How to shine with the glory of God

How to shine with the glory of God

Last week’s sermon looked at how being made in the image of God means humans share some of God’s glory.  If an image is designed to reflect or represent something/someone, then humans are designed to reflect God’s glory. This does not mean humans can create our own...
The Glory of God

The Glory of God

Last week we kicked off our Term 1 sermon series on what scholars calls ‘Primaeval History’; Gen 1-11.  While this is a source of much debate between Christianity and science, Christians should not be afraid of this.  To begin with, science is ‘not an exact science’. ...
Why I’m a Christian – Part IV

Why I’m a Christian – Part IV

As we kicked off 2023, I decided to discuss in our Newssheet the reasons why I’m a Christian.  For a belief system to be convincing, it must be (i) logically consistent, (ii) empirically verifiable, and (iii) existentially (experientially) relevant. So far I’ve...
Why I’m a Christian – Part III

Why I’m a Christian – Part III

Over January I’ve been outlining in the newssheet why I’m a Christian.  Step 1 is believing in the existence of a God, rather than holding to metaphysical absurdity (i.e. the Big Bang come from nothing).  Step 2 is knowing my Sin will one day demand an accounting from...
Why I’m a Christian – Part II

Why I’m a Christian – Part II

In last week’s newssheet I started outlining why I’m a Christian, beginning with how atheism requires a person to suspend reality.  Using the Kalam Cosmological argument, I explained that to believe the universe burst into existence (i.e. the Big Bang) out of nothing...
Why I’m a Christian – Part I

Why I’m a Christian – Part I

Over January I thought I’d spend a few weeks in the newssheet reflecting on why I’m a Christian.  Step 1 to being a Christian is of course to believe in a God.  The reason I’m a theist is because as far as I can see, atheism requires adherents to suspend reality.  Let...