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
In the Nick of Time
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
Reflections on the Annual Meeting of the Evangelical Theological Society
Jeff Straub The third week of November is always reserved for the gathering of the Evangelical Theological Society, now in its 67th year. As we… Read More »Reflections on the Annual Meeting of the Evangelical Theological Society
Living in Uncertain Days
Jeff Straub Washington, D. C.; New York, New York; London, England; Mumbai, India; Nairobi, Kenya; Moscow, Russia; and now Paris, France. What do all of… Read More »Living in Uncertain Days
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
Give to the Max Day 2015
“Give to the Max Day” is coming. This event is sponsored annually by Minnesota philanthropists in behalf of charitable organizations such as Central Seminary. It… Read More »Give to the Max Day 2015
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
Thoughts on Baptists and Independence
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
By Man Shall His Blood Be Shed
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
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
Sixty
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
An Open Letter to Chris Leavell
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
Retrospective
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
Would You Rethink This, Please?
“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
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
The Minnesota Baptist Association
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