I was struck by the pressures and anxieties experienced by young people today, and by the number of times the speakers tried to convince them to believe in God’s personal, unconditional love. I started to wonder why this message was being repeated with such insistence. It seemed a little cheesy. Doesn’t God’s love go without saying?

The Christian story of creation is unique.  All ancient cultures and ethnicities have fascinating myths of origin: stories of gods, goddesses and creatures whose activities, quarrels and preferences explain the unpredictable world.  ...Within the bookends of creation comes one event which brings purpose and hope to it all:  The life of Jesus Christ.