Theology

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

Three Things I’ve Learned from Reading C. S. Lewis

May 16, 2023

I’ve been reading and rereading the writings of C. S. Lewis over the last 45 years. In fact, the very first Christian book I...

People

by Kenneth Samples Read

Artificial Intelligence: The Seventh Warfare Myth about Science and Faith?

April 14, 2022

You have probably experienced some amazing things achieved by artificial intelligence (AI). You use your fingerprint to log into your smartphone, and you speak...

Artificial Intelligence

by Zachary Leung Read

3 Things You May Not Know about John Calvin the Person

August 4, 2020

French-born theologian John Calvin (1509–1564) was one of the great voices of the Protestant Reformation. He is often called the greatest systematic theologian of...

People

by Kenneth Samples Read

Learning from Christian Thinkers of the Past

February 18, 2020

How do Christians live out their faith in an age often critical of their distinctive beliefs and values? And how can they successfully communicate...

History

by Kenneth Samples Read

Friday Philosophy from Thinker Ed L. Miller

April 23, 2019

On my Facebook and Twitter pages I have a weekly segment called #FridayPhilosophy, where I provide quotes from great philosophical thinkers. One philosopher I...

Education

by Kenneth Samples Read

Apologia Sophia: “Apologetics Wisdom” 5—Classics

April 2, 2019

What can past defenders of the faith teach us today? As it turns out, historic Christianity’s preeminent voices have passed on a treasure trove...

Education

by Kenneth Samples Read

Apologia Sophia: “Apologetics Wisdom” 2—Christian Foundations

March 5, 2019

In part 1 of this series, we noted that Apologia Sophia (Gk: ἀπολογία σοφία) transliterates the Greek word endings and roughly translates to “apologetics...

Theology

by Kenneth Samples Read

A Memorial to Christian Thinker Michael Green

February 19, 2019

One of my favorite contemporary Christian thinkers, Dr. Edward Michael Bankes Green, more commonly known as “Michael Green,” (1930–2019), died recently. He was a...

People

by Kenneth Samples Read

Learning about Christian Creeds, Part 3

August 28, 2018

If you come from a non-creedal Christian church tradition—and there are a good number of them within Evangelicalism—you might wonder what a creed is...

Theology

by Kenneth Samples Read

Learning about Christian Creeds, Part 2

August 21, 2018

Ever hear the expression “No book but the Bible, no creed but Christ”? Ironically, it sounds a lot like a creed. Some Christians who...

Theology

by Kenneth Samples Read

Learning about Christian Creeds, Part 1

August 14, 2018

Have you ever recited the Apostles’ Creed? It is widely used in Western Christendom, both in the Roman Catholic Church and in various Protestant...

Theology

by Kenneth Samples Read