Content Type – Good News Unlimited: Recent Episodes
Content Type – Good News Unlimited
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What the Good News Is All About Even as a Christian, I’ve gone through different phases in my life trying to get my head around what the Good News of Christianity was all about. Is it about asking God for stuff so that he gives it to you? Is it about the church you go […]
Sharing the Gospel the Right Way Sharing the Gospel is dangerous if you’re not doing it the right way! The word “Gospel” literally means “good news.” But there are many who, when they share the gospel, are actually sharing “bad news.” It’s bad news when people try to lead others to Jesus through judgment and […]
The Chains of the Past The chains of the past can be the hardest chains to break. And the Bible, which is actually a very relevant book, talks about this. It mentions, …people… bound in chains, held fast by cords of affliction (Job 36:8.) There are many people who know that there are issues from their […]
From a Distance At face value, Bette Midler’s beautiful song “From a Distance” is a song of hope for humanity. The chorus says, God is watching us. God is watching us. God is watching us from a distance. If God is only watching us from a distance, then all the beautiful songs we might sing […]
How to Find Real Love Real love. Everyone wants it, but not many end up finding it. My life has been a journey in search of love. This is true of every person who has ever lived, regardless of gender, or when or where they lived, and even personality types. The reason why it’s so […]
Generation For Ever My son keeps calling me a “boomer,” and from his perspective, not in a flattering way. He’s actually not correct. I actually belong to Gen X. There’s a problem with all these generations, and that is no matter what generation you belong to, you’re bound to be replaced by the next one. […]
What to Remember and What to Forget I’ve got a memory that goes way back to things that happened when I was 2 or 3 years old. But I might just have trouble remembering your name! Another thing about our memories is that it’s so much easier to remember the bad stuff that’s happened to […]
The Centre is Jesus The ancient Greeks thought that the earth was stationary, and that the sun, moon, planets, and stars all revolved around the earth. Then a guy called Copernicus came up with the idea – still wrong – that the sun was the centre of the universe. Today, scientists generally consider that the […]
Your Kingdom You may think that I don’t, but I do. I play computer games. I actually like those sorts of games where I get to be the king of my own domain and I build up my kingdom. After all, if I can’t have my own kingdom in the real world, I can do […]
What Are You Worth? I don’t have a huge amount of money, and I’m not particularly good looking. Skill-wise I am more of a jack-of-all-trades rather than the master of one. So, what am I worth? Our society, with its evolutionary bias, tells us that only the material has value and the spiritual is not […]
Get Off Your Throne I work from home, and about three years ago, my family bought me a really comfy work chair for Christmas. I love my chair! I try to get up and take the dog for a walk once or twice a day, but I still spend way too much time in that […]
Encourage Someone Today! I’ve found that when someone has taken the time to give me just a simple word of encouragement, it’s made a massive difference to me. I’ve appreciated it so much! Research has actually demonstrated time and time again that you will always achieve far more through encouragement than by criticism. So why […]
Go a Little Further In 1984, I remember being glued to the television, watching one of the most incredible finishes in the history of the Olympics. It was the marathon in Los Angeles and the runner was the Swiss Gabriela Andersen-Scheiss. She’d become dehydrated, and she was twisted in pain as she entered the stadium […]
Your True Self I used to think that people saw me as friendly, kind, and helpful. Then I found out that I had what I might call, a “Resting Scary Face” and that some people were intimidated by me! How you see yourself usually isn’t the truth about who you are. It isn’t the real […]
How to Handle Unfairness When I was in year 6, our teacher Mr Meeker, used to reward good behaviour by letting students help to paint a large picture of a sailing ship. I was only ever picked once. And I loved sailing ships! I thought that was so unfair! It had such an impact that […]
How Not To Slip Up In Life I almost slipped up in life. It happened because I didn’t think that God was treating me as well as I expected. My finances were gone, and my relationships and health were looking to go the same way. So, I was upset with God. There’s actually a psalm […]
What Do You Walk Past? Have you ever walked past someone in trouble? Years ago, I did. It was someone lying by the side of the road late one evening. I justified it by assuming that he was drunk. And I’ve never felt right about that. Some years ago, Lieutenant General David Morrison of the […]
If Not Now, Then When? Are you a last-minute kind of person? Are you one of those people who think they work best under pressure? If so, then it’s possible that you’ve fallen for the great procrastination myth. The myth says that procrastination is a relatively harmless habit and that it can even be helpful. […]
