Was Charles Darwin a Confident Evolutionist? December 6, 2013 It may be surprising to learn that the father of modern evolutionary theory had doubts about his proposed explanation for life’s diversity. In an... Logic & Reason by Kenneth Samples Read
Reflective Thinking: The Noble Art of Rhetorical Persuasion, Part 1 December 3, 2013 When building arguments, how can we make the most persuasive case for our position (say, for example, that the Lakers are the best franchise... Logic & Reason by Kenneth Samples Read
JFK Assassination Plus 50: Reasoning to the Best Explanation December 1, 2013 The most famous murder of the twentieth century and perhaps of all time was captured on an eight-millimeter home-movie camera. Abraham Zapruder, a woman’s... Theology by Kenneth Samples Read
Lewis’s Mere Christianity Relevant Today December 1, 2013 C. S. Lewis’s death was overshadowed by the enormous press coverage of the same-day shocking assassination of President John F. Kennedy. Yet Lewis’s legacy... Theology by Kenneth Samples Read
Remembering C. S. Lewis 50 Years after His Death, Part 2 November 26, 2013 The great Christian thinker and writer C. S. Lewis died the same day President John F. Kennedy was assassinated—November 22, 1963. Due to the... People by Kenneth Samples Read
Remembering C. S. Lewis 50 Years after His Death, Part 1 November 19, 2013 Lewis’s book Mere Christianity was the first Christian book that I ever read. My sister gave it to me and it had a big... People by Kenneth Samples Read
The JFK Assassination Plus 50: The Five Most Interesting Books on President Kennedy’s Death November 12, 2013 For many of us who lived through it, the assassination of President John F. Kennedy was as shocking and emotionally jarring as the events... Worldviews by Kenneth Samples Read
November 22, 1963: The Day I Became an American November 5, 2013 Love and respect of country were always important virtues in the family in which I grew up. My father served as an American combat... Worldviews by Kenneth Samples Read
A Conversation on the Life of the Mind, Part 4 October 29, 2013 Is it possible to please God as much by thinking as by praying? The answer is yes (though hopefully you’re also thinking while praying).... Logic & Reason by Kenneth Samples Read
A Conversation on the Life of the Mind, Part 3 October 22, 2013 Throughout this series RTB editor Maureen Moser and I have been discussing the importance of loving God with our mind (see part 1 and... Education by Kenneth Samples Read
A Conversation on the Life of the Mind, Part 2 October 15, 2013 In part 1 of this series we explored what the life of the mind means for those who embrace the historic Christian world-and-life view.... Theology by Kenneth Samples Read
A Conversation on the Life of the Mind, Part 1 October 8, 2013 The motto of the United Negro College Fund is “A mind is a terrible thing to waste.” This is an excellent observation, but according... Theology by Kenneth Samples Read