All apologetics articles
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ArticleWhy does God allow pain and suffering? A series on the most googled questions
In the third article of this seven-part series, Bruce Miller and Ruth Jackson explore this challenging question, drawing on wisdom from faith leaders and the Christian belief in a God who suffers with us.
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ArticleDoes life have a purpose? Answers to the seven most googled questions about God
From CS Lewis to everyday heroes, Premier Unbelievable explores where true meaning and purpose are found. Pastor Bruce Miller and others reflect on the surprising lessons of Ecclesiastes, challenging us to look beyond life “under the sun” for deeper significance.
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ArticleThe most googled questions about God?
Many people today are exploring Christianity through the internet, in the plethora of online resources about the faith that exist today. So what are they asking?
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ArticleIs there a God? Finding answers to the most googled questions
Far from being just “blind faith”, there are many rational and intellectual reasons to believe in the existence of God and the truth of Christian claims. Premier Unbelievable takes a quick tour through the archives to unearth some of the key arguments
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ArticleDeath Doesn’t Win - The Profound Hope of Holy Week
For 2,000 years, Christians have marked Holy Week as the most sacred stretch of time in the calendar - a journey from celebration to sorrow to resurrection.
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ArticleA God that Cannot Not Exist? The Ontological Argument
Author Joel Furches explores one of the least understood and most overlooked rational arguments for God, and addresses its objections
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ArticleDo Christian believers in evolution miss the most important arguments?
Erik Strandness reflects on a debate between a Christian evolutionist and an atheist, and wishes some more intelligent designs were acknowledged
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ArticleThe deceptive simplicity of William Lane Craig’s Kalam Cosmological Argument
Philosophical reflection on infinity leads to inevitable conclusions about the nature of reality and the existence of a powerful personal creator
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ArticleDawkins the Apologist
Erik Strandness shares his reflections on the failures of ‘New Atheism’ and how the movement inspired many to return to the faith
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ArticleRepeated failing a polygraph test led a physics academic to God
In this discussion on whether there is conflict between religion and science, both parties are most interested in moral debates
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ShowsGod vs Science Debate with Peter Atkins and Keith Fox
Ruth Jackson returned to school to host this lively debate between Peter Atkins, renowned atheist and scientist, and Keith Fox, Christian biologist and theologian. In front of a live young audience, they explore one of the most profound questions: Is religion, just wishful thinking? Atkins and Fox tackle the big questions at the intersection of science, faith, and ethics, including: Are we just matter? Can science explain everything, or are there questions beyond its scope? Will further advancements in technology—like space exploration, genetic modification, and AI override any need or belief in God? From the accusation of “playing God” in genetic engineering to the nature of consciousness in artificial intelligence, this conversation challenges assumptions about what it means to be human and the role of faith in a scientific world.
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ShowsEarthquakes and cancer: Why is God’s good world so full of suffering? with Sharon Dirckx
Christians normally explain away human-caused suffering by pointing to God giving us free will, and our sinful natures using that to harm ourselves and each other. But what about all the things entirely out of our control which cause so much sadness, from natural disasters to genetic diseases?
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ArticleChristopher Hitchens was a ‘heretic’ of the New Atheist cause
Contrary to perception and to the opinions of many of his fellow atheists, the late writer perceived aspects of religion to be positive and did not want it to be eradicated – just sidelined
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ArticleThree surprising suggestions for fruitful evangelism
What is evangelism, and how it can be fruitful? Pastor Marc Lambert explores three unusual tips for how to share your faith more effectively
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ArticleIs happiness enough, or do we seek purpose and fulfilment?
Why suffering, instead of being a reason to turn us away from God, can be the way that we find him
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ArticleDoes believing that all will be saved ignore the fundamental reality of sin?
Apologist Erik Strandness ponders on an important topic that can be ignored in the debate over ‘universalism’ – what we are to be saved from - the reality of sin and Jesus’s central role in its defeat
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ArticleFrom meaningless atheism to the satisfying answers of faith: the story of Christine Mooney-Flynn
A former atheist finds God at the end of a long spiritual quest through nihilism and despair
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ArticleChristianity does not hold back technological progress: it inspires it
The Bible is a book written by ignorant “Bronze Age goat herders,” according to many internet atheists across the world.
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ArticleHow the Universe Points to God: a summary of two cosmological arguments
Apologist Clinton Wilcox explores two fascinating rational justifications for believing in God that use the science and philosophy of the Universe
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ArticleA Christian explanation for Natural Evil from the Dirckx vs Woodford debates
An apologetic for natural disasters using the Genesis creation story
