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Tough Questions with Dundee University Christian Union ift.tt/O5fyz3r It was something of a trip down memory-lane for me, when I was invited to speak at Dundee University Christian Union recently. They still meet in the same place (The Dundee University Chaplaincy Cen…

Lab Notes From The Faithful: Dr Dongjae Jun ift.tt/oUvalSA Steve: Professor Dongjae Jun, thank you so much for agreeing to chat to me today. Dr. Jun: I really do appreciate it. I’ve been looking forward to this interview for a while after we met in Cambridge at a rea…

What Happens When Non-religious People Try Praying? ift.tt/jHbCQvF “Why don’t we write a prayer guide for people who aren’t religious and who don’t do church?” If you could inspire people across the country to pray, what would be the result? In this episode, we hear…

Confident Christianity at Broughty Ferry ift.tt/4ae6fwJ Gavin, Steve and Andy – chatting about the day they spent doing Confident Christianity at Broughty Ferry Free Church, near Dundee. The sharp-eyed will notice that the backdrop to this video is not in fact Brough…

Does Christianity Uniquely Answer The Big Questions? ift.tt/bVj6ARz Where do we come from? What’s gone wrong with the world? How do we fix it? Three huge questions that many religions and philosophies attempt to answer. So does Christianity offer anything different? …

The Free Church Youth Conference ift.tt/R5hKaf0 The Scripture Union Centre at Lendrick Muir played host to the Free Church of Scotland Youth Conference earlier this year. Once again, Solas had the privilege of taking part in the seminar streams which formed part of th…

Seven reasons why Christians should keep reading evangelistic books! ift.tt/4YVZmeB Christian people face many vital issues to grapple with as part of their discipleship; medical and sexual ethics, political engagement; the great themes of biblical theology, family li…

Faith on the Front Foot: Connecting With Contemporary Culture ift.tt/bm0vhaL “Many [Christians] know what they believe, but they just think ‘I can’t share that in the workplace. I can’t share that in a friendship. I don’t want to get into a fight… But if you listen …

Andy at the Southampton University Christian Union ift.tt/tWqALwb I recently had the opportunity to return to the University of Southampton Christian Union (CU) and participate in their Friday night session, running an evening of training for them. The topic they aske…

Is God ‘Beautiful’? ift.tt/kL6THyB Is God Beautiful? The first time I heard God described as beautiful was probably in the lyrics of a Keith Green song. I have to admit, my initial reaction was to cringe slightly. I was used to describing God as perfect, holy, glorio…

Is Christianity Just a Scam? ift.tt/WR6MaSV The Smiths famously sang ‘And the church, all they want is your money’ – but is it true? When you look at Christianity in the news or popular culture, it can sometimes be hard to see past the scandal-hit preachers in flashy…

Learning from Peter’s Failure – Finding Hope ift.tt/D1PN7eL Hillbank Church in Dundee have been great friends and partners in ministry for many years and it was good to be with them again recently. They invited me to do two things, the first (which is not on the YouT…

Mind the Gap Revisited – The Friendship Gap ift.tt/LStWc6b Then Levi held a great banquet for Jesus at his house, and a large crowd of tax collectors and others were eating with them. But the Pharisees and the teachers of the law who belonged to their sect complained …

Storytelling That Reflects Christ (with Brooke Kehl) ift.tt/zUMnBEo Why do personal stories have the power to move us? In this episode, Brooke Kehl, of Eastern European Mission, explores why testimonies can be such a compelling witness to others. Hear how God is tra…

Evangelism Training at Glasgow Grace ift.tt/SoWO2vh I really enjoyed my recent visit to Glasow Grace, for a bit of a different Confident Christianity event. We took our usual Confident Christianity materials – which readers of this website will be familiar with, and d…

Lab Notes from the Faithful: Dr. Elaine Howard Ecklund ift.tt/12FMaO8 Steve Osmond: Professor Elaine Howard Ecklund, thank you so much for agreeing to join me for a discussion about faith and science, and especially the social sciences, which is your field of research…

The Atheist Who Didn’t Exist (with Andy Bannister) ift.tt/ZfMiQSb In the mid 2010’s, New Atheism was busy producing best-selling books and plastering adverts on the sides of buses. Its loud scepticism is not as popular these days, but many of its arguments live on. W…

English, Cantonese, and Evangelism-training in Corstorphine ift.tt/sJD2cAY Duncan Whitty who is pastor of Corstorphine Community Church on the western side of Edinburgh got in touch with us at Solas, after we had an article about evangelism published in the United Fre…

Spotlight on Short Videos ift.tt/AStTxNg “What is the meaning of life?” “Does science disprove God?” “Is Christianity a tool of oppression?”   “Why should I believe in the resurrection of Jesus?” Solas has nearly two hundred Short Answers videos to help people th…

What Is Truth? And Can We Know the Truth? ift.tt/L8yV1rh What is truth? How can we know the truth? And does it matter? Jesus said that he is the way, the truth, and the life – that’s quite a claim, if it’s true! In this Short Answers video, Steve answers this questio…