Eight Lessons I Learned from Having Covid-19
I started having chills on Tuesday, December 1. Over the next couple of weeks, I had Covid-19 with just about all of its symptoms, and… Read More »Eight Lessons I Learned from Having Covid-19
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The Doctrine of Impeccability: A Test Case for the Hypostatic Union
During this time of Advent and Christmas, the church rightly turns its attention to the mystery of the Incarnation. That God became man, while remaining… Read More »The Doctrine of Impeccability: A Test Case for the Hypostatic Union
I Love Christmas. And I Hate Christmas.
Kevin T. Bauder If the ghost of Christmas past is composed of the memories of our earlier Christmases, then I am haunted by a splendid… Read More »I Love Christmas. And I Hate Christmas.
Why the Virgin Birth?
Kevin T. Bauder Old-line liberals used to argue against the virgin birth of Christ. They saw it as an unreasonable and unscientific theory that was,… Read More »Why the Virgin Birth?
Hoping Through the Darkness Before Dawn: “O Come, O Come, Emmanuel”
How is it that one of the oldest and best-known Christmas carols asks for the Messiah to come, when in actuality He has already done… Read More »Hoping Through the Darkness Before Dawn: “O Come, O Come, Emmanuel”
The Foundations in the Psalms
For the past couple months I have been engaged in a series on the foundational principles laid out in the Book of Psalms. I identified… Read More »The Foundations in the Psalms
Beauty: the Link Between General and Special Revelation
What relevance does understanding beauty in general revelation of creation have for understanding the special revelation of God’s beauty? This is a perennial question asked… Read More »Beauty: the Link Between General and Special Revelation
Spiritual Soldiers Standing Strong: Ephesians 6:11–17
Ephesians 6:11–17 gives us the necessary commands and picturesque language to prepare us for spiritual battle. What follows below is a brief summary of four… Read More »Spiritual Soldiers Standing Strong: Ephesians 6:11–17
Thanksgiving During a Plague: Martin Rinkart (1586–1649)
When the Thirty Years’ War (1618–1648) engulfed northern Europe, Christians in Germany suffered under the terrors of war, famine, and plague. As a new pastor… Read More »Thanksgiving During a Plague: Martin Rinkart (1586–1649)
Biblical Fact-Check: 613 Commandments?
I’m not sure where it began, but someone started the tale that the Hebrew High Priest had a rope tied to his leg, so that… Read More »Biblical Fact-Check: 613 Commandments?
Lessons from the Life of Andrew
What follows below are three simple practical lessons illustrated from the life of Andrew. These lessons may not be the main points of each narrative… Read More »Lessons from the Life of Andrew
Can We Be Thankful?
Kevin T. Bauder At the end of 1990 I left the church that I had pastored for six years and moved my family to Dallas… Read More »Can We Be Thankful?
The Foundations Are Not Destroyed
Last week we saw David presents three responses in Psalm 11 to the perception that the foundations of society are crumbling around us: In the… Read More »The Foundations Are Not Destroyed
Jesus Christ, Our Great God and Savior
Titus 2:11–14 gives us the reason for why we should live as godly men and women, old or young, and in our places of service… Read More »Jesus Christ, Our Great God and Savior
Responses to Crumbling Foundations
When the foundations of society appear to be crumbling around us, what should the righteous do? Psalm 11 answers that question. But before we look… Read More »Responses to Crumbling Foundations
Judging Beauty in Creation (2)
We continue with the next three aspects of experiencing beauty in creation. Immediate Response After contemplating beauty receptively, we experience an immediate response, which is… Read More »Judging Beauty in Creation (2)
“The Wonder and Walk of Being in Christ”: An Overview of Ephesians
Background and Setting for Ephesians Paul first visited Ephesus towards the end of his second missionary journey, leaving Priscilla and Aquila behind (Acts 18:18–19; AD… Read More »“The Wonder and Walk of Being in Christ”: An Overview of Ephesians
Patience
Kevin T. Bauder As I write this essay, the 2020 presidential election is still undecided. After two days of counting, some states are still not… Read More »Patience
If the Foundations are Destroyed
The question I have been seeking to answer over the past several weeks is how can we praise the Lord in the midst of a… Read More »If the Foundations are Destroyed
The Life of Paul After Acts
What follows below is an attempt to figure out where Paul went after his first imprisonment in Rome.1 These travels of Paul are based on… Read More »The Life of Paul After Acts