The Nativity We are all familiar with the Nativity scenes that so many churches and homes put on public display during the Christmas season. These typically include a stable and manger, in which the baby Jesus lies, surrounded by Joseph and Mary, together with the three Maji, angels, shepherds,...

In many places in the bible it is indicated that Heaven is ‘above the Earth’, that God looks ‘down’ upon us, and of course Jesus ‘rose’ to Heaven after his resurrection, so it is obviously somewhere in outer space, although so far our explorations have not found it.  But it...

Let’s assume, for the sake of argument that The Flood happens, exactly as described in Genesis, Chapters 6, 7 & 8, and breeding pairs of every animal have been safely returned to their homelands. Perhaps, given time, the pairs of giraffes, elands, zebras, wildebeests, etc., would reproduce and repopulate...

There have been literally thousands of religions in the history of the human race.  Until the coming of the three Abrahamic religions – Judaism, Christianity and Islam, all religions were pantheistic, each god with a different area of responsibility.  The concept of a single all-powerful god responsible for everything...

What shape is the world in today?  If you are religious, you probably feel that your god will ensure that everything turns out for the best, and that in any case,we have little control over events. And of course many Christians believe we are living in the end times,...