Taking Off and Putting On
Explores the idea of authenticity, as used by both contemporary culture and the Bible.
A Meditation on Trees
Uses one person's story to explore our relationship to nature and to its Creator.
The Inadequacy of Virtue
Explores "virtue" and whether it should be the goal of life for Christians.
The Obvious Problem with Knowledge
Explores how knowledge can be possible when rational people embrace different ideas.
How to Stay Awake
Discusses the importance of being a a philosopher throughout life.
Trust, Belief, and Knowledge
Examines three methods of knowing: empiricism; rationalism, and one understood by Augustine.
Flammable Objects
Examines various options for thinking about material things.
The Power of Presuppositions
Argues that presuppositions are central to all thought and action.
Proof
Discusses the definition of 'proof' and compares the validity of everyday experience with mathematical proof.
Common Sense for a Postmodern Age
Discusses the nature of knowledge and the project of philosopher Thomas Reid.
Four Dangerous Ideas
Discusses social and cultural beliefs that have become so ingrained in our cultural psyche that we cannot see them for what they are.
Truth Detectors
Proposes that people are born truth-detectors and that they are very good at it.
Chaos and Order
Discusses the shift from the view of the natural world as chaotic and to ordered and the ramifications of that shift for Western civilization.
Address to the Gutenberg Class of 2011
Gives advice to graduating seniors who desire to become wise.
The Problem of Meaninglessness
Explores the ways in which intellectual culture affects finding meaning.
War Between the Bookshelves
Explores the difference between literature and philosophy.
Reading Through Narrative
Relates a personal journey from doubt to belief.
The Integrity of a Truth Seeker
Discusses how our culture and Christians view "Truth" and describes the responsibility of the Truth seeker.
A Dialogue
Explores Christianity's claims as a valid and coherent worldview.
Reconciling Philosophy
Explores the question, "Why would a Christian care to read non-Christian and even anti-Christian thinkers?"