"We have now sunk to the depth where the restatement of the obvious is the first duty of intelligent men." ~ George Orwell.
"We may ignore, but we can nowhere evade the presence of God. The world is crowded with Him." ~ C.S. Lewis.
The grain of truth is this: If you live apart from the Redeemer, then truth will seem fragmented because you won't be able to make sense of things. If you live apart from the Redeemer, then personality will seem fragmented because you won't know who you really are. And if you live apart from the Redeemer, then life really will seem fragmented because you will be unable to grasp its meaning and may simply give up trying." ~ J. Budziszewski.
"There once was in man a true happiness, of which all that now remains is the empty print and trace. This he tries in vain to fill with everything around him, seeking in things that are not there the help he cannot find in those that are, though none can help, because the infinite abyss can be filled only with an infinite and immutable object; in other words, by God himself." ~ Blaise Pascal.
"You cannot make men good by law: and without good men you cannot have a good society." ~ C.S. Lewis.
"Moral character is assessed not by what a man knows but by what he loves." ~ St. Augustine.
"Anything inconsistent with reason wounds us." ~ Pierre Nicole.
"We have an incapacity for proving anything which no amount of dogmatism can overcome. We have an idea of truth which no amount of scepticism can overcome." Pascal's Pensees, 406/395.
"My, how dogmatic you are about your skepticism!" ~ Peter Kreeft.
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Paul R. Shockley is assistant professor of Bible and Theology at the College of Biblical Studies-Houston. Paul is also an assistant pastor at Pine Valley Bible Church, an adjunct professor of philosophy at the Houston Community College, and an adjunct professor of theology at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary's J. Havard School of Theology (Houston campus).
Paul received his B.A. in History at Stephen F. Austin State University; Th.M in both Bible Exposition and Systematic Theology at Dallas Theological Seminary; M.A., History of Ideas, at the University of Texas-Dallas. His areas of concentration at A&M University include aesthetics, history of philosophy, moral philosophy, and philosophy of religion. Paul is ABD. His dissertation topic is the "Religious Implications of John Dewey's Aesthetics."
While at Dallas Theological Seminary he was rewarded the John F. Walvoord award in Eschatology and Fred C. Lincoln Award in Bible Exposition. Paul is also a co-founder and fellow of the Center of Christian Apologetics.
He is married to Jill and has four children: Schaeffer Wesley, Spencer Paul, Seth Michael, and Julianna Grace. They reside in Stafford, Texas.
His hobbies include gardening, scuba diving, and weightlifting. He is also a collector of works and materials of 17th century French Jansenism.
Paul R. Shockley
C/O College of Biblical Studies
7000 Regency Square Blvd., Houston, Texas 77036
Phone: 713.785.5995
Email: paul.shockley@cbshouston.edu
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