tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post560888805698838400..comments2023-11-03T11:37:04.473+00:00Comments on nothing new under the sun: Three questions to ask an atheistbyron smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17938334606675769903noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-84632109910074739342009-04-25T13:24:00.000+01:002009-04-25T13:24:00.000+01:00Hi Lisa, great to hear from you!
I remember heari...Hi Lisa, great to hear from you!<br /><br />I remember hearing what the questions were, but can't remember them now. You could ask <A HREF="http://mhpaget.blogspot.com/" REL="nofollow">Mike</A>, he would probably remember.byron smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17938334606675769903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-85443886752116278392009-04-24T21:43:00.000+01:002009-04-24T21:43:00.000+01:00So what were the final 3 questions he asked? And w...So what were the final 3 questions he asked? And what did the atheist ask? Would be interesting to know what they thought were the most important issues!Lisa Foremannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-45442726750296172322008-10-21T16:05:00.000+01:002008-10-21T16:05:00.000+01:00Great questions everyone. Bruce, not sure whether ...Great questions everyone. Bruce, not sure whether yours is a question for Mike to ask the atheist or vice versa... ;-)<BR/>Seriously, though, I think the idea behind having an executive pastor is to allow larger staff teams to distinguish between the staff team leader and the senior minister. The former is an executive pastor (rather than someone who ministers to CEOs, aka "eye-of-the-needle byron smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17938334606675769903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-77629622635538191172008-10-21T13:15:00.000+01:002008-10-21T13:15:00.000+01:00Without meaning any offence to your colleague: wha...Without meaning any offence to your colleague: what exactly is an "Executive Pastor"?Bruce Yabsleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10091471695711534450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-41541826964198648842008-10-17T11:47:00.000+01:002008-10-17T11:47:00.000+01:00For natural beauty I praise God: what is the athei...For natural beauty I praise God: what is the atheist's response to the beauty of nature? Do you enjoy it? Does that enjoyment have any meaning?Joelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09533401296012066437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-17081065082698019982008-10-16T20:33:00.000+01:002008-10-16T20:33:00.000+01:00Hmm.. sounds like a good idea, this three-question...Hmm.. sounds like a good idea, this three-questions thing. I think I'd ask: "What do you make of Jesus?"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-90478940824232213062008-10-16T02:31:00.000+01:002008-10-16T02:31:00.000+01:00"What do you see as the main difference between us..."What do you see as the main difference between us?"Drewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03148452877425621293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-61173358526113857632008-10-15T21:18:00.000+01:002008-10-15T21:18:00.000+01:00Mike Reeves, Theological Advisor to UCCF, is fond ...Mike Reeves, Theological Advisor to UCCF, is fond of asking this question: "Which god don't you believe in?" The follow up is that whatever god the atheist describes you say 'I don't believe in that god either - I believe in the God of the cross...'Glenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13444950640461687026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-75887819394909383602008-10-15T17:21:00.000+01:002008-10-15T17:21:00.000+01:00My main objection to atheism is practical.It seems...My main objection to atheism is practical.It seems to me that people simply don't live as if there is no God even if they don't believe in God. That is to say, people live life as if their life were more than simply material As if their love were more than something chemically derived. What then does something like love mean in an atheistic paradigm and how do YOU live that out?Name[d]https://www.blogger.com/profile/01310533185114764357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-6878569554632749752008-10-15T13:44:00.000+01:002008-10-15T13:44:00.000+01:00I like the question "Why do you care what I think?...I like the question "Why do you care what I think?" <BR/><BR/>We're hoping to convert atheists, and have a self-consistent reason to do so; I'm always interested in whether an atheist can provide a similar one. <BR/><BR/>It's hard, because they probably don't want to call you nasty things to your face. And stereotypes so often break down when applied to an individual.Anthony Douglashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16277745466192451883noreply@blogger.com