In this talk, I ask the question – What difference does it make if the Bible teaches we are physical creatures, rather than dual body-soul beings? How does that impact on  anything else we believe as Christians? From gender identity to mental health more generally, to salvation, the way we view human nature has a … Continue reading Episode 056: Material Salvation

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Episode 056: Material Salvation

Earlier this year, the Synod of the Anglican Church in New Zealand and Polynesia made the decision to allow the blessing of same-sex relationships alongside marriages (but not to perform same-sex weddings, because they aren’t marriages – yes, it’s a confusing position). The Sunday after this decision was made, it was my turn to preach. … Continue reading Episode 055: The Direction of Change

Episode 055: The Direction of Change

Here’s a talk I had the pleasure of giving at Mardon Road Church in Hamilton, in December 2017. Do you really need a sermon to convince you that being alive is being better than dead? Well if you weren’t sure, hopefully I can talk you around!      

Episode 054: Life is Good!

If you hold a materialist view of human nature, can you still hold an orthodox view of Jesus as God incarnate?

Episode 053: The Mortal God – Materialism and Christology

The traditional doctrine of hell is surely a major liability in the task of Christian apologetics. Isn’t it?

Episode 052: Hell as an Apologetics Concern

Episode 051: Good Friday 2014

Episode 050: So what?

If there are good reasons to believe, then why does the Christian faith have some really vehement detractors?

Episode 049: Why don’t more people believe?

Do moral truths point to the existence of God?

Episode 048: The moral argument for God

Episode 047: The battle of the mind – faith and reason

What do we mean when we say that God is good? If I'm right, we shouldn't mean that God is morally good.

Episode 046: The Non-moral Goodness of God

According to Stephen Law's "Evil God Challenge," the evidence for an evil god is no worse than the evidence for a good God, so we should reject both.

Episode 045: What if God Were Really Bad?

Is faith just the vice of believing things with no good reason?

Episode 044: What is Faith?

An addendum to the series on mind and body, this episode looks at the hylemorphic view of Aristotle and Aquinas.

Episode 043: In Search of the Soul Revisited – Aristotle and Aquinas

Dr Peoples explains the "minimal facts" approach to defending the historicity of the resurrection of Jesus of Nazareth.

Episode 042: The Minimal Facts Approach to the Resurrection

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