Tag Archives: God

Our Problem: To Explain the Human Condition

Genesis 3 tells how humans first entered into what I’m calling our problem. Some people find the story there hard to believe on account of the talking serpent and the seemingly magical fruit. We’ll come back to that. For now I want to show what it is in Genesis 3 that makes more sense than …

January 31, 2012 – 5:50 am | By Tom Gilson | Posted in Bible, The Faith, Worldviews | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Comments (28)

Creation: The Glory!

“The heavens declare the glory of God,” says Psalm 19:1, “and the sky above proclaims his handiwork.” I’m not sure my son at 20 years of age has ever really seen the night sky at its best, in good conditions and far from city lights. His younger sister probably has, from a mountain conference center …

January 19, 2012 – 5:16 pm | By Tom Gilson | Posted in The Faith, Worldviews | Tagged , , , , , , , | Comments (16)

Creation Out of Nothing

God’s work in this world is marked by at least ten crucial turning points, sovereign acts of God that make all the difference for you and for me. The creation of the universe The creation of man and woman in God’s image The Fall God’s calling of a people for himself God’s ongoing self-revelation The …

January 16, 2012 – 3:44 pm | By Tom Gilson | Posted in Bible, Origins and Science, Religions, Worldviews | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , | Comments (6)

Sam Harris and Lawrence Krauss Talk About Nothing, and Make About That Much Sense

Lawrence Krauss says to Sam Harris, Indeed, the question, “Why is there something rather than nothing?” which forms the subtitle of the book [his recent A Universe From Nothing], is often used by the faithful as an unassailable argument that requires the existence of God, because of the famous claim, “out of nothing, nothing comes.” …

January 13, 2012 – 12:13 pm | By Tom Gilson | Posted in New Atheism, Origins and Science | Tagged , , , , , , , | Comments (5)

On the Passing of Christopher Hitchens

He was an ardent opponent of Christianity, but I will miss him. I sat in the front row for his debate with Dinesh D’Souza in Charlotte, NC last year (or was it in 2009?). Hitchens spoke first. It may have been the only time he had D’Souza completely flat-footed and unable to disagree with him. …

December 16, 2011 – 9:36 am | By Tom Gilson | Posted in New Atheism | Tagged , , | Comments (15)

The Dangerous Prayer: Praying While Sinning

Temptation begins with, “I want to …” The second step is, “I shouldn’t …” The third step is “But I really do want to …” The fourth step is what determines the direction of my life, and it’s the great difference between Christianity and every other way of living. Every religion and every secular system …

September 30, 2011 – 9:13 am | By Tom Gilson | Posted in Bible, Life and Choices, The Faith | Tagged , , , , , , | Comments (11)

“God Behaving Badly” by David T. Lamb

This entry is part 6 of 6 in the series God and Genocide

Book Review God Behaving Badly: Is the God of the Old Testament Angry, Sexist and Racist? by David T. Lamb “How does one reconcile the loving God of the Old Testament with the harsh God of the New Testament?” Say what? You read it right. That’s exactly how David Lamb opens God Behaving Badly. A few …

July 24, 2011 – 8:19 am | By Tom Gilson | Posted in Bible, Ethics | Tagged , , , , , , | Comments (9)

Homosexual Activism: Truth or Confrontations

An AP article run in multiple news sources yesterday says “Some Gay-Rights Foes Claim They Now Are Bullied.” It begins, As the gay-rights movement advances, there is increasing evidence of an intriguing role reversal: Today, it is the conservative opponents of that movement who seem eager to depict themselves as victims of intolerance. To them, …

June 13, 2011 – 11:46 am | By Tom Gilson | Posted in Life and Choices | Tagged , , , , | Comments (90)

To Turn Down the Noise and Hear Truth

doctor(logic), you say, It’s possible for a god to exist and to hide himself so that no rational being will believe in his existence. It’s also possible for a god to leave plenty of evidence for his existence, so that rational minds will believe he exists. Human minds are noisy. We have biases. In order …

May 11, 2011 – 8:40 pm | By Tom Gilson | Posted in Knowing God | Tagged , , | Comments (30)

Has Science Disproved Christianity?

A talk delivered on February 23, 2011: “Has Science Disproved Christianity?” I look at four common objections that some atheists/skeptics tell us “science” makes against Christianity, and show that either they do not come from science at all, or else they misunderstand Christianity. This is a non-technical talk for general audiences, loosely based on a …

March 2, 2011 – 6:00 am | By Tom Gilson | Posted in Origins and Science | Tagged , , , , , , | Comments (2)