by Mark Farnham | Nov 25, 2020 | Apologetics, Culture, History, Philosophy
Moments before his seemingly impregnable fortress is overrun by dark forces, Theoden, King of Rohan, in shock at the brutality and swift advance of the enemy, murmurs to himself, “Where is the horse and the rider? Where is the horn that was blowing? They have passed...
by Mark Farnham | Dec 22, 2017 | Philosophy
Let us see what the religion of the present with its more realistic conception of life has to say about salvation. I have written in the book as follows: “Only that soul is saved which is worth saving, and the being worth saving is its salvation. Salvation is no...
by Mark Farnham | Oct 3, 2016 | Culture, Ethics, Philosophy
“What’s going on in a world where, when children are married off as brides, conscripted as soldiers or forced to work in sweatshops, we rise in condemnation. Yet those who beat their breasts about such violations of human dignity advocate as rights unrestricted...
by Mark Farnham | Jul 22, 2016 | Apologetics, Philosophy, Theology
A Christian Answer to the Problem of Evil and Suffering The Christian answer to the problem of evil and suffering begins with God himself. When we have a proper view of God, the apparent problems begin to melt away. God’s Nature First, God is the standard for his...
by Mark Farnham | Jul 14, 2016 | Apologetics, Philosophy
The Problem Stated Those who see an irreconcilable conflict between an all-powerful, all-loving God and evil and suffering in the world do so with several arguments. Some ask the thought-provoking question, “Couldn’t God have made a world in which evil and suffering...
by Mark Farnham | Jun 8, 2016 | Literature, Philosophy
I often tell my students that the two most important books they can read outside the Bible are 1984 by George Orwell and Brave New World by Aldous Huxley. Both novels capture the outcome of opposing views of the world. Both show that regardless of political freedom or...
