Humans share many genes with apes – but that’s not proof we evolved from them. After all, human beings also share 50 per cent of our genes with bananas, and …
Former hostage’s advice on coping with isolation
When it comes to lockdown Terry Waite CBE certainly knows a thing or two. A successful hostage negotiator, Terry spent almost five years in captivity himself when negotiations with the …
Dawkins admits he can’t prove Darwin’s theory
Prof Richard Dawkins has spent his career attacking Christians for their ‘blind faith’, yet admits he can’t prove his own beliefs, writes Andrew Halloway in popular booklet The Delusion of …
The virus you can’t escape!
Even ‘self-isolation’ can’t protect you from sin, says Bible teacher John Lancaster. Nobody’s immune It was first discovered in a newly-wed couple enjoying their honeymoon in an exotic location. He …
Only the resurrection of Jesus makes sense
“The early Christians did things differently,” said Professor NT Wright when asked, “How convinced are you about the historical resurrection of Jesus Christ?” The resurrection of Jesus took everybody by …
Suffering for Christ
“…as servants of God we commend ourselves in every way: by great endurance, in afflictions, hardships, calamities, beatings, imprisonments…” (the Apostle Paul: 2 Corinthians 6:4-5; ESV). The Apostle Paul was …
Why ‘sorry’ is the hardest word
When God dealt with my sins, he dropped them into the sea of his forgetfulness, and then put up a sign saying ‘No Fishing’. And there they remain, never to …
It’s the gospel of liberation, not renovation
When Jesus was 30 he went to the prison of sin, and knocked on the door. Satan opened that little window and said, “What do you want?” Jesus told him: …
Evolution – think outside the box!
Just about any TV programme featuring David Attenborough and many other series on nature are hugely popular. But in this country, they have been saturated with evolution – allowing no …
Simon of Cyrene – African hero of the Gospels
There is a man who gets the briefest of mention in three of the Gospels but who was a notable witness at the execution of Jesus and whose family were …