Jeff Straub During these past two weeks I have been writing about the deaths of Charles Wesco and John Chau, men who perished in violent… Read More »Missionary Martyrs: Are We Paying Too High a Price to Evangelize the World? Part Three
Jeff Straub Last week I wrote of the deaths of Charles Trumann Wesco and John Allen Chau, two men whose lives ended in recent days… Read More »Missionary Martyrs: Are We Paying Too High a Price to Evangelize the World? Part Two
Jeff Straub Two fresh missionary deaths have made the news in recent weeks. The first was the unexpected death of missionary Charles Trumann Wesco (1974–2018),… Read More »Missionary Martyrs: Are We Paying Too High a Price to Evangelize the World?
Jon Pratt In this sin-cursed world suffering is inevitable. Jesus said so: “In the world you will have tribulation” (John 16:33). Paul said so: “For… Read More »Helping Those Who Suffer
Once each year Central Seminary uses In the Nick of Time to make an appeal. The reason is unique to our situation in Minnesota: the… Read More »Give to the Max 2018
Jon Pratt In our most recent edition of Nick of Time, I provided a copy of the letter Chinese house church pastors first issued on… Read More »439 and Beyond: An Illustration of the Separation of Church and State
Don Odens The phone rang at 5:30 a.m. on Sunday, January 13, 2008. The voice on the other end belonged to the male nurse who… Read More »Grappling With Grief
Don Odens My wife’s casket was before me as I stood at the pulpit to present a tribute and the funeral sermon for the love… Read More »A Long Goodbye: Part Two
Don Odens I stood at the pulpit to present a tribute and the funeral sermon for the love of my life, my wife of fifty-three… Read More »A Long Goodbye: Part One
Kevin T. Bauder Years ago I began an unsuccessful career in sales. My manager warned me that I would have to learn to help people… Read More »Knowing God’s Will: Part Nine
Kevin T. Bauder If God has an individual direction for His children, then they ought to be able to discern what that direction is. Many… Read More »Knowing God’s Will: Part Eight
Kevin T. Bauder In previous essays I have outlined several considerations that all believers should weigh when seeking to discern God’s leading in their lives.… Read More »Knowing God’s Will: Part Seven
Kevin T. Bauder God knows exactly those choices that will bring the greatest good into your life. Perhaps those are not the choices that will… Read More »Knowing God’s Will: Part Six
Kevin T. Bauder A few months ago I received a phone call from a colleague, a former student who went on to serve in pastoral… Read More »Knowing God’s Will: Part Five
Kevin T. Bauder Throughout this discussion I have assumed that God has an individual will for each Christian and that His will can be discerned.… Read More »Knowing God’s Will: Part Four
Kevin T. Bauder John Buck is a manager for a national corporation where he has been advancing through the ranks. One day his boss stops… Read More »Knowing God’s Will: Part Three
Kevin T. Bauder If God is not giving further revelation, then how can believers know His will for their lives? Some theologians have denied that… Read More »Knowing God’s Will: Part Two
Kevin T. Bauder Does God have an individual will for each believer? To suggest otherwise is effectively to deny either the infinity of God’s wisdom… Read More »Knowing God’s Will: Part One
Kevin T. Bauder Contemporary education emphasizes specialization. The more education you get, the more specialized it becomes. This trend produces scholars whose grasp of a… Read More »On Living the Liberal Life
Kevin T. Bauder About twenty-five years ago I was planting a church in Garland, Texas. Our little congregation was meeting in what had been a… Read More »In Praise of Ordinary Men, Part Nine: Bill Bevis