He opened the letter, somewhat gingerly, and unfolded the pristine paper. Gazing at the hand-written text, so unusual and almost unfamiliar in the digital age, he knew already that this would be a letter from a concerned Christian. The words were well meant, as ever they were from the person in question, but they did … Read More →
Tag Archives: Faith
A ‘Simple’ Faith?
If there is one phrase which is bound to get me irritated on the spot it’s someone saying that all they want is a ‘simple’ faith. This phrase is usually said to me in the context of a discussion on some quite basic theology… and I do mean quite basic: we’re not talking about anything … Read More →
Test of Faith: Does Science Threaten Belief In God?
This article reviews the documentary DVD Test of Faith, produced by The Faraday Institute. It comes in the light of my previous articles on ‘Science and Religion‘. While I am usually highly suspicious of Christian-produced films, and the marketing into churches of courses relating to films and books, this one has caught my eye for … Read More →
Why I Fell Out With Christianity
This post follows hot on the heels of the last, The One Year Hurrah! It’s a quite moving piece from one of our readers, @MarcGeorge from Twitter. Marc commented that one thing he likes about CoolRel is… “the humanity and pants around the ankles exposure (so-to-speak) approach to exploring faith and Christianity in relation to … Read More →