Bigger questions
379 episodes - English - Latest episode: 9 months ago -City Bible Forum explores some of life's biggest questions. Perhaps you are considering where God might fit into your life. Our aim is to explore this with you in an open manner that is enjoyable, intellectually credible and which meets the needs of professional life. We love to discuss the relevance of God and the many obstacles to faith people have. We do this in a variety of forums and discussion groups over breakfast, lunch and after work at many different city venues. We are active in every state capital and in Canberra.
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Episodes
Ep 78: Did Jesus have to die?
August 13, 2017 14:00 - 27 minutes - 25.2 MBIf Jesus was so powerful, and his death so preventable, why did he die?
Ep 77: Is Jesus worth following?
August 05, 2017 14:00 - 27 minutes - 25.2 MBTwitter personalities, your dreams, rules: what things are worth following? We ask Sharon Cheung some bigger questions
Ep 76: How can I believe that there is more than this?
July 29, 2017 14:00 - 27 minutes - 25.2 MBHow can I believe in something I can't see? We ask James Garth some bigger questions
Ep 75: What does a Jew make of Jesus?
July 22, 2017 14:00 - 27 minutes - 25.2 MBMartin Pakula grew up in an Orthodox Jewish home and was successful in many ways but was deeply unhappy
Ep 74: What is wrong with the world?
July 15, 2017 14:00 - 27 minutes - 25.2 MBAtheist speaker and writer Dan Barker said, 'we atheists don't need to go to the doctor. There isn't anything wrong with us'
Ep 73: Is there a spiritual dimension?
July 08, 2017 14:00 - 27 minutes - 25.2 MBJulia Pope grew up in a non-religious home and had little interest in spiritual things. Yet she had an encounter with something that changed her life forever.
Ep 72: Why am I not an atheist?
July 01, 2017 14:00 - 27 minutes - 25.2 MBWho made God? Will atheism bring freedom?
Ep 71: Is mindfulness the answer to our problems?
June 24, 2017 14:00 - 27 minutes - 25.2 MBDo you feel overworked, overwhelmed and overcommitted? Find a surprising pathway to peace
Ep 70: Is religion for fools?
June 17, 2017 14:00 - 27 minutes - 25.2 MBMark Twain allegedly claimed that 'Religion was invented when the first con man met the first fool." Is religion for fools?
Ep 69: What do we make of the story of Jephthah?
June 10, 2017 14:00 - 27 minutes - 25.2 MBIs the Bible sexist and violent? We ask Mike Raiter some bigger questions
Ep 68: Does the Bible really work?
June 03, 2017 14:00 - 27 minutes - 25.2 MBTim Curtis had never met a Christian and instead just read the Bible. What happened? We ask Tim Curtis some Bigger Questions.
Ep 67: Aren't all Christians hypocrites?
May 27, 2017 14:00 - 27 minutes - 25.2 MBCosta Englezos saw and experienced hypocrisy in the church. It turned him off Christianity, but something changed
Ep 66: How should we respond to Islamic Extremism?
May 20, 2017 14:00 - 27 minutes - 25.2 MBWhat is the link between Islam, violence and terrorism? We asked Bernie Power some Bigger Questions
Ep 65: Is there an end for infectious disease?
May 13, 2017 14:00 - 27 minutes - 25.2 MBWill we defeat disease through scientific advances?
Ep 63: Isn't the Bible corrupt and untrustworthy?
April 29, 2017 14:00 - 27 minutes - 25.2 MBIs the Bible a bunch of Chinese whispers that has been tampered with? How can we trust it?
Ep 62: Do you feel good enough?
April 15, 2017 14:00 - 27 minutes - 25.2 MBHave you ever felt that no matter what you did you were never good enough?
Ep 61: Is God relevant today?
April 08, 2017 14:00 - 27 minutes - 25.2 MBAnthony B. was a violent man and heavy drinker who discovered the relevance of God in the modern world.
Ep 60: Is it logical to believe in God?
April 01, 2017 13:00 - 27 minutes - 25.2 MBAtheist Ricky Gervais says that the 'very definition' of God is a logical impossibility in this universe. Is he right?
Big news for Logos Live
March 29, 2017 13:00 - 2 minutes - 2.24 MBWe are excited to announce some big changes to Logos Live
Ep 59: Where is the love? homosexuality and the Scriptures
March 20, 2017 13:00 - 27 minutes - 12.1 MBChristianity is supposed to be about love, so why does the church seem to inspire deep hatred of the LGBT community?
Ep 58: has science buried God?
February 22, 2017 13:00 - 31 minutes - 28.7 MBThe lost episode. Professor John Lennox answers this question.
Ep 57: the attraction conversion hypothesis
February 04, 2017 13:00 - 27 minutes - 10.6 MBIs the Bible brimming with lies? We test an implicit prediction that the Bible makes
Ep 56: Fact or fiction? The greatest Christmas Kung-Fu story ever told
December 10, 2016 13:00 - 27 minutes - 10.9 MBIs the Christmas story fact or fiction? Hear about a Kung Fu version of the Christmas story
Ep 55: Breaking the cycle of poverty in Uganda
September 17, 2016 14:00 - 27 minutes - 10.3 MBHow does a Melbourne barrister feel being faced with poverty in Uganda?
