Simple Is Good; Oversimple Is Bad
I happen to chair the committee that coordinates the major lectureship at Regent College, the Laing Lectures. Roger Laing, our patron, is...

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The Bus Wars
We all now know about the city bus ad campaigns, first started in Britain by secularists who encouraged readers that “There’s probably no...

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Faith, not Just Good Works, Needed in Africa–according to an Atheist
You’ll be seeing this one flash around the Internet, I’ll bet. I just got it and read it (thanks, Christina!) and want you to see it,...

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Best Apologists of Our Time?
Philosopher and professional apologist (one who “defends the faith”) William Lane Craig writes here about what he sees as the recent...

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"Expelled" and Intelligent Design: Thanks for the Help!
We weren’t able to go to “Expelled”‘s preview last night, but if I do get to see it soon (we usually watch movies at home, since some...

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"Expelled" and Intelligent Design: Help, Please
I’ve been given comp tix to see “Expelled” in a couple of days, just before it opens here in Canada. How can I not? Several of the Big...

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"Zeitgeist the Movie": The New "Chariots of the Gods"
One of the greatest thrills of my boyhood was happening to turn on the TV one day to find that a major corporation was about to present a...

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When People Do Bad Things to Us . . .
A friend and former student wrote recently of having her heart broken by a man who had told her he loved her and wanted to make a life...

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Richard Dawkins at UBC: Part Three, Dawkins as Mirror
In this last post, I’d like to reflect on how Richard Dawkins unwittingly and certainly unwillingly helps the Christian Church, as well...

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Richard Dawkins at UBC: Part Two, Dawkins as Ethicist
Richard Dawkins has traveled the world, sowing his particular gospel of atheism, science, rational argument, and the courage to live in...

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Richard Dawkins at UBC: Part One, Dawkins as Rhetor
So someone at the University of British Columbia (UBC) decided it was a good idea to bring Richard Dawkins to campus to give a free...

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I'm Certain that There Are Two Kinds of Certainty
There is a lot of huffing and puffing nowadays about “postmodernism” and “skepticism” and “certainty” and “absolute truth.” And it’s been...

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Do You Have to Choose between Your Brains and Your Beliefs? No, No, and Sort of, but No
In this short series, I’ve responded to the common charge by the current crop of atheists about Christians being not too bright (Richard...

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Do You Have to Choose between Your Brains and Your Beliefs? No, Part Two
Much of the confusion in this discussion surrounds the question of faith. Faith is typically seen as non-rational or even irrational by...

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Do You Have to Choose between Your Brains and Your Beliefs? No, Part One
A young journalist once said to me, as the sound guy was winding up his cables and the camera guy was putting his equipment in its case,...

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Do You Have to Choose between Your Brains and Your Beliefs? An Impatient Prologue
I was privileged to offer a public lecture this past week on the UBC campus on this question. I’ll write more about the topic soon, once...

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To D. A. Carson on the Emerging Church: Leave Me Out of It
A couple of years ago, a few students brought to my attention the fact that D. A. Carson, Research Professor of New Testament at Trinity...

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Effective Apologetics: Buildings, Guides, and Sandwiches
During our recent roadtrip in the northwestern and north-central United States, we made a point of stopping to visit Temple Square in...

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