by Ian Denness | Oct 2, 2022 | Forgiveness, Hope, Identity, Life, Meaning in life, Secular
God has given us so much! Many couldn’t think of anything… A few said, “Not much!” What about sunsets, sunrises, flowers, life itself, love and friendships, as well as hope! Certainly our own human weaknesses can destroy much happiness. There...
by Ian Denness | Apr 24, 2022 | Identity, Jesus, Moral Relativism, Progressive, Secular, Uncategorized, Wokism
Depends on what YOU mean by woke… It really did on the day! Those who thought that being woke was simply to be someone who rose up against racism and abuses of power in society usually voted “Yes!”. Jesus was certainly against racism, saying that he...
by Ian Denness | Apr 11, 2022 | Bible, Choice, Identity, Individualism, Pleasure, Progressive, Secular, Selfism
Self-absorption or self-sacrifice? Another way of putting it – serving self only, versus serving others? If we are self-absorbed, do we recognize it? Self-absorption is only concerned with self, and the importance of self. If we are self-sacrificing, do we...
by Ian Denness | Oct 4, 2021 | Atheism, Bible, Identity, Religion, Sexuality
Our culture has elevated sex Sex is great, and such a gift to us! In its rightful place… We all know that it also can devastate in the wrong circumstances. Coercion, trafficking, rape for a start… What about sexual faithfulness? Is that higher or lower in...
by Ian Denness | Sep 17, 2021 | Choice, Identity, Life, Morality, Reasoning, Secular Atheism, Selfism
‘Pro-Choice or Pro-Life? Does being pro-life mean that society is more civilised, or does being pro-choice mean that? You can see from the blackboard result opposite that the majority of respondents in the market thought the latter. I do find that difficult to...
by Ian Denness | Sep 1, 2021 | Atheism, Choice, God, Identity, Sexual identity, Sexuality
What should trump everything else? We all make priorities in our lives. Instinctively, we choose what is most important and what is less, and then seek to live with as little inconsistency as possible. Would life, or love, faithfulness, choice, God, Atheism, or...
