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When churches stopped meeting together and resorted to online services as a result of the pandemic, I couldn't have been more relieved. I now had a very feasible reason for not going to church and better yet, I could do it free from the worry that I would be setting a bad example for my kids. Truth told, I hadn't had a truly enriching church experience in over 10 years, at home and abroad. It was clear it wasn't a denominational issue, a cultural or even leadership problem, because since I have been saved, I have attended a variety of churches in a number of countries and I found they all had things in common. I'm not talking about the pillars of the faith, I'm talking about the format of the service, the programs and 'kids work'. It seems no matter what church you attend, or…

Jesus is Lord! Christians are right to believe that the New Testament tells us the truth about Jesus. But what do we say to those who doubt it? There are plenty of skeptics who will claim that the original NT writings have been tampered with to fit church orthodoxy, that rival claims about Jesus were simply suppressed, and that the divine view of Jesus that we now take for granted was a late invention, instigated by Constantine and the Council of Nicea in AD325.

When faced with this kind of skepticism, we can look at the contemporary records that exist from outside of the New Testament - and here's what we find.

- the earliest Christian apology affirms Jesus as Messiah, the Son of God;

One of the most frequently asked questions on the internet is ‘What is the meaning of life’. This probably relates to the significance of human life or perhaps the existence of human life in general. This type of question can be expressed in various other forms such as ‘Why are we here’, or ‘Does life have a meaning or purpose?’.

The many answers that people have put forward to these questions often depend on the different cultures and ideologies of the respondent. The answers put forward can be put into various categories including philosophy, science, theology or even metaphysics. There has always been tremendous speculation about ‘the meaning of life’ type questions with a wide variety of opinions expressed by many different people.

As we approach these big questions our thoughts turn towards various issues including existence, social relationships, consciousness, and how to be happy. Our thinking then turns towards…