Spiritual value and mandating what Jesus doesn’t

We are currently going through a series in Matthew’s gospel. This past Sunday, we reached a section that included Jesus eating with tax collectors and

It’s alright to prefer some books of the Bible more than others

I am, at the moment, preparing some sermons in the Gospel of Matthew. I’ll be honest, it is probably my least favourite of the four

The problem of personal, private faith and morality

If you are following the news surrounding Kate Forbes’ tilt at the SNP leadership, you will have come across a fairly common argument about faith

Dawkins rejects scientism whilst affirming it, which is as self-defeating as the position itself

There’s nothing quite like somebody managing to contradict themselves in the space of a few seconds. Here is Richard Dawkins doing just that – see

Ventilators and value

Two recent news stories caught my eye in the midst of lock down. The first, on the BBC website, was headlined: Blind ‘not vulnerable enough’

Thanks to coronavirus, experts are back in fashion. But we must choose our experts wisely

I have commented before about the fact that not all opinions carry equal weight. I said as much here, but I also made the point

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