Not My President?
Kevin T. Bauder In my first presidential election—that is, the first one I voted in—my guy lost. Since then, the people I voted for have… Read More »Not My President?
In the Nick of Time
Food Pharisees?
Kevin T. Bauder There’s a lot of talk about gluttony out there. I mean a lot. Billy Graham wrote a Q&A about it. Joe McKeever… Read More »Food Pharisees?
Does Baptism Wash Away Sins?
Kevin T. Bauder The Texas morning was already warm and getting warmer. A friend had stopped by just to say hello, and I asked him… Read More »Does Baptism Wash Away Sins?
It’s Not a Cadillac! Part Five: A Personal Testimony
Kevin T. Bauder When I was thirteen, my father became convinced that the Lord was calling him to pastor. He moved our family across several… Read More »It’s Not a Cadillac! Part Five: A Personal Testimony
It’s Not a Cadillac! Part Four: Where Should We Learn?
Kevin T. Bauder What training do pastors need? It depends entirely upon the ministry that they intend to pursue. Becoming a social justice warrior takes… Read More »It’s Not a Cadillac! Part Four: Where Should We Learn?
It’s Not a Cadillac! Part Three: What Do We Need?
Kevin T. Bauder As General Motors’ top line, Cadillac has become a metaphor for the best and most luxurious of something. A Cadillac is never… Read More »It’s Not a Cadillac! Part Three: What Do We Need?
It’s Not a Cadillac! Part Two: What Are We Doing?
Kevin T. Bauder The Religious News Service recently published a story stating that future pastors are turning away from the traditional M.Div. and toward the… Read More »It’s Not a Cadillac! Part Two: What Are We Doing?
It’s Not a Cadillac! Part One: A Bit of History
Kevin T. Bauder The Association of Theological Schools, the primary agency that accredits seminaries, recently produced a study showing that the number of M.Div. students… Read More »It’s Not a Cadillac! Part One: A Bit of History
In Praise of Ordinary Men, Part Eight: Paul Greene
Kevin T. Bauder Paul Greene was already into his mid-eighties before I met him. Our relationship remained distant and casual until I began to plant… Read More »In Praise of Ordinary Men, Part Eight: Paul Greene
In Praise of Ordinary Men, Part Seven: F. Beach Whitson
Kevin T. Bauder (NOTE: This essay first appeared in August of 2016 under a different title. It is reprinted here because of the contribution it… Read More »In Praise of Ordinary Men, Part Seven: F. Beach Whitson
In Praise of Ordinary Men, Part Six: Dave Keith
Kevin T. Bauder I met David Keith in January of 1974. He had just been discharged from the Army (where, as company clerk, he was… Read More »In Praise of Ordinary Men, Part Six: Dave Keith
Paul Against the Contextualizers
Michael Riley Central Seminary hosted its annual MacDonald Lectures last February. Dr. Paul Hartog of Faith Baptist Bible College and Theological Seminary of Ankeny, Iowa,… Read More »Paul Against the Contextualizers
In Praise of Ordinary Men, Part Five: David Nettleton
Where is the line between ordinary and extraordinary men? A man may be quite ordinary in most aspects of life, yet quite exceptional in others.… Read More »In Praise of Ordinary Men, Part Five: David Nettleton
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
In Praise of Ordinary Men, Part Four: Garry Rhoades
Kevin T. Bauder In the fall of 1979 I began my first semester as a student at Denver Baptist Theological Seminary. One day the missions… Read More »In Praise of Ordinary Men, Part Four: Garry Rhoades
In Praise of Ordinary Men, Part Three: Elmer Jahn
Jon Pratt Elmer Jahn went home to be with the Lord on February 10, 2018. He had lived 88 years. I am privileged to have… Read More »In Praise of Ordinary Men, Part Three: Elmer Jahn
In Praise of Ordinary Men, Part Two: John Javaux
Kevin T. Bauder The first time I met John Javaux was on the gridiron. He was playing linebacker; I was a tight end. We got… Read More »In Praise of Ordinary Men, Part Two: John Javaux
In Praise of Ordinary Men, Part One: Robert Weckle
Kevin T. Bauder My parents were led to the Lord by a church planting missionary in Freeland, Michigan. I was only three or four years… Read More »In Praise of Ordinary Men, Part One: Robert Weckle
The Fundamentalists and Billy Graham
Kevin T. Bauder Some of you new students may not understand just exactly why we take the position we take in regard to Billy Graham’s… Read More »The Fundamentalists and Billy Graham
Freedom of the Will?
Kevin T. Bauder Imagine a man who has, somewhere deep within his cranium, a pair of dice. Every time he has to make a decision,… Read More »Freedom of the Will?