An Intellectual Code of Conduct, Part 3 May 22, 2012 Common sense says we should consider pros and cons before making big decisions. Imagine choosing a university to attend or deciding to go through... Philosophy & Ethics by Kenneth Samples Read
An Intellectual Code of Conduct, Part 2 May 9, 2012 Wild goose chase, rabbit trail, red herring—all these idioms refer to diversionary tactics. A mystery writer might use a red herring character to distract... Philosophy & Ethics by Kenneth Samples Read
An Intellectual Code of Conduct, Part 1 May 8, 2012 From childhood, we’re taught to follow the Golden Rule: treat others as we want to be treated. Jesus Christ included this principle in His... Philosophy & Ethics by Kenneth Samples Read
God to the Rescue: Getting into Heaven by Grace, Not Works May 3, 2012 The typical person on the street apparently thinks that while most people are not as kind and compassionate as Mother Teresa, they clearly are... Theology by Kenneth Samples Read
Best Explanation Apologetics May 1, 2012 What is the best way to show that the historic Christian faith and worldview are true? Christian apologists through the centuries have taken different... Theology by Kenneth Samples Read
“A Jewish Christian Muslim”? May 1, 2012 Sean Stone, son of famous moviemaker Oliver Stone, recently declared: “I am a Jewish Christian Muslim.”1 Is such a provocative religious claim justifiable? Worldviews by Kenneth Samples Read
The Compatibility of Faith and Reason May 1, 2012 Theists and atheists do reason differently about God and the world. A common skeptical objection to the enterprise of Christian apologetics is that believers... Philosophy & Ethics by Kenneth Samples Read
Podcast Highlight: Movies, Anthropology, and Reasoning April 24, 2012 I’ve been addressing a potpourri of topics on my podcast, Straight Thinking. The goal of the podcast is similar to Reflections’: highlighting the importance... Theology by Kenneth Samples Read
How Theists and Atheists Reason Differently About God April 17, 2012 Theists and atheists do reason differently about God and the world. A common skeptical objection to the enterprise of Christian apologetics is that believers... Worldviews by Kenneth Samples Read
Not All Dead Men Stay Dead: 10 Essential Points about the Resurrection April 9, 2012 Historic Christianity contains numerous beliefs that are theologically and philosophically volatile (in the best sense of the term). These powerful truth-claims have transformed the... Theology by Kenneth Samples Read
Five Strands of Evidence for Jesus Christ’s Resurrection April 3, 2012 Jesus Christ’s bodily resurrection from the dead three days after His execution pumps the heart of the Christian gospel (doctrine) and is Christianity’s central... Theology by Kenneth Samples Read
Resource Highlight: Jesus’s Death and Resurrection March 29, 2012 The events of Holy Week (Palm Sunday to Easter Sunday) form the backbone of Christian doctrine. In 1 Corinthians 15:14–19, the Apostle Paul points... Theology by Kenneth Samples Read