Faith and reason

Last week I came across an address I gave in March 2004, exactly 20 years ago. In that address I reflected on the killing that week of the then leader of Hamas, Sheikh Ahmed Yassin.

Graham Redding explores the question of whether God takes sides in military conflicts.

Rev Ed Masters shares his visions of what life in New Zealand could be.

In politics, as in all else, we are all in this together Paul Trebilco writes.

Jesus Christ knew who was in charge, Stu Crossan writes.

Driving out darkness could be as simple as asking a question, Richard Dawson writes.

Is the human brain a learning machine, a complex information-processing device, or something else Andrew Shepherd asks.

I find the existence of cults, especially formal cults of the Christian variety, to be a fascinatingly disturbing social phenomenon.

In the lead-up to Sunday, May 14th, it would be hard to miss all of the advertisements for flowers, chocolates and spa treatments.

In the lead-up to Sunday, May 14th, it would be hard to miss all of the advertisements for flowers, chocolates and spa treatments.

I phone a prominent company with what appeared to me to be a relatively simple request. Twenty-five minutes later I have hung up, hot, bothered and angry.

Let the Lord grant us patience, writes Chris Gousmett.