Genesis: the real history of the universe
Today we hear a very different history of the universe to what the Bible teaches. This is called cosmic evolution – everything made itself. There was nothing and it exploded and here we all are! But it had no cause – God didn’t do it. It just happened. They believe in magic rather than miracles. Christians believe in miracles, but I don’t have enough faith to be an atheist because they believe in magic, not miracles. Miracles require a miracle worker, and they have no miracle worker. So, they have nothing becoming everything with no cause whatsoever! Has anybody seen nothing do anything? Nothing does nothing! But this is what they have to believe if they don’t want to believe in God. Atheism is rife in Australia. And the basis of it is the idea of biological evolution. Richard Dawkins said that evolution enabled him to be an intellectually fulfilled atheist. So evolution is the creation myth of the atheist. (more…)
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Be ready for whatever the world throws at you
When do you feel at your weakest and most vulnerable? Perhaps it’s when you’re experiencing financial insecurity or if a relationship isn’t going the way you hoped. Perhaps you feel weakest when you’re faced with uncertainty whether it’s uncertainty about your children, about your health, or about your future. Perhaps the everyday demands of life simply leave you exhausted and unsure how you will muster the energy to face another day. (more…)
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Where does intelligence come from?
Archaeologists have discovered ancient stone tools on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi, suggesting early humans were there more than a million years ago (assuming uniformitarian deep time). These stone artefacts and some fossils were found in sandstone sedimentary layers. And the finding was published in Nature (Hakim et al, 2025; Phiddian, 2025). (more…)
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Christianity survived persecution in Rome
The city of Rome formed at the best place where the River Tiber could be forded between the Tyrrhenian Sea and a very distant locality upstream. This was at the island of Isola Tiberina.
Rome was the capital of the Roman Empire. Romans practiced polytheism and worshipped the emperor. Because Christians, believed in one God and refused to worship Roman gods or the emperor, they were viewed as subversive and even treasonous. (more…)
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Another test series
The recent test cricket series between England and India finished in a 2—2 draw. And the next England versus Australia test series begins on 21 November 2025. A test cricket series involves up to five cricket matches, with each match lasting up to five days. Did you know that Israel went through many more tests on their exodus from Egypt in about 1450 BC? How would they respond to the challenges on their journey? Would they trust and obey God who was leading them? Or would they rebel against God and go their own way? (more…)
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When you’ve got nowhere to run
Australia is a very safe country to live in. According to the Institute for Economics and Peace 2024 report Australia ranks as the 19th safest country in the world. In such an economically, politically and environmentally stable country it’s normal to feel safe. (more…)
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Two great miracles
In Psalm 77, the writer “cried out to God for help” (v.1NIV). He was in distress (v.2) and couldn’t sleep (v.4). He could only think about his troubles. And he doubted God’s mercy and kindness (v.7-9).
But then he looked back at what God had done for Israel in the exodus from slavery in Egypt (v.10-20). And he wrote, (more…)
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The benefits of carbon dioxide and fossil fuels
Many people are ignorant of the benefits of carbon dioxide and fossil fuels.
Two physicists have issued a technical paper showing that physics demonstrates that increasing greenhouse gases cannot cause dangerous warming, extreme weather or any harm. In particular:
– More carbon dioxide will create more food, and
– Driving greenhouse gas emissions to net zero and eliminating fossil fuels will be disastrous for people worldwide. (more…)
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New US climate report
The US Department of Energy (DOE) has just published a report by the 2025 Climate Working Group. The report concludes that carbon dioxide (CO2)-induced warming appears to be less damaging economically than commonly believed, and that aggressive mitigation strategies could be more harmful than beneficial. Additionally, the report finds that US policy actions are expected to have undetectably small direct impacts on the global climate and any effects will emerge only with long delays. (more…)
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The greatest miracles of all
This blog is based on articles by Frank Turek and Duane Caldwell.
Many people find it difficult to believe that miracles are possible, particularly when they are influenced by materialism.
