Our culture encourages us to try to find ultimate happiness in things like food, sex, success, career or performance. But can those things really satisfy us?
Tag: Short Answers
Why are Humans so Curious? | Andy Bannister
From space travel to mountain exploration, human beings are inexhaustibly curious. But why? If we are just another animal, why do we put so much time and energy and resources into not merely survival and reproduction, but pursuing knowledge, adventure, and exploration?
Is Christianity Bad for the Environment? | Andy Bannister
Are Christians so focused on heaven they don't care about the earth? In a culture ever more concerned with environmental issues, Christians are often portrayed as unconcerned — or worse, even hostile to the natural world. But what does the gospel really have to say about the environment?
Are There Two Contradictory Views of God in the Bible? | Jonny Somerville
"The God of the Old Testament is a god of wrath and judgement; the God of the New Testament is a god of love and forgiveness!" How should Christians respond to those who claim that there are two utterly irreconcilable pictures of God in the Bible?
Are Christians Intolerant? | Andy Bannister
"How could a loving God send somebody to hell?" The latest SHORT/ANSWERS film tackles this common question—and in the process uncovers some surprising things about God, judgement, and love.
Why would a loving God send people to hell? | Andy Bannister
"How could a loving God send somebody to hell?" The latest SHORT/ANSWERS film tackles this common question—and in the process uncovers some surprising things about God, judgement, and love.
Do Christians need to be 100% certain? | Jonny Somerville
What should we do with doubts and questions? Can you have doubts and still be a Christian? Do Christians think they have all the answers? Jonny Somerville looks at doubt, certainty, faith and God, in our latest Short Answers.
What would Jesus say to Boris Johnson?
Our culture is ever more divided into warring factions, online flame wars, and mud flinging on all sides: so what does the gospel have to say to the messy world of politics? The latest SHORT/ANSWERS film tackles this timely question by asking what would Jesus say to the new British Prime Minister, Boris Johnson?
Is Christianity a psychological crutch?
Is Christianity just a psychological crutch for those too weak to deal with the difficulties of life? In this SHORT ANSWERS video, Andy Bannister tackles a common atheist accusation aimed at Christians ... and discovers that maybe it's atheism that actually has the biggest weakness in this area instead.
What happens when we die?
What happens when we die? Are we just worm food? Are our atoms just scattered to the four winds? And doesn't the same fate, on atheism, await all of humanity—in which case, what difference does it make how we live now?