It’s been a while since I had a such a refreshing (fantastic) read. That’s principally because I rarely read intellectual material, much preferring Elle magazine. However, having had science training, I was hooked from about the second page; and because it deals with the subject of faith, it was a must-read for me.

I had an argument with an atheist acquaintance about two years ago that shook me, mainly because it made me angry that someone who was otherwise so rational could be so stubbornly narrow-minded about something so important. I came away incensed by the personal nature of the attack (or so I thought); but, after I had calmed down, I began to realize how much faith it takes to be an atheist, how atheism is just another kind of religion. Ardent atheists are just as vociferous as any fundamentalist (cf Richard Dawkins, of The God Delusion fame). This is not to say there are no reasonable, questioning, seeking atheists; I just think that as with Christians (or people of any other faith, or political persuasion, or whatever), there are a few who are unwilling to admit reason and rationality, who will argue their point to death from the point of view of their emotions. How few genuine seekers there are in the world! I think an honest attitude goes a long way, especially when confronted with evidence that may challenge one’s assumptions.

Unfortunately, the trend of science towards evolution and therefore naturalism/ materialism has made out faith-based thinking or philosophy to be the narrow-minded side. Does knowing something intuitively make it less true? I've always wondered. I confess to also taking my faith on –well, faith, kind of thinking that science and faith would probably never mix easily- in spite of my own experience in science and the clinical world. I have had few days in my clinical practice when I am not overwhelmed again by how fearfully and wonderfully we are made… And when familiarity breeds contempt, I only have to explain anatomy or physiology to a questioning client to be overwhelmed again. And that’s just one aspect of my daily life… Even a beautiful sunrise can bring me to my knees…

So imagine my delight when I first watched Indescribable (of Louie Giglio and co), and how astonished I was by what the Hubble Space Telescope has revealed, and the staggering implications. The Case for a Creator takes it so much further; and by talking about the evidence first from a scientific point of view, and then discussing the implications, Lee Strobel makes a compelling case.

I really could not elaborate on the content of this book; you just have to read it for yourself. I was really impressed with it; but I was completely bowled over by the truth that lies behind the discoveries laid out in the book. If the evidence is true- and the staggering odds of it not being true speak for themselves- then, like the Bible says, all nature declares the glory of God; but perhaps the Bible even understates the issue. And if I, as a Christian, am overwhelmed by what I discovered, I wonder how an atheist might respond.

Actually, I know the answer already- Dawkins, a highly trained zoologist at Oxford, is an atheist. And Lee Strobel, a Yale Law School-educated, award-winning journalist, became a Christian.

Read it for yourself.