Number one – creation
The creation of the universe out of nothing is the greatest miracle of all. Space, time and matter had a beginning out of nothing. Nature had a beginning. (more…)
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Prophecies about Jesus: He would live in Galilee
There are many prophecies about Jesus in the Old Testament. For example, Isaiah said that honor and “a great light” would come to the region of Galilee. Galilee was part of the northern region of Israel. In Old Testament times, Israel was mainly invaded from the north because there was desert on the east and south and the Mediterranean Sea on the west. So, Galilee was targeted in many enemy attacks. (more…)
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Four lessons from the life of Joseph
I spent last week at a holiday camp for children aged 8-12 years. During this time the children learnt about four lessons from the life of Joseph, who lived about 3,700 years ago (~1680 BC). They also learnt some verses from the Bible (see Appendix). (more…)
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Because you’re worth it
The L’Oreal slogan “Because you’re worth it” spearheaded a revolution in beauty product marketing. The original line “Because I’m worth it,” spoken by a woman directly to camera in the 1971 L’Oreal tv commercial, broke the mold of women’s beauty products being about women being attractive to men. Rather, the groundbreaking commercial celebrated the woman’s perspective and experience of her hair care and self-worth without mention of a man. (more…)
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What the early church believed about Jesus
This post comes from Brian Chilton, of North Carolina, USA.
Throughout the New Testament there are early creeds and hymns that predate the New Testament itself. These texts are often called “proto-New Testament texts.” Proto-New Testament texts date back to the earliest church from those who were eyewitnesses of Jesus Himself. (more…)
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Rescued by a substitute
Sports like football and cricket have concussion substitutes. A player is replaced after they suffer concussion. Did you know that there are substitutes in the Bible? (more…)
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Terms and conditions
The terms and conditions (T&Cs) of the multinational tech company, Apple, have been the subject of controversy. The T&Cs length, complexity, and potential to be used to entrench Apple’s market power have led to serious criticism. Can we compare Apple’s T&Cs to the T&Cs God put in around the “apple” of the Garden of Eden? (more…)
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Easter didn’t end at Easter
What do you like to do on the Easter long weekend? Most of us get two extra days off giving us the opportunity to go away, spend time with friends or family, relax at home or do something a little different to our normal weekends. Our family tradition is to spend the weekend in the beautiful autumnal Blue Mountains of New South Wales, staying with friends, eating, drinking and playing together. (more…)
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Is the Torah fact or fiction?
Were the ancient Israelites ever really slaves in Egypt? Did the Exodus really happen? Was the Torah (see Appendix) written by Moses in the mid second millennium BC, or by Jews about 1,000 years later? Is it fact or fiction?
In this post, the content of the Torah is examined to see how it matches with the existing archaeological record to help throw light on its origin. When was the Torah written? (more…)
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God’s power, justice and mercy in Egypt
Last Sunday Tim Tszyu beat Joey Spencer in a super welterweight boxing match at Newcastle in Australia.
Thousands of New South Wales doctors went on strike last week in a dispute with the state government over pay and staffing levels. The doctors’ union is seeking a pay increase of up to 30%.
And in the Australian Federal election on 3 May we have Albanese versus Dutton.
Confrontation happens everywhere. Today we are looking at a confrontation that happened in Egypt about 3,470 years ago. (more…)
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The paradox of the cross
What does the death penalty have to do with love? The crucifix was a brutal means of capital punishment in the ancient Roman empire. Death by crucifixion could take between 6 hours and 4 days resulting from excessive bleeding, dehydration or progressive suffocation. It was an extremely painful and shameful way to die, inflicted upon those considered repugnant. And yet today we hang pretty crosses from our ears and necks, tattoo them into our skin, hang them on our walls – bejeweled, ornamental, celebrated. (more…)
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Ten cases of theophany in the Bible
The word theophany is a combination of two Greek words, meaning “God” and “appearance”. A theophany is an appearance of God. More precisely, it is a visible display to human beings that expresses the presence and character of God. (more…)
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In the Bible, what does “a land flowing with milk and honey” mean?
God promised to rescue the Israelites from slavery in Egypt and bring them into Canaan, “a land flowing with milk and honey” (Ex. 3:8NIV). He also called it “a good and spacious land”. According to the NET Bible, this means that it was good (in terms of quality) and spacious (in terms of size). Also see the Appendices. (more…)
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God knows each star by name
Have you seen those images comparing the size of the earth to the sun and then comparing the sun to other supergiant stars? The size of our galaxy, the size of the universe is beyond human comprehension. In comparison, we, our lives, our whole world, are minuscule… tiny, microscopic specks floating in infinity. It’s the kind of stuff that may bring on an existential crisis. But the Bible makes a different point. (more…)
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Buffer zones in Exodus
In urban planning, a buffer zone is an area that separates different land uses to reduce conflicts and negative impacts between them. Like between houses and noisy motorways or houses and smelly industries. Or it can be protective like the demilitarized zone between North and South Korea. Did you know about the buffer zones in the book of Exodus? (more…)
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