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.
Sometimes things that look alike are actually quite different. One mushroom cooks up into a delectable repast, while another that appears almost identical can kill.… Read More »Thoughts on Baptists and Independence
I am writing on the morning of September 16, 2015. At 3:00 this afternoon, Richard Glossip is scheduled to die. Barring a court-ordered stay, he… Read More »By Man Shall His Blood Be Shed
Kim Davis is out of jail, but she is not out of the headlines. Her name is nearly everywhere in the media. Bloggers, pundits, and… Read More »Kim Davis
When you’re a kid you can’t wait to grow up. Then you do grow up, and you realize it’s not all it’s cracked up to… Read More »Sixty
Dear Chris, From your father’s email I have learned of your current condition. As I understand it, the melanoma has spread throughout your body. The… Read More »An Open Letter to Chris Leavell
This has been the final week before the beginning of the fall semester at Central Baptist Theological Seminary. Our faculty has spent most of the… Read More »Retrospective
“These creationists are inadvertently and blindly trusting man’s fallible dating methods for archaeological data.” So says Ken Ham of Answers in Genesis. Who are these… Read More »Would You Rethink This, Please?
The Bible Faculty Summit is an annual gathering of professors in the biblical and theological disciplines. These individuals represent the colleges and seminaries of mainstream… Read More »The Bible Faculty Summit
Very few of the current organizations within Baptist fundamentalism existed before the 1920s. Of those, I know of only one that was actually founded before… Read More »The Minnesota Baptist Association
This summer I was able to attend the annual meetings of three Baptist fellowships. One of those was the annual conference of the General Association… Read More »The GARBC in Omaha
Among the benefits of my summer schedule is the opportunity to visit several Baptist associations and fellowships. This June and July I have attended three… Read More »The Fundamental Baptist Fellowship Association
Philosophers and poets have waxed eloquent on the subject of friendship, but one verse from the Bible says more than all their panegyrics combined. It… Read More »Friendship
In a recent blog post, Pastor Travis Smith attributed the closing of Clearwater Christian College largely to a change in its position and standards. I… Read More »Change or Die
I don’t know Pastor Travis Smith, but I like and respect him. For one thing, he has ministered at the same church for thirty years—an… Read More »Change and Die?
The adoration of God is one of the most neglected practices in American evangelicalism. Many evangelicals could not even describe what adoration is. This neglect… Read More »Adoration
Most of the time I write these essays either in my study during working hours or else sitting upstairs at home in the evening. This… Read More »Providence
The state of Israel is in the news at least weekly, sometimes daily. The United States is still the greatest supporter of Israel, but public… Read More »How To Think About Israel
The New Testament specifies two offices for the local church. The apostle Paul, in 1 Timothy 3, told his young protégé that he was writing… Read More »Pastors, Deacons, and Whatsits
The Supreme Court of the United States has heard the case of Obergefell v Hodges, in which the core contention is that marriage between two… Read More »Who Redefined Marriage?
Ephesians 4:4 requires every Christian to endeavor to maintain the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. This exhortation assumes that Christian unity… Read More »Institutional Alignments and the Unity of the Spirit