I’m really enjoying starting a year-long study of introductory logic with a fantastic group of students. But you might wonder if we really need to study logic? In his wonderful book, Socratic Logic, the eminent Christian philosopher Peter Kreeft gives several compelling reasons to study logic. Here’s a sampling of the many good reasons that …
In chaotic times, we search for direction. What do you do in the middle of a pandemic? Riots? Racial strife and wars? A collapsing economy? Christians have been through all of this before. This is one of the main reasons we should study history. We realize that, though our times are full of trials and …
I experienced a bit of providence in my daily Bible reading. The Old Testament reading was from 1 Kings 12, where the new (and young) King Rehoboam asks for opinions about how he should establish his authority. Coming after his father, King Solomon, Rehoboam had big shoes to fill! The older councilors gave this advice: “If …
Followers of Jesus must recapture the notion of “radical hospitality.” But what does this mean? It’s kind of trendy for Christians to claim to be “radical.” Makes us sound serious, on fire for Jesus, and (let’s be honest) maybe a little superior to our less-radical friends. But “radical” is related from the Latin word radix, which …
You may not get any chocolate bunnies this Easter, but you’re bound to stumble across an article or meme suggesting that the story of Jesus Christ’s resurrection from the dead is just a reincarnation of some pagan myth. Whether it’s Ishtar, Osiris, or Attis, these claims are tantalizing but devoid of scholarly content–much like the …