Best Reading of 2015–2016
It’s been years since I’ve done a “best reading” list. I hesitate because my reading habits are admittedly odd. Most people wouldn’t enjoy following my… Read More »Best Reading of 2015–2016
Kevin T. Bauder
Kevin T. Bauder is Research Professor of Historical and Systematic Theology at Central Baptist Theological Seminary. Not every one of the professors, students, or alumni of Central Seminary necessarily agrees with every opinion that this post expresses.
On Accusation and Rebuke
A bishop has to meet stringent personal qualifications, the broadest of which is that he must be “blameless” (1 Tim. 3:2). Of course, blameless does… Read More »On Accusation and Rebuke
Two Goodbyes
Sunday morning found me in Mason City, Iowa, preparing to preach to Faith Baptist Church. Before leaving our hotel I decided to check my email.… Read More »Two Goodbyes
A Pastor’s Reading Plan
So you’re a pastor. You might be interested to know that the Schleitheim Confession, an early Anabaptist creed, specified that the first duty of the… Read More »A Pastor’s Reading Plan
Devotion
Time is limited. Earthly life ends with a period or even an exclamation point, not with an ellipsis. We are granted threescore and ten years,… Read More »Devotion
Study
As a small child I thought that reading seemed very much like magic. My mother or father could take a book from the shelf, and… Read More »Study
Leisure
In no previous civilization have ordinary people experienced greater leisure than in ours. In the past, leisure was the privilege of the aristocracy. Now, however,… Read More »Leisure
Vocation and Vocations
The Reformers erected the doctrine of calling in reaction to the Romanist distinction between clergy and laity. At the time, Catholics recognized only two vocations:… Read More »Vocation and Vocations
Understanding the Evangelical Theological Society
The Evangelical Theological Society was founded in 1949. Fundamentalists have been involved from the beginning. Indeed, several ETS presidents were identified with fundamentalism: Charles Woodbridge,… Read More »Understanding the Evangelical Theological Society
What About Muslims?
Controversy over Islam is increasing both within American religion and among American political candidates. On the one hand, a Wheaton College professor was recently disciplined… Read More »What About Muslims?
An Elder Statesman Rests
On Christmas Eve, Donald M. Brong slipped into the presence of his Lord. He had served in vocational ministry for more than fifty of his… Read More »An Elder Statesman Rests
The Power of God
[This essay originally appeared in In the Nick of Time on January 26, 2007.] “Do you have the power of God?” The Great Man bellowed… Read More »The Power of God
Shepherds: A Prayer
The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want. Let none disdain the office of shepherd, for shepherds are appointed by You. Did not Israel… Read More »Shepherds: A Prayer
Christians and Christmas
I had to work my way through both college and grad school. Over the years I held a variety of jobs. I worked in a… Read More »Christians and Christmas
Study Bibles
Everyone has guilty pleasures, and one of mine is reading Carl Trueman. Keeping up with Trueman is a pleasure because he writes with clarity and… Read More »Study Bibles
Notes From Here and There
Ralph Colas When I was preparing for ministry, Ralph Colas was a prominent leader in the General Association of Regular Baptist Churches. He was a… Read More »Notes From Here and There
Israel’s Future
Does the nation Israel have a future as a people of God? From the time Israel was constituted as a people, God foretold that the… Read More »Israel’s Future
Instrumental En and Personal Agency
Scholars dispute whether Greek nouns have five cases or eight cases. They certainly display five forms, and those who hold the five-case system see a… Read More »Instrumental En and Personal Agency
Simplicity
God has filled our world with pleasures, and He has given His image-bearers the power to create even more. We could survive by eating insects… Read More »Simplicity
The Rapture
God did not present His entire revelation at once. This fact can be grasped almost intuitively. The Bible contains sixty-six books. They were written over… Read More »The Rapture