As many of you know I have been through a rather “turbulent” mental health journey over the last decade. I’m actually doing pretty well at
Divine Conservation and Occasionalism
In my book entitled Ultimate Truth: God Beyond Religion I included a chapter called ‘God in Inanimate Objects’ (you can read it here) which argues that
Jerry Bridges and God’s Sovereignty
Jerry Bridges is fast becoming one of my favourite Christian authors. In recent weeks I have read two books by Bridges on Christian living, entitled
Compatibilism
Today I want to look at the idea of compatibilism as discussed by the theologian D. A. Carson in a book called Still Sovereign. The book
Tony the Alcoholic (a case study)
Consider this scenario, if you will. An alcoholic is in court owing to a drunken rampage he went on where he threw a dustbin into
God’s Sovereignty in Scripture
For some time now I have been arguing that God is in control of all activity in existence, both on the human level and in
The Most Serious of Games
I am acutely aware of the seriousness of faith. The major Abrahamic religions (Judaism, Christianity, and Islam) are all concerned with salvation, and how we
Living with the Question
Anyone who has read my blog in any depth will recognise that there are two important components to my beliefs about God and the world.
There is no Enlightenment
Many people throughout the world are on an earnest search for spiritual enlightenment. I myself spent many years obsessed with the idea that I might
Shaking with Ratu
What follows is an extract from the opening of The Philosophy of a Mad Man by Steven Colborne… On my hands and knees, leaning over
