Kenneth Samples

After Death: A New Film about NDEs

November 6, 2023

Angel Studios’ new film After Death (2023, 102 minutes) is an engaging introduction to the extraordinary phenomenon of near-death experiences (NDEs). Written and directed by Stephen Gray...

Worldviews

by Kenneth Samples Read

New Evidence for a JFK Conspiracy?

October 31, 2023

I’ve been studying the John F. Kennedy assassination for more than 50 years. I have more than 50 books on the life, administration, and...

History

by Kenneth Samples Read

How Did the Human Mind Come to Be?

October 17, 2023

Did mind make nature? Or did nature make mind? Christian theism affirms that an infinite divine mind created the human mind in the Creator’s image,...

Theology

by Kenneth Samples Read

Lessons I’ve Learned through Suffering

October 3, 2023

The German philosopher and philologist Friedrich Nietzsche (1844–1900) stated a profound existential truth when he said: “If we have our own why in life we shall get along with almost any how.”1 He...

Theology

by Kenneth Samples Read

Does Original Sin Include Guilt?

September 19, 2023

One of the reasons I think historic Christianity is true is that it possesses a comprehensive worldview (represented in the events of creation, fall,...

Theology

by Kenneth Samples Read

God’s Grace Is Greater Than the Seven Deadly Sins

September 5, 2023

Whenever I speak or write about the problem of human sin I always insist on also speaking or writing about salvation by grace. I...

Theology

by Kenneth Samples Read

Is the Trinity Revealed in Scripture?

August 22, 2023

Why is the word “Trinity” not found in the Bible? Can the doctrine of the Trinity be drawn from Scripture itself? These are questions I...

Theology

by Kenneth Samples Read

3 Things I’ve Learned from Blaise Pascal

August 8, 2023

I’ve been reading and reflecting on philosopher Blaise Pascal’s extraordinary book Pensées (pronounced in French “Pon-SAYZ” and roughly translated as “Thoughts”) for a long time. Yet Pensées is really...

People

by Kenneth Samples Read

How Jesus, as God Incarnate, Can Be Cursed

July 25, 2023

Asking questions is good for all of us. It helps us to think critically about ideas that can be difficult to understand and it’s...

Theology

by Kenneth Samples Read

God’s Care Amid Life’s Challenges

July 11, 2023

Have you ever felt overwhelmed by the magnitude of problems that life presents? Those hardships may come in the form of health challenges, emotional...

Theology

by Kenneth Samples Read

Heresies Never Die: Arianism

June 27, 2023

Throughout the centuries, Christendom has faced many threats to historic Christian truth claims and doctrine. Perhaps the deepest confrontations have consisted of heresies that...

History

by Kenneth Samples Read

God, Government, and the Christian

June 13, 2023

Christians often have questions about God and his connection to government and how that relationship affects believers in Christ. Questions especially arise when we...

Theology

by Kenneth Samples Read