Ep 54: Do religion and football mix?
September 10, 2016 14:00 - 27 minutes - 12.3 MBThe chaplain to the Manchester United football club talks about the place of faith in professional sport
Ep 53: When the fashion model met the designer
September 03, 2016 14:00 - 27 minutes - 10.6 MBIndonesia's first supermodel shares her journey
Ep 52: How to get a good nights sleep
August 27, 2016 14:00 - 27 minutes - 10.7 MBAre you feeling tired? The Bible offers practical and helpful advice on living and thriving today
Ep 51: When miracles happen
August 06, 2016 14:00 - 27 minutes - 10.3 MBHear stories of when miracles happen, but how can someone trust Jesus when they don't?
Ep 50: Honouring the Anzacs: have we gone too far?
July 30, 2016 14:00 - 27 minutes - 10.5 MBMike Raiter shares how Anzac Day has gone beyond simply a day of remembrance
Ep 49: Beyond the Facebook Friend
July 23, 2016 14:00 - 27 minutes - 12.7 MBHow to build great relationships
Ep 48: Crazy busy: helping me live amidst the busyness of life
July 16, 2016 14:00 - 27 minutes - 10.8 MBAre you a slave to busyness? Practical and helpful advice on living and thriving today
Ep 47: Explaining Easter: how can a death 2000 years ago help me live?
July 09, 2016 14:00 - 27 minutes - 11 MBWhat is Easter about? Hear a powerful story of the difference Easter makes
Ep 46: Making wise decisions
July 02, 2016 14:00 - 27 minutes - 9.78 MBHow do I avoid making a train wreck of my life? Practical and helpful advice on living and thriving today
Ep 45: Can we live by science alone? A word for Richard Dawkins
June 25, 2016 14:00 - 27 minutes - 11.6 MBIs science the "only game in town" when it comes to working out what's true?
Ep 44: Religion and politics: a toxic mix?
June 18, 2016 14:00 - 27 minutes - 10.8 MBShould we get religion out of politics? Hear from an aspiring Christian politician and a media commentator
Ep 43: The X Files returns: is the truth still out there?
June 11, 2016 14:00 - 27 minutes - 11.1 MBAre we alone in the universe? Would the existence of intelligent alien life challenge the Christian message?
Ep 42: Why different resurrection accounts? A journalist investigates
June 04, 2016 14:00 - 27 minutes - 10.7 MBThe four accounts of Jesus' resurrection contain differences - what explains these differences and what does it matter?
Ep 41: Faith based on evidence
May 28, 2016 14:00 - 27 minutes - 12.3 MBIs faith based on evidence an oxymoron? John Hudson discusses some of the evidence underlying the Christian faith
Ep 40: India: a very religious place
May 21, 2016 14:00 - 27 minutes - 10.8 MBWhat does it mean to become and remain a Christian in India? Hear about preaching, persecution and what makes Jesus unique
Ep 39: Encountering a Masterchef with Kate Bracks
May 14, 2016 14:00 - 27 minutes - 11.1 MBWhat is it like being on Masterchef? Learn about Masterchef winner Kate Bracks' Masterchef journey and her Christian faith
Ep 38: Encountering a Skeptic
May 07, 2016 14:00 - 27 minutes - 11.1 MBWhen is skepticism reasonable? Hear Rob Buckingham's story of skepticism and how Jesus found him
Ep 37: Encountering God himself?
April 30, 2016 14:00 - 27 minutes - 11.7 MBThe tables are turned on Logos Live - the hunter becomes the hunted!
Ep 36: Encountering the brokenness of the world
April 23, 2016 14:00 - 27 minutes - 11.5 MBWhat is wrong with the world? Hear Tim Curtis' story of brokenness and powerful encounter with Jesus
Ep 35: Encountering the most remarkable event in world history
April 16, 2016 14:00 - 27 minutes - 11.4 MBUnexpected answers to life's biggest questions
Ep 34: Future: I am going ... where?
February 20, 2016 13:00 - 27 minutes - 11.5 MBFind something more at work
Ep 33: Finances: I am what I earn?
February 13, 2016 13:00 - 27 minutes - 10.9 MBFind something more at work
Ep 32: Fulfilment: I am what I do?
February 06, 2016 13:00 - 27 minutes - 11.6 MBFind something more at work
Ep 31: Frustration: I am frustrated at work
January 30, 2016 13:00 - 27 minutes - 11.3 MBFind something more at work
Ep 30: Six stories of transformation
January 23, 2016 13:00 - 27 minutes - 10.4 MBHear how God has transformed the lives of six Bigger Questions guests
Ep 29: Stirrings of the soul - nurturing true spirituality
August 22, 2015 14:00 - 27 minutes - 9.45 MBWhat is the biggest casualty of your busy life?