Open Letter to Rep. Ron Paul: What is Your Answer?

Dear Rep. Paul,
My name is Danny, and I am a conservative Republican living in the Bluegrass.  Like many Americans, I am not 100% sold on any Republican candidate yet, though my field of preferred candidates is quickly narrowing.  Of all the Republican candidates, I do appreciate the significance you place on the power of the [...]

New Year’s Resolution: Avoid Pharisaism and Be More Christ-like

I’m not sure why, but I’ve never been one on setting New Year’s resolutions.  Though I’ve made some attempts in the past, I’ve never given it any serious thought until last year when I was reading through the Beatitudes and felt impressed to strive to model them more in my life.  So, 2007’s resolution was to [...]

Blog Highlight: Political Inquirer

Looking for a good political blog that encourages the free exchange of ideas and provides well-written, well-thought posts?  Check out The Political Inquirer.  In what I’ve read so far, I’ve found level-headed discussions on current social and political issues, which stands in stard contrast to the many blogs and websites that merely spits venom at [...]

Unto You a Child is Born…

6While they were there, the days were completed for her to give birth. 7And she gave birth to her firstborn son; and she wrapped Him in cloths, and laid Him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn.
 8In the same region there were some shepherds staying out in the fields and [...]

Faith and Politics: A Re-Assessment of My Approach

Back in August, I began a series on the issue of faith and politics with the idea of trying to make sense of all the noise being made by both Democrats and Republicans, liberals and conservatives on the role faith plays (or does not play) in the public square.  As one reads websites and blogs, [...]

A Thought on Thinking

The art of thinking is like, to me, breaking in a wild horse.  Left on its own, thoughts run free and aimlessly from subject to subject with no other purpose than thinking for the sake of thinking.  But, when reined in and corraled in a particular area for a specific purpose, they buck like heck trying to break [...]

Dr. Mark Coppenger Interview: Final Thoughts – Philosophy, Just Do It

Below are the links for all three parts to my interview with Dr. Coppenger:

Part I           

Part I cont’d

Part II         

Thoughts:
Many people view, study and even teach philosophy as if it were just a collection of thoughts and ideas from the past with no real bearing on our lives today.  Dr. Coppenger likens this to the insect trapped [...]

Dr. Mark Coppenger Interview: Part II

Click here for: Part I and Part I cont’d.
Danny:  I would venture to say that a small majority of Christians are called to study philosophy.  What would you say those Christians who are not called to study philosophy?  What are some things that you feel they can do to at least to be familiar with philosophy?
Dr. [...]

Dr. Mark Coppenger Interview: Part I cont’d

This is a continuation of Dr. Coppenger’s background in philosophy and the misconceptions he’s seen others have of philosophy.  Click here for Part I. 
Danny: Having that background and with your experience in philosophy, what are some misconceptions that Christians have and how would you answer them?
Dr. Coppenger:  First, let me mention one misconception that I had [...]

Dr. Mark Coppenger Interview: Part I

 I had an opportunity to interview with Dr. Mark Coppenger, Professor of Christian Apologetics, of The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary on October  9, 2007. This interview is the second part of an indefinite number of interviews designed to show the value of philosophy to the Christian faith.  What I intend to do in this interview is not to [...]