …
Big Questions: Isn’t Christianity Intolerant?
Sep/Oct 2012 edition of Sorted is on sale now in newsagents in the UK. Get your subscription online. “Christianity? There are some good points to it, but I just can’t believe that one faith is superior to others. That view is intolerant.” You know the idea, it has been said in many ways. Christianity, it is understood, is basically unfair …
Facebook Isn’t The Problem, People Are
If you have used Facebook for any amount of time it is possible you may have experienced some, erm, unhelpful emotions as a result of seeing everyone’s fabulous lives played out before your eyes. Those holiday pics, the oh-so-perfect-marriage, the new job/house/car etc. All those status updates can leave you feeling just a little bit left out, a teeny bit …