You Were Made For Hard Things My daughter has a sign above her bed. It says, “I can do hard things.” And that’s an essential reminder to all of us. When I was younger, I thought that my life would continue along a simple and easy path. Boy! Was I unprepared for life! We always […]
You and Community From time to time, I come across someone who tells me that they don’t like people. You’ll never be the best version of yourself apart from community. This has nothing to do with whether you are an introvert or an extrovert. The reality is that we all need community because we all […]
Why hasn’t Jesus come back already? This really is a big question, because if there’s one thing that Jesus gave an iron-clad guarantee on, and more than once, it’s that he would come back to earth to take those who choose him as their Saviour, to be with him forever. For example, Jesus said, Do […]
What do Christians mean when they say that they’ve been saved? The reason why this is an interesting question is because people who aren’t Christians have different ideas about what it means to be “saved.” You might be surprised to know that even Christians have different things in mind when they say they’ve been saved! […]
Will artificial intelligence replace God? My son is studying to be a software engineer and he has an interested in artificial intelligence and machine learning. And recently we had a discussion about whether artificial intelligence would ever replace the need for God. I’ve since found out that a little while back, a guy called Anthony […]
Will humanity destroy itself? Since 1947, the members of the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists have maintained the doomsday clock. This clock represents the threat to humanity of a global man-made catastrophe. The Bulletin’s board monitors new scientific and technological developments that could inflict irrevocable harm to the human race. In 1947, when the doomsday clock […]
Where is the Ark of the Covenant? The only thing most people know about the Ark of the Covenant is whatever they saw in Stephen Spielberg’s 1981 film, Raiders of the Lost Ark. In this action-adventure film, Harrison Ford plays Indiana Jones, in a race against the German Nazis to find the long-lost ark of […]
Does archaeology prove the Bible? Well, let’s first understand how archaeology works. Wars, natural disasters, and the ravages of time and of humanity have erased much of the archaeological record that once existed. Even today, whole cities lie unexcavated under fields and under other cities due to lack of money and resources. Archaeology is a […]
Radio Version: To what extent should we obey the government? Well, depending on where you live, this could be just a theoretical question, or it might be a burning and intensely practical issue. I want to make it very clear that I won’t get getting into politics in any way. I just want to deal […]
Radio Version: Are there monsters in the Bible? The answer to this question is yes, there are many monsters in the Bible, but they’re not necessarily the monsters you might think. The monsters that the people in Biblical times were afraid of were mainly the ones in the natural world around them. They didn’t need […]
Radio Version: Is there a secret code to understanding the Bible? Well, this is a fascinating question. Yes, there are secrets codes embedded in the Bible, but they’re not the ones you might think. And yes, there is an ultimate code that will totally unlock the meaning of the Bible, and I’m going to tell […]
Radio Version: What does the future hold? Ha! What would you give to know what the future holds for you? I mean, we’ll all be in it… At least we hope so! Now, if we could only find someone who has been to the future, then we could ask them what the future holds, right? […]
Radio Version: What About Abortion? Christians like to characterise themselves as pro-life, and that designation is entirely true. It’s worth remembering that it’s because of Christianity’s historical emphasis on the innate and equal worth of every human life, that today we have the positive qualities in our civilisations such as human rights and equality for […]
Radio Version: What about same-sex marriage? This is one of those very controversial questions in society. The stereotypical divide is that you will usually find religious people on one side of the debate, and people who don’t believe in God on the other. But I actually want to be fair here, and, as a matter […]
Radio Version: Is there humour in the Bible? Of course, there’s humour in the Bible! The Bible was written by around 35 different people. The fact that they were inspired by God didn’t fry their brains or erase their personalities and their sense of humour. Of course, humour is a personal thing, so some Bible […]
Radio Version: What’s so special about the Christian God? People who don’t believe in any God – and that’s the majority of people in our society – tend to lump every “god” together. What I mean is that just because they reject the very idea of god, they stereotype all gods into the one single […]
Radio Version: How do you apply the Bible in the modern world? This is a huge question! Most people out there would say that you can’t because it’s irrelevant. And there have been countless of people who have been turned off the Bible by Christians themselves who haven’t know how to apply the teachings of […]
Was Jesus just a good man? Hardly anyone denies these days that Jesus existed. The evidence for the reality of Jesus is far too strong. However, one of the ways in which Jesus is marginalised in the minds of many is by the idea that Jesus was just a good man. Well, actually, they’re partially […]
