Instinct vs learning

Some things are instinctive, innate, patterns of behaviour that are not learned. Sea turtles, newly hatched on a beach, will automatically move toward the ocean. A kangaroo climbs into its mother’s pouch upon being born. Honeybees communicate by dancing in the...

Talking Point: Immigration (2)

The Bible has much to say about foreigners living in the land of God’s people, with the laws applying to both native born and foreigners equally (Numbers 15:13-16; see also Lev 18:26, Lev 24:16). Foreigners were to be treated well (see Lev 19:10,34; Lev 25:35)....

Faithfulness

Dave continued his series on the fruit of the Spirit (Gal 5:22-23) this morning, speaking on faithfulness. Faith is defined as ‘complete trust or confidence’, a ‘firm belief (often without logical proof.)’ Our faith rests, however, on the...