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March 2018

March 27, 2018

Atheism and Cultural Relativism

As I’ve mentioned before, Friedrich Nietzsche is one of the philosophers who I teach in...

March 19, 2018

Are Atheists Really Theists in Disguise?

One philosopher who I teach regularly in my philosophy classes is the great German philosopher,...

October 2017

October 05, 2017

Codes of Business Conduct: Valuable or Useless?

When I teach 'Business Ethics' to my students, I let them know that codes of...

September 2017

September 18, 2017

Miracles Don’t Just Happen in Far-Away Places

The philosopher Dave Hume offers several arguments against miracles in his Enquiry. But I do...

September 11, 2017

Why I think Miracles are Real

In his famous Enquiry, the philosopher Dave Hume offers 4 supplementary arguments against miracles (or...

August 2017

August 12, 2017

Do Miracles Happen? Really?

In my 'Introduction to Philosophy' classes I often teach David Hume's famous 'Enquiry,' from the...

May 2017

May 25, 2017

Why Do We Need the Old Testament Anyway?

Should we just throw it all aside and say that it is no longer of...

March 2017

March 13, 2017

3 Criticisms of Pascal’s Wager

Last week I shared a way of modeling Pascal’s Wager, which Pascal offers as an...

March 07, 2017

Pascal’s ‘Wager’ as an argument for God’s existence

Blaise Pascal perhaps is best known for his 'Wager' argument for God's existence. I regularly...

March 02, 2017

Why I will teach my children my Christian faith

Speaking personally, my intent is to share my Christian faith with large numbers of my...

November 2016

November 17, 2016

If you’re a Christian, your life should be changed

As Christians, our devotional lives come first. But at the same time, when we prioritize...

August 2016

August 05, 2016

Mining the Riches of the Philosophical Tradition

These days when people think of a theologian or philosopher they tend to imagine someone...

July 2016

July 21, 2016

The Motives of the Gospel Authors

Encountering the Bible ought to be more than just a matter of factual absorption. It...

July 13, 2016

Bible Reading: how to do it right

Not too long ago I read a blog post by my friend David Capes about...

July 06, 2016

Inspiration from the Theological Greats

We've all been told that the regular reading of Scripture is essential for growing in...

June 2016

June 29, 2016

The Twin Books of Scripture and Nature: is God Knowable?

Responsible Christians seek to learn things about God. There are no excuses or exceptions. If...

June 22, 2016

Knowing God vs. Knowing About God

There are two different ways to learn the material in my business ethics classes. In...

June 16, 2016

The Tallest Building in the World

A few days ago I was reading about the plans that are underway for the...

June 12, 2016

What is the next mass shooter thinking right now?

Right now, even as I write this, the next mass shooter is noticing the media...

March 2016

March 29, 2016

Is Personal Reflection Still Valuable?

Introspection is a skill that is undervalued these days. For the classical Christian philosophers, introspection...

February 2016

February 02, 2016

Be a Real World-Changer, Not a Wannabe

The students I meet as a professor are idealistic and want to be world changers....

January 2016

January 27, 2016

Risen: fictional or historical?

Risen, in the spirit of Mel Gibson’s Passion, is a forthcoming blockbuster film about the...

January 04, 2016

What is Cultural Persecution?

The statistics suggest that over the last decade in America, the cultural Christians have finally...

December 2015

December 23, 2015

What are Friends and Family For?

During the Christmas season, friends and family are one of the blessings we celebrate. But,...

October 2015

October 26, 2015

Is the Reformation Mostly Over?

Today, nearly 500 years after the Protestant reformation, orthodox Protestants and Catholics are closer...

October 16, 2015

God’s Comfort in Times of Trouble

The life of a Christian is much more than following a list of behavioral requirements....

October 04, 2015

A Letter to my Christian Friends

As our culture sinks deeper and deeper into its own self-created sexual chaos, many of...

September 2015

September 23, 2015

Doing it Right: Private Bible Reading

Recently I have been reading about the decisions of several Christian leaders to give up...

September 18, 2015

Dealing with Desires

I don’t know about you, but man, am I ready to get off the never-ending...

September 10, 2015

Be a friend, be a joiner

School started a couple of weeks ago for me. As a teacher, I often counsel...