Radio Version: Is being a Christian all about following rules? If you listen to a lot of the critics of the Christian faith, you’d probably think that Christianity is all about following rules. And that’s the reason why a lot of people don’t want to be Christians. Who wants to live simply being told what […]
Radio Version: What does the Bible say about sex? Surprisingly, the Bible has quite a lot to say about sex. And, perhaps even more surprisingly, the most important thing it has to say about sex is that its good. This might come as a bit of a shock to people who think that Christianity is […]
Radio Version: Is there life after death? This really is a big question, isn’t it! I don’t think there’s a person alive who hasn’t wondered about this. It is striking that throughout history, across every religion and culture, there appears to have been a strong belief in life after death in some form or another. […]
Radio Version: If Christianity is special, why is it special? Well, it’s pretty obvious that I think that Christianity has something special going for it. At the end of the day, I’m not a Christian for no reason. There are a lot of people who say that all religions are basically just the same, but […]
Radio Version: Is it true that Jesus is the only way to God? Let me answer this question like this: if what Jesus says is true, then he is. I know that’s not necessarily a popular thing to say in a pluralistic society in which the popular thing to say is that whatever you believe […]
Radio Version: Are there good reasons to go to church? For most people this isn’t a big question at all. They can’t see any reason why they should go to church at all. Some may have gone to church as kids, and grown out of it, or left because of they didn’t like what they […]
Radio Version: Do our lives really matter? Recently I was speaking to good friend, and he opened up to me and told me that he was wondering what the purpose of his life was, and whether his life really mattered. This is a question that I’ve been asked more often than you might think, in […]
Radio Version: Why are so many movie villains Christian? At the height of the Cold War back in the 1970’s and 80’s, the villains in the movies were always Russian. Things have changed today. Have you noticed how today, often the villains in Hollywood are Christians. They’re typically portrayed as people who are brainwashed fanatics. […]
Radio Version: How old is the earth really? For atheists, and also some Christians, this isn’t really a big question. They are comfortable with the view that the earth is approximately four and a half billion years old. However, many Christians still hold the traditional view that the earth is around six thousand years old. […]
Radio Version: Why aren’t we getting more miracles today? When you read the stories in the Bible, you get the impression that miracles are happening all the time. So, why don’t we see miracles now, and if you believe that we do, then why aren’t they so frequent? I think that we have a wrong […]
Radio Version: What happens to those who have never heard the Gospel? I believe that God is love. If that is so, then how can he condemn everyone who has never heard about Christianity, and who basically never had a chance. Because the reality is that there are a lot of them. Just think it […]
Radio Version: Why do bad things happen if God is good? This question assumes that God being good means that nothing negative will ever happen to us. And that assumption just doesn’t hold true. A mother can be good and create negative consequences for her child. In fact, it’s part of her being good and […]
Radio Version: Where can you find the holy grail? The so-called holy grail is the stuff of legends. Literally. It’s history’s greatest treasure hunt. King Arthur’s knights went on quest to look for it and so did Monty Python. So what is the holy grail? Well, the holy grail is meant to be a cup. […]
Radio Version: Is your brain to be trusted? That’s a surprising question isn’t it? But it’s an important question because we all really rely on our brains. We don’t usually doubt that what our brains are telling us is right? Imagine if the information you’re getting from your brain is wrong. What could you trust […]
Radio Version: Are Genesis and science compatible? Genesis is the first book of the Bible. It describes how God created everything and it’s got some pretty big miraculous happenings in it. Most people today would say “nah you can’t make Genesis agree with science” but it’s not really so simple. It depends on how you […]
Radio Version: Are miracles real or not? One of the reasons why people laugh at Christianity is the idea of miracles being real. I mean, how could the sea part and let people through on dry land? How could someone walk on water? How could water turn into wine and how could? And here’s the […]
Radio Version: Does the Big Bang prove creation false? What the Big Bang is is a model that describes how the universe expanded from an extremely hot dense early state into what we see today. It’s a bit hard to get your head around it but it wasn’t an explosion from a single point in […]
Radio Version: Does the Bible have naughty bits in it? Absolutely. There’s some very naughty bits in the Bible. Even that phrase “naughty bits” reminds us of the way that sex became a taboo subject in Christian tradition, that actually we shouldn’t call them naughty bits, because contrary to what you might think, sex isn’t […]
