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Technology Addiction

28 November 2012

There are a number of problems associated with technology addiction: 1. Chronic Multitasking: An experiment at Stanford University revealed that heavy…

Grin and Bear It

21 November 2012

The saying originates from the 1700s and began as an expression used by sailors after a long spell of bad…

Does God Really Exist?

14 November 2012

Ah, the eternal question – Is there a God or isn’t there? And, if there is, how do we know…

Storm caused by gays

31 October 2012

As I write this blog on Wednesday 31st October 2012, Hurricane Sandy (dubbed “Frankenstorm”) has smashed into the American northeast,…

Sexual abuse by Catholic priests

23 October 2012

With this in mind, in research that Bayside Church conducted last year, one of the “words” that we asked people…

Religion: True or False

10 October 2012

Interestingly, those that were in the church saw it as only negative: “dead, repetition, ritual, legalistic, boring, tradition and rules”…

Born Again – What’s that About?

19 September 2012

“Born again!” It’s a familiar term that’s been done to death in recent times.  If you google it you come…

Discerning as Mud

5 September 2012

One "friend" didn't agree with me quoting a "secular" source and wrote, "Rob Buckingham, you have all the discernment of…

Gluttony: Our favorite sin

14 August 2012

One of these is gluttony and it’s rampant amongst Christians.  A few years ago, Christie and I were in Queensland…

Another Hit For Religious Education

1 August 2012

I can’t speak for every teacher of CRE but I know that in my six years of teaching I found…

People Before Theology

25 July 2012

But the purpose of theology is not just knowing about God and truth but knowing how God feels about and…

Born Believers

28 June 2012

According to Dr Olivera Petrovich, an expert in psychology of religion, “Infants are hardwired to believe in God, and atheism…

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