Is Debt Still Slavery?
Kevin T. Bauder Proverbs 22:7 says that the rich rule over the poor and the borrower is slave to the lender. This counsel runs contrary… Read More »Is Debt Still Slavery?
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.
Most Interesting Reading of 2020: Part Two
Kevin T. Bauder Last week I began listing the “most interesting books” that I read last year. As you can tell, the list is eclectic.… Read More »Most Interesting Reading of 2020: Part Two
Most Interesting Reading of 2020
Kevin T. Bauder Lots of people produce recommended reading lists. Typically these are bibliographies of the books that the compiler found most useful. The lists… Read More »Most Interesting Reading of 2020
Regional Delicacies
Kevin T. Bauder Last week I wrote about foods that I’ve sampled as I’ve traveled around the world. As it happens, I missed a favorite:… Read More »Regional Delicacies
International Delicacies
Kevin T. Bauder During the years that I was president of Central Baptist Theological Seminary I did a good bit of traveling. While traveling I… Read More »International Delicacies
Those Little Churches
My father’s first pastorate was in Cambridge, Iowa. Other fundamental Baptist churches were located nearby. Slater had one less than ten miles to the west.… Read More »Those Little Churches
Christianity and the Alt-Right
Kevin T. Bauder The old dictum says that the enemy of my enemy is my friend. I disagree. A friend is someone who values and… Read More »Christianity and the Alt-Right
The Progress of Temptation
Kevin T. Bauder [This essay was originally published on January 18, 2013.] Christians often make mistakes in the way that they think about temptation. On… Read More »The Progress of Temptation
I Love Christmas. And I Hate Christmas.
Kevin T. Bauder If the ghost of Christmas past is composed of the memories of our earlier Christmases, then I am haunted by a splendid… Read More »I Love Christmas. And I Hate Christmas.
Why the Virgin Birth? The Necessity of the Incarnation
Kevin T. Bauder God made humans to rule the earth (Gen 1:28–29). Conversely, He made the earth to be ruled by humans (Psalm 8:6–7). When… Read More »Why the Virgin Birth? The Necessity of the Incarnation
Why the Virgin Birth?
Kevin T. Bauder Old-line liberals used to argue against the virgin birth of Christ. They saw it as an unreasonable and unscientific theory that was,… Read More »Why the Virgin Birth?
Can We Be Thankful?
Kevin T. Bauder At the end of 1990 I left the church that I had pastored for six years and moved my family to Dallas… Read More »Can We Be Thankful?
Patience
Kevin T. Bauder As I write this essay, the 2020 presidential election is still undecided. After two days of counting, some states are still not… Read More »Patience
How to Vote 2020
Kevin T. Bauder The church’s place is not to address political questions. Rather, its work is to proclaim the whole counsel of God. Christian individuals,… Read More »How to Vote 2020
Death and Funerals
Kevin T. Bauder To everything there is a season . . . a time to die (Eccl 3:1–2). It is better to go to the… Read More »Death and Funerals
God’s Self-Existence: Part Two
Kevin T. Bauder The book of Job includes a conversation, spread over several chapters, about what God needs from humans. Job speaks, then Eliphaz replies.… Read More »God’s Self-Existence: Part Two
God’s Self-Existence: Part One
Kevin T. Bauder One day a deacon from a church in my area phoned me to share his philosophy of creation-and-salvation history. He began his… Read More »God’s Self-Existence: Part One
Social Justice
Kevin T. Bauder All people everywhere want justice. Even a hardcore logical positivist feels a sense of injustice if you step ahead of him after… Read More »Social Justice
A Pastor’s Reading Plan, Part Two: Books
Kevin T. Bauder For me, learning to read was like being initiated into the mysteries of a secret society. The ability to look at marks… Read More »A Pastor’s Reading Plan, Part Two: Books
A Pastor’s Reading Plan, Part One: Periodicals
Kevin T. Bauder Pastors work with people, so they need personal skills. Pastors work with churches as organizations, so they need administrative skills. More than… Read More »A Pastor’s Reading Plan, Part One: Periodicals