Where Faith Meets Philosophy: A Blog for Christian Thinkers, Writers, Critical Minds, and Lovers
In a fast-paced digital age filled with clickbait and shallow opinions, it is refreshing to find a blog that invites readers to engage deeply with both philosophy and Christian thought. This blog is not just another personal journal or devotional site—it is a sanctuary for thinkers, believers, and seekers. Crafted by a writer, philosopher, entrepreneur, and critical thinker, the blog is a space where divine truth meets reasoned and scientific argument and where ideas are explored rather than imposed.
The Philosophical, Theological, and Scientific Framework
From the outset, this site presents itself as more than just inspirational. It is a platform designed to interact, inform, challenge, and provoke deep thought. It seeks to engage readers who value logic, structure, and intellectual depth while still drawing from the eternal well of God’s Word. In an era where many compartmentalise faith and reason, this blog offers a refreshing synthesis of the two.
Just as Albertus Magnus, a renowned philosopher and teacher of St. Thomas Aquinas, sought to reconcile faith and reason by integrating Aristotelian philosophy with Christian theology, the author believes that in today’s world of growing secular knowledge and scientific progress, God’s Word must be made relevant through the lens of philosophy and science. This approach appeals to individuals who value logic, clear thinking, and a structured, intellectual approach to understanding life’s deeper issues.
Moreover, it is important to emphasise that this perspective does not diminish the role of faith, nor does it attempt to explain away God’s power and wonders, which often transcend human understanding and elude scientific explanation. As Isaiah 55:9 reminds us, “As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts.” On the contrary, the author maintains that the sincere pursuit of philosophy and science can lead individuals to a state of ‘aporia’—a moment of deep reflection marked by uncertainty and limitation. It is in this humbled recognition of the mind’s boundaries and human frailty that one becomes more open to divine truth and thus more deeply appreciates God’s greatness, allowing the renewing of the mind to take root.
This epistemological bridge is crucial in a post-Enlightenment era where faith is often perceived as irrational or antiquated. The author challenges that view by insisting that faith can—and should—be intellectually robust, logically consistent, and open to inquiry. The use of the Greek term aporia, referring to puzzlement or impasse in philosophical reasoning, is particularly apt. The journey of faith and reason often leads one to the edge of understanding, where logic exhausts itself and mystery begins. At that point, rather than abandoning reason, the soul may be humbled enough to recognise its limits and bow before the transcendent. This philosophical humility, where one realises the limitations of even the most disciplined mind, marks the beginning of wisdom. As Proverbs says, “The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom.”
RICHARD OWUSU
This part of the article shifts from describing the blog’s vision to introducing “The Person: The Writer.” Here, the philosophical tone becomes deeply personal, even poetic. This section functions almost as a philosophical autobiography, revealing the writer’s internal world and creative process. He positions himself in the “order of Paul the Apostle and St. Thomas Aquinas,” which again invokes a deep lineage of thought and spirituality—a merging of revelation and reason.
I am a writer and a philosopher in the order of Paul the Apostle and St. Thomas Aquinas.
• I wish I were the first to admit I know nothing, but it appears Socrates claimed that long before me.
• I write as though I know much and relate as though I know little—epistemological modesty.
• My ways may be soft and gentle, but my decisions are firm and grounded.
• Rather than tell what to do, I prefer to tell why to do what must be done.
• As flesh clings to bone, I seek to give language to feelings.
• I draw eighty per cent of my philosophy and message from experience. Each day, as I walk the path of destiny, God drops ideas and lessons along the way.
• If you are a writer and don’t quickly learn that you do not write for everyone, you won’t go far, especially when the critics arrive.
• I write to echo the feelings of the lonely.
• I do not merely write words; I write ideas. Words are my vessels. If I am a writer, it is because of how I wield words to house thought.
• If writing is a disease, then its symptom is the flow of ideas, and I am deeply affected by them.
• When ideas trouble my mind, I write them away.
• Writing is how I clear my mind of excess thoughts. It is how I open my mind to allow the floodwaters of ideas to flow, lest the weight of their pressure breach my brain.
• The mind, when filled with too many thoughts, becomes strained. I must write to release some so that space remains for the new.
• Writing is how I imprison ideas so they don’t return to haunt me.
- So, for me, writing is a kind of intellectual catharsis. The mind, burdened with ideas, risks implosion if those thoughts are not externalised.
Philosophical humility
If my presence seems less striking than my writing, it is because in conversation, I often choose the posture of one who knows little so that I might learn more from those around me. It is through writing that I pour out the experience, insight, and understanding I’ve gathered along life’s path. I believe some of the churches in Corinth also held a similar perception about Apostle Paul. So in his letter to them in 2 Corinthians 10:9–11, he wrote:
“I do not want to seem to be trying to frighten you with my letters. Some say, ‘His letters are weighty and forceful, but in person he is unimpressive, and his speaking amounts to nothing.’ Such people should realise that what we are in our letters when we are absent, we will be in our actions when we are present.”
• A piece of writing is well-cooked if and only if it is edited/refined until it can be edited/refined no further.
For the reflective reader, this blog will not simply inform but transform. It challenges us to think more deeply, believe more strongly, and write more effectively. And in a world of noise, it offers something rare: substance.
