Life is a story. You are mortal. There was a time when you were not. There will be a time when you exit the stage of this life. The past is the fruit of providence and thousands of personal narratives that led to you. You did not choose where to set your feet. You did not choose when to enter the stage. You choose where to set them next. You choose what to do now that you are on stage. You walk across the wet concrete of time and shape the world with your life. And then you die. Spent. Spend it well.

As an undergraduate student at Miami University, some well-meaning students confronted me with the truth claims of Christianity. They explained the gospel to me. They explained that Jesus was divine and that I was a sinner. They explained to me that I could find forgiveness for sins if I tusted in Jesus. They finally left.

Historically, philosophy was understood as the hand-maided of the queen of the sciences–theology. Today, philosophy is often looked at with suspicion or (perhaps worse) an uninterested glance by those within the church. I offer the following essay, hosted by the Gospel Coalition website on why The Church Needs Philosophers and Philosophers Need the Church.