Can't you tell?
"For since the creation of the world God's invisible qualities--his eternal power and divine nature--have been clearly seen, being...
(Self)made?
"God saw all that he had made, and it was very good." Genesis 1.31 The "argument from design" holds that creation is so replete with...
Prime mover
"Now the earth was formless and empty, darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was hovering over the waters."...
Does God even exist?
"Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made." John 1.3 It is all very well to ponder the nature of...
Get me out of here!
"For as the Father has life in himself, so he has granted the Son also to have life in himself." John 5.26 Many people crave "a simple...
A contradiction in terms?
"Such knowledge is too wonderful for me, too lofty for me to attain." Psalm 139.6 Sometimes trying to conceive of God is like looking...
Holy ground
"I am who I am" Exodus 3.14 I trained for ministry at St Mary's College in St Andrews where Professor Bill Shaw was Principal. One of the...
The problem of evil
"This far you may come and no farther; here is where your proud waves halt..." Job 38.11 How can a thoroughly good and all-powerful God...
Miracle or make-believe?
"Jesus did many other things as well. If every one of them were written down, I suppose that even the whole world would not have room for...
Explaining away
"Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made." John 1.3 We used to have it all sewn up: God was in...