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Over the past several weeks, I have presented a brief sketch of a conservative Christian posture toward culture more faithful to Scripture than much of… Read More »The Church, Christians, and Culture: Conclusion
Numbers 13–14 records Israel’s failure to initially take the promised land. Concerning this story and others from Israel’s history, “Now these things happened to them… Read More »Seven Simple Lessons from Numbers 13–14
Week 24: Solomon’s Reign Weekly memory verse: 2 Chronicles 7:14 – “If my people who are called by my name humble themselves, and pray and… Read More »Bible Narratives Devotional, Week 24: Solomon’s Reign
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?
The Bible does not give the church a social mandate, but as we saw last week, churches should equip their people with how to live… Read More »Restraint
Week 23: David’s Reign Weekly memory verse: Psalm 27:1–2 – “The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? The Lord is… Read More »Bible Narratives Devotional, Week 23: David’s Reign
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?
Last week, I made the case that the church’s mission is narrow and unique; it is not cultural or societal transformation, but rather the exclusively… Read More »The Church and Christian Cultural Involvement
Week 22: Absalom’s Rebellion Weekly memory verse: Romans 3:23–24 – “For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, and are justified… Read More »Bible Narratives Devotional, Week 22: Absalom’s Rebellion
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?
Of the little pilot-fish words that swim alongside the more commonly mangled word, culture, two of the more frequently heard are multicultural and diversity. In… Read More »Unicultural Uniformity
The first post in this series introduced Scripture-Regulated Worship. The second post considered some important arguments for Scripture-Regulated Worship. The third post showed the ways the New Testament explains… Read More »Love for Christ & Scripture-Regulated Worship 4: Christ’s Authority 2
Thus far, I have attempted to establish a biblical basis for individual Christian cultural activity, but when Christians gather together as local churches, the picture… Read More »The Church’s Unique Mission
Philemon 4–7 is a prayer by Paul for Philemon, an example for us as to how we can pray for others today. We will look… Read More »Philemon 4–7: An Example Prayer by Paul
Week 21: The Davidic Covenant Weekly memory verse: Luke 1:68–69 – “Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, for he has visited and redeemed his… Read More »Bible Narratives Devotional, Week 21: The Davidic Covenant
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
Last week I mentioned that the common evangelical view of kingdom theology has led to errant thinking about Christian work in society that either dismisses… Read More »Vocation
Who is “the Israel of God” in Galatians 6:16? Good men have disagreed as to how to answer this question. My purpose in reviewing the… Read More »Who is “the Israel of God” in Galatians 6:16?
Week 20: David Becomes King Weekly memory verse: Psalm 20:7 – “Some trust in chariots and some in horses, but we trust in the name… Read More »Bible Narratives Devotional, Week 20: David Becomes King
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