Dialogue

"The Shack" - The Problem of Evil

"The Shack" - and the Problem of Evil." By Dr. Roedolf Botha

Human suffering still carries some of the deepest and most frequently asked questions today: Is there a benevolent God? Does he really care about us? How can a loving God allow so much human affliction? A few years ago a very controversial book, The Shack, tried to address some of these questions. The book had also recently been translated into a movie. Tonight we are going to explore some of the ideas in it in trying to answer some of life's most fundamental questions.

Jesus on Riches and Poverty

The Christian church is often seen as a socially and politically conservative body, preserving the status quo...we even have official state churches in some countries.  But Jesus was a radical, even a revolutionary, in all sorts of ways, and he challenged the status quo, finally getting crucified by the authorities. He had some extraordinarily hard-hitting things to say to rich people and  about the use and abuse of money, and about sharing resources.  Conveniently rich Christians often seem not to have heard what Jesus said!  But in our unequal world Jesus is a very relevant voice: he called people to find God's love and to respond to it in practical action.

The talk was given by Prof David Wenham.

The Crucified God By Johan Erasmus

Easter Sermon

Deconstructing Marxism

(We apologize for the poor quality of this recording is poor. There is an echo which appears and disappears every now and then.)

“Libraries were full of ideas—perhaps the most dangerous and powerful of all weapons.”

 

The great battles in history were not necessarily fought on Normandy, Waterloo or Stalingrad, but rather in lecture halls, churches and books. Fighting other bodies is easy, fighting other ideas - that is the tricky part. C.S. Lewis famously said that good philosophy must exist, if for no other reason, because bad philosophy exists.

 

One of the most influential ideas to capture the human imagination has been that of Marxism. Few ideas has had the same impact. Our forefather in this country use to engage with it by labelling it the Rooi Gevaar, but little meaningful engagement ensued. As Marxism re-enters the South African political landscape it becomes crucial to debate and evaluate this potent idea. Like most philosophies Marxism attempts to describe reality, but when and where is that description not real?

 

At Dialoog we like to wrestle with big ideas and as Paul says in 2 Cor. 10:5, attempt to 'Take captive every thought and make it obedient to Christ'. Join us as we try to Deconstruct Marxism.

What Difference Does Our Response to Christ Make?

RZIM Apologist Andy Moore discusses the question of whether the roads we take in life all lead to the same place, or whether the paths we choose make a difference? What difference, in particular, is made by our responses to the claims of Jesus Christ?

Soul Detox: Anxiety

"Fear is caused by an external source, while worry and anxiety is produced from the inside. Worry is fear that has unpacked its bags and signed a long-term lease. Worry never moves out on its own - it has to be evicted." - John Ortberg

Race and Reconciliation - Johan Erasmus

2017-03-19

Soul Detox: Dealing with Disappointment

Disappointment is inevitable. We have all tried and all failed. We have all experienced failure and setback. Everyone knows the pain of disappointment. Learning to process disappointment is a vital life skill we all need.

This talk is given by Michael Neumann.

Soul Detox: Addiction

Internet, Facebook, Work, Alcohol, Pornography, Approval, Shopping, Cell Phones, Series, Food, Coffee, Video Games, Smoking, Chocolate.

Chances are you have some sort of addiction.

If you do not own up to any of the above mentioned then you are either delusional or addicted to perfectionism...

I consume, therefore I am

One of the characteristics of South African Christians influenced by the West is our consumer spirituality. "I consume therefore I am" had become the principle of our day, whether we speak of commodities, entertainment or even knowledge. Without realizing it we have paid dearly for it.