This current blog series on Reflections is intended to encourage Christians to read more vigorously by providing a beginner’s guide to some of… read more

Why do you go to the movies? For many people it is for sheer enjoyment or to escape for a few hours from life’s pressures. One of the things I… read more

Given its dependence on Judaism and the Hebrew Bible, historic Christianity has always been a textual and literary religion. Because of their belief… read more

“It is man’s glory to be the only intellectual animal on earth. That imposes upon human beings the moral obligation to lead intellectual… read more

“We are all fallen creatures and all very hard to live with.”1 … read more

Ronald Nash was one of the most influential evangelical Christian thinkers of the last half-century, but what exactly did he believe and what did he… read more

Walter Martin was one of the most distinctive Christian apologists of the twentieth century, but what exactly did he believe and what did he… read more

Within church history, it seems some Christian traditions or denominations like to emphasize those beliefs that make their particular group… read more

Saint Justin, also known as Justin Martyr, was one of the first Christians to meet Greco-Roman thinkers on their own ground by using philosophy as a… read more

Have you ever been asked to introduce yourself in a public setting? What if you were asked to introduce your Christian faith to a group of… read more

Tradition reveals that St. Jerome preferred studying the biblical languages because it helped him fend off impure thoughts. But who was this ancient… read more

I have a new book coming out in early 2017 titled God among Sages: Why Jesus Is Not Just Another Religious Leader (Baker Books). In this new volume,… read more

Not many people are known as so-and-so “the Great.” But St. Basil the Great was one of the finest thinkers, writers, and preachers in… read more

Is it better to read paper books or electronic books? … read more

Though he died almost 18 centuries ago, Tertullian is often quoted today in theological and apologetics circles. But what did this man believe and… read more

It seems a safe assumption that all new technologies—from cell phones to social media—present its users with both positive and negative… read more

In July 2016, the Facebook Messenger app marked the amazing milestone of having 1 billion daily active users.1 And Twitter now claims 313 million… read more

Reinhard Heydrich (1904–1942) was a Nazi leader who impressed Adolf Hitler with his unbridled brutality. Historians consider Heydrich to be the… read more