Peter Thiel is not a stranger to making headlines. The widely successful venture capitalist co-founded Palantir Technologies, Founders Fund, and PayPal. Yet, the headlines he is making now is that he is a devout and proselytizing Christian throughout Silicon Valley.

Thiel, 57, is the subject of an introspective article in The New York Times this week. The article discusses the man’s mesmerizing effect on tech pioneers and executives by discussing his love of God.

For millennia, when faith and logic collided, they were considered opposites.

“For Jews request a sign, and Greeks seek after wisdom, but we preach Christ crucified, to the Jews a stumbling block and to the Greeks foolishness, but to those who are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God and the wisdom of God. Because the foolishness of God is wiser than men, and the weakness of God is stronger than men.” (1 Corinthians 1:22-25 NKJV)

In Silicon Valley, technology leaders trust logic and typically seek wisdom.

So, when Peter Thiel tells his colleagues that it is “Christ Jesus, who became for us wisdom from God” (1 Corinthians 1:30), they listen curiously and want to understand.

The article discusses Thiel’s attendance at his partner Trae Stephens’ 40th birthday party. Stephens founded Anduril Industries, a global manufacturer of high-tech defense systems. Following the 220 captivated people in the room hanging on to Thiel’s message, Stephens’ wife, Michelle, was inspired to action.

She created the ACTS 17 Collective, a group of like-minded, faith-driven tech evangelicals who seek professional and biblical leadership.

The organizational slogan is “We’re redefining success for those who define culture.”

Although Christians know “ACTS” as a book in the Bible, members of this group know it as an acronym: Acknowledging Christ in Technology and Society.

The approach to introducing distinguished believers in the industry to other people who enjoy a career in big tech is catching on.

Other Silicon Valley notables have been associated with the ACTS 17 Collective, such as Pat Gelsinger, former CEO of Intel; Paul Taylor, former Oracle executive and pastor and leader of the Bay Area Center for Faith, Work & Tech; Dr. Francis S. Collins, former director of the National Institutes of Health; Augustus Doricko, founder of Rainmaker, a geoengineering cloud-seed startup; and Garry Tan, CEO of Y Dominator.

Each of these men believes their work is essential to exploring the benefits of technology and making global changes, but is also doing the will of God. The peculiar thing about this article discussing Thiel and Stephens is that faith in Silicon Valley is not a new discovery–only a fact that is not widely discussed.

In February 2022, the Wall Street Journal posted a commentary on “Silicon Valley’s Secret Christians.”

The author, Peter Rex, is a venture capitalist and entrepreneur based in Austin, Texas, which is known as the Silicon Valley of the South. The state capital is home to corporate headquarters and hubs for industry giants Dell, Cisco, VMWare, AMD, Tesla, and Indeed.

Rex wrote, “Tech needs an infusion of faith. It could make the industry more humane, enlightened, and morally grounded, helping lift those it currently pushes down. Tech isn’t a god, nor are tech leaders, but they do need God.” In the same year, he spoke to the Christian Post about “soft discrimination” in Silicon Valley toward Christians.

“There are Christians [in Silicon Valley], definitely, and they are respected. There are a lot of people who respect them,” he said. “But generally, there is an atmosphere of soft discrimination against them, which is a real thing, and it’s unique to Christianity, I’d say, but also to people of faith.”

It’s essential to understand that some Christians in Silicon Valley are Bible-believing, God-fearing Christ followers.

Others, like Elon Musk and scientist Richard Dawkins, refer to themselves as “cultural Christians.” There are several ways to distinguish between the two, but it comes down to actions evidenced by Scripture.

“Even so, every good tree bears good fruit, but a bad tree bears bad fruit. A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, nor can a bad tree bear good fruit. Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire. Therefore, by their fruits, you will know them.” (Matthew 7:17-20 NKJV)

Silicon Valley is producing fruit. Technology has fertile soil. People are learning about the one true God and sharing their life-changing discoveries with others. What is most fascinating is that this news is logical.

Tech leaders in Silicon Valley, Austin, and around the world speak openly about Jesus and are resoundingly changing how they live, think, and talk.

Eventually, more people will be able to deduce there is something about this Christian stuff.

It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to figure that out.