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Kevin T. Bauder The gospel is events. The gospel rests upon evidences. The gospel relies upon interpretations. All these elements are necessary to the gospel,… Read More »A Response to Criticisms: Implications of the Gospel
There is a general need for pastors and teachers in our churches. Broadly speaking, more pastors will retire than those who might fill their pulpits… Read More »Let Not Many Be Teachers
Kevin T. Bauder What is the gospel? It is more than simply the plan of salvation, but what more? This question deserves both a negative… Read More »A Response to Criticisms: The Gospel
“The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning, but the heart of fools is in the house of mirth” (Ecclesiastes 7:4). This… Read More »Bits of Wisdom from Houses of Mourning
Kevin T. Bauder Fundamentalists have not often appealed to 2 Corinthians 11:4 as a key text for their understanding of ecclesiastical separation. Even a cursory… Read More »A Response to Criticisms: 2 Corinthians 11:4
A recently released movie Cruella (PG-13) apparently shows the backstory of how Cruella De Vil from 101 Dalmatians became so cruel. Loki (TV-14), a new… Read More »A Summer to Glory in Evil?
Kevin T. Bauder The American Council of Christian Churches published its whitepaper entitled <em>The Biblical Doctrine of Separation</em> in 2014. This work was motivated by… Read More »A Response to Criticisms: The Gospel
In Let the Little Children Come, my goal is to convince church leaders and parents that children best grow into faithful, mature worshipers of Jesus Christ… Read More »New Book! Let the Little Children Come: Family Worship on Sunday (and the Other Six Days, Too)
What happens to people who never hear the gospel? What an awful question—to consider those who never hear the gospel, die in their ignorance, and… Read More »The Fate of Those Who Never Hear
Kevin T. Bauder Ten years ago I authored a chapter and three responses for the book <em>Four Views on the Spectrum of Evangelicalism</em>, edited by… Read More »A Response to Criticisms: Preface
We have already showed the importance of imagination for shaping on overall Christian outlook and sensibility. Still, for many Christians these things seem abstract and… Read More »Imagination, Illumination and Faith: a Proposed Connection
This past Monday, I stayed home and had a real holiday. We grilled burgers, enjoyed God’s creation, and spent time with my parents. The day… Read More »Work, Rest, Repeat
Kevin T. Bauder One might think that creedalism was a thing of the past, but what’s old is new again. I recently encountered a confession… Read More »A Confession of Faith
Determining if a poem, hymn, musical piece, novel, devotional work, painting or other work should be considered a helpful work of Christian imagination is mostly… Read More »Discerning the Christian Imagination: Consensus and Canonicity
Kevin T. Bauder The New Testament mentions three sorts of gifts connected with the three persons of the Godhead. First, in general, every good and… Read More »A Primer on Spiritual Gifts
If Christians should grow in their ability to discern superior Christian works of imagination, how should they do this? Must every Christian pursue some kind… Read More »Discerning the Christian Imagination: Analogies and Proportion
Kevin T. Bauder Central Baptist Theological Seminary held its first commencement in 1957. Except for last year (2020) we have celebrated graduations every year since.… Read More »Another Year
An interesting observation this morning. Libertarian-ish lawyer Ken White asks about handshakes, and stats and polling guy Nate Silver offers an answer that handshakes mean… Read More »Handshakes: More Like Holy Kisses Than Ever
This essay was originally published on June 5, 2015. Kevin T. Bauder The state of Israel is in the news at least weekly, sometimes daily.… Read More »How To Think About Israel
Every so often a book warrants the thought in my mind, “I wish I would have written this book.” Such is the case with What… Read More »Book Recommendation: What Happens When We Worship