How to Vote 2020
Kevin T. Bauder The church’s place is not to address political questions. Rather, its work is to proclaim the whole counsel of God. Christian individuals,… Read More »How to Vote 2020
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Browse articles on various topics below.
Torah’s Counsel
Psalms 1 and 2 present two conflicting images of the good life that compete throughout world history: an image of a tree that flourishes under… Read More »Torah’s Counsel
Island Culture
Le Mont-Saint-Michel is a tidal island off Normandy, France. Water levels have varied over the centuries, but at its highest, the island would be completely… Read More »Island Culture
Death and Funerals
Kevin T. Bauder To everything there is a season . . . a time to die (Eccl 3:1–2). It is better to go to the… Read More »Death and Funerals
God’s Response to Wicked Imagination
When the apostles experienced persecution in Acts 4, they looked to Psalms 2 for comfort. They recognized that the ultimate example of what they were… Read More »God’s Response to Wicked Imagination
Judging Beauty in Creation
The two domains of God’s revelation are general revelation and special revelation. God has revealed Himself to all men generally through the created order, and… Read More »Judging Beauty in Creation
A Testimony from Teaching Some Teachers
“What you have heard from me in the presence of many witnesses entrust to faithful men, who will be able to teach others also” (2… Read More »A Testimony from Teaching Some Teachers
God’s Self-Existence: Part Two
Kevin T. Bauder The book of Job includes a conversation, spread over several chapters, about what God needs from humans. Job speaks, then Eliphaz replies.… Read More »God’s Self-Existence: Part Two
Wicked Counsel Enacted in History
Psalms 1 and 2 express two different images of life under God—as a flourishing tree, or as an oppressive bondage. Which image controls you will… Read More »Wicked Counsel Enacted in History
Beauty’s Description
Beauty defined may be abstract and remote; beauty described should be concrete. What does beauty look like? For that matter, since beauty is not only… Read More »Beauty’s Description
Discouraged? Take Courage and Take Heart
Unbelievers persecute Christians throughout the world, and an unbelieving worldview is capturing America and bringing opposition to the doorsteps of our churches. In spite of… Read More »Discouraged? Take Courage and Take Heart
God’s Self-Existence: Part One
Kevin T. Bauder One day a deacon from a church in my area phoned me to share his philosophy of creation-and-salvation history. He began his… Read More »God’s Self-Existence: Part One
The Counsel of the Wicked
We are in the midst of a short series focused on the psalms, and part of my goal is to help us understand how the… Read More »The Counsel of the Wicked
Beauty’s Definition: What About the Cross?
If beauty is ultimately God’s self-knowledge and communicative self-delight, we can explain easily enough why other theories of beauty have defined beauty as harmony and… Read More »Beauty’s Definition: What About the Cross?
Social Justice
Kevin T. Bauder All people everywhere want justice. Even a hardcore logical positivist feels a sense of injustice if you step ahead of him after… Read More »Social Justice
Beauty’s Definition: Addenda
Jonathan Edwards combined insights from each of the theories of beauty, while being primarily theological. His theory was different from his Christian forbearers, though. Instead… Read More »Beauty’s Definition: Addenda
How to Recognize and Rebuke a False Teacher (Titus 1:10–16)
A church appoints qualified pastors because, if not, false teachers will gladly take their place. Pastors should be godly and gifted to teach (Titus 1:6–9).… Read More »How to Recognize and Rebuke a False Teacher (Titus 1:10–16)
A Pastor’s Reading Plan, Part Two: Books
Kevin T. Bauder For me, learning to read was like being initiated into the mysteries of a secret society. The ability to look at marks… Read More »A Pastor’s Reading Plan, Part Two: Books
Torah for the Heart
Living in a wicked world presents challenges for people attempting to walk the way of righteousness. We are constantly bombarded with competing images of the… Read More »Torah for the Heart
Beauty Defined (With Some Help From Edwards)
How do we decide between these competing definitions of beauty? As Christians, we would firstly say that we cannot be satisfied with a definition of… Read More »Beauty Defined (With Some Help From Edwards)