Radio Version: Why Is The Behaviour of Some People In The Bible So Bad? Let me be right up front here and agree that there’s some pretty bad behavior in the Bible. Now, it’s atrocious. Yes, the Bible has it all. A while ago, I watched part of a television series based on the stories […]
Radio Version: Is the New Testament untrustworthy due to it’s bias? This is actually one of the objections against the Bible that I hear the most from people who argue against Christianity. And what they’re saying is that you can’t trust what the Bible says about the life the death and the resurrection of Jesus […]
Did Jesus really rise from the dead? The entirety of the Christian faith stands or falls on the question of whether Jesus really did rise from the dead! Contrary to what you may thought before, the resurrection of Jesus is actually one of the best attested events in ancient history. Historians are like lawyers. They […]
Radio Version: Can Christians fight in war? I’ll be right up front here and tell you that there are different views within Christianity about this. Many Christians believe that you shouldn’t bear arms in war under any circumstances. That view is called pacifism and it has a very long and illustrious tradition within Christianity. Pacifists […]
Radio Version: Has Christianity oppressed women? Well, the short answer to this question, if you look back through history and even today in some ways is yes. But the longer answer, which is the more thoughtful, and accurate answer is that it’s not so simple and that Christianity has actually done far more good for […]
Radio Version: Why were many ancient Christian writings left out of the Bible? I’ve often found that people who ask why some Christian writings were left out of the Bible, they have some kind of a conspiracy theory in mind. Typically in these conspiracy theories the villain of the piece is the roman emperor Constantine […]
Radio Version: Why did Jesus have to die on a cross for God to forgive us? This is a really big question. The death of Jesus on the Cross is at the very heart of the Christian faith. And it is also the reason why some people can’t accept it. It’s because they haven’t understood […]
Radio Version: Do all religions point to the same God? It’s a common thing to say that all religions are all the same: they’re just different ways of pointing to the same god. And there are some common analogies that are used to illustrate this. One analogy is of four blind men who encounter an […]
Radio Version: Is God a narcissist? Basically, what people mean when they ask this question is, why does God ask us to praise him and worship him? It’s a question that comes logically to people who haven’t been brought up in the Judaeo-Christian tradition. And the reason is because they don’t have a concept of […]
Radio Version: Why is Jesus nicer than the God of the Old Testament? It’s not unusual for people to like the God of the New Testament much more than the God of the Old Testament. I mean, they seem so different! The God of the Old Testament goes around handing out laws and punishments, and […]
Radio Version: Has Noah’s ark been found? This is actually a really big mystery. Noah’s ark is the world’s most famous cargo ship. The Bible says God told Noah to build in order to save himself, his family, and the animals of the world during the worldwide flood that the Bible describes. At the end […]
What is human consciousness and where does it come from? You get up in the morning and look at your messy morning self in the mirror and decide that you are going to be a better human being today than you were yesterday. That’s human consciousness at work. And where it comes from is one […]
Do aliens exist? As a child, I was convinced that aliens existed. I was right into UFO’s and that kind of thing. I kept a scrapbook in which I glued articles from newspapers and magazines of supposed alien sightings. The issue of aliens in the Bible is an interesting one. On the one hand, there […]
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Radio Version: Is religion just a crutch? Yeah, I’ve heard this idea; that religion some kind of a crutch for the weak and the ignorant. This idea kind of says that people who are fearful or uneducated rely on religion to avoid facing the harsh realities of life and to avoid taking responsibility for their […]
Radio Version: Is evolution real? I realise that I’m way out on a limb here, because most people in our society would think that evolution is a proven fact of science and that it’s the reason why we’re all here. But I don’t believe that’s the case at all. Now, I can understand why we […]
Radio Version: Was Christianity based on other ancient religions? This is one of those myths that gets peddled around, usually by unqualified people who actually know little about ancient religions or about the origins of Christianity. What they say is that the accounts of Jesus recorded in the Bible are just borrowed and adapted from […]
Radio Version: Where did morality come from? Well, for me, that’s an interesting question: because as far as I can see, the atheistic, evolutionary model doesn’t seem to offer any convincing answers. The usual answer from an atheistic evolutionary point of view is that morality is just agreed guidelines for behaviour that individual communities develop […]
Radio Version: Was Jesus a real historical figure? It’s interesting that a recent survey in the United Kingdom discovered that 40% of adults don’t believe that Jesus was a real, historical figure. And the reason why this is interesting, is because qualified historians, whether Christians or atheists, almost universally agree that Jesus actually really did […]