God: new evidence

There are two great intellectual challenges to Christian faith in our times: one is the challenge of postmodernism and the idea that what's true for you need not be true for me too. The other is the modernist challenge from Richard Dawkins and the 'new atheists.'

Focus has now released a major apologetics resource responding to the claims of the new atheists.

Dawkins claims that God is a delusion and that religious faith is evil. But what if the scientific evidence itself is telling a different story? Over the past fifty years scientists have uncovered a series of amazing facts which show that the creation is an extremely unlikely place, fine-tuned in specific ways that make human life possible. It shows all the signs that it has been purposefully designed as a place for us to live. ‘GOD: new evidence’ is a series of videos about these remarkable discoveries that point us towards the Creator.

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'Seize the Day' podcast #13 - March 2010: Elaine Storkey, President of Tearfund, talks about what the church in the west can learn from the church in developing countries. (11 mins)

They got all this money which they'd been tithing and saving for the roof, but they were surrounded by HIV-Aids orphans and HIV-Aids widows who'd got no livelihood or anything, and he just felt that God was saying, 'put that money in their direction, not on the church roof.' He took it to the church meeting, and they weren't at all keen on this. He said 'I'll abide by the church's decision, but give it a week to think about.' The whole church prayed for a week, and at the end of the week they said, 'we won't put a roof on our church. We'll actually put this money into the community, to bless these Aids orphans.'

In this podcast, we're talking to Elaine Storkey, President of Tearfund, about what the church in the west can learn from the church in developing countries.

Slipstream February 2010 - Biblefresh

Biblefresh describes itself as:

'... a partnership of over fifty agencies, festivals, colleges and denominations who are joining forces to help you grow in appetite and confidence in the scriptures during the year 2011, to coincide with the 400th anniversary celebration of the King James version of the Bible. Biblefresh offers a whole host of ideas and resources to inspire and equip you, your church and your community to read, study, meditate, listen, learn and live the Bible.'

In spring 2010, there is a series of launch events around the country. For more information, visit www.biblefresh.com

The Slipstream resources for February are all about the Bible, re-envisioning the church, and the place of preaching. Featuring Tom Wright, Bishop of Durham, Krish Kandiah, Director for Churches in Mission at the Evangelical Alliance, David Jackman and Vaughan Roberts, Rector of St. Ebbe's Oxford, and President of the Proclamation Trust.