Harmonizing a Theology of the Cross with a Doxological Center
One of the persistent themes of the conservative evangelical movement has been a recovery of a “theology of the cross” from its... Read More
Special Price on a Faculty Publication
I was just informed that iTunes is offering an electronic version of Coming to Grips with Genesis for the special low price of... Read More
Will My Heaven Visa Be Revoked if I Didn't Eat at Chick-fil-A?
I did not eat at Chick-fil-A on August 1st. I’ve got a good excuse: they don’t have Chick-fil-A’s in Michigan, and Toledo is... Read More
Belmont Pastors and Fishtown Churches
OK, so I am finally getting through the stack of reading that accumulated during the school year, and finally read a book... Read More
Do You Have a Theology of Healthcare?
Since the Bible’s sufficiency means that the Bible speaks to (though not necessarily about) everything, then it follows that our theology speaks... Read More
The Lost Practice of Recognition Councils
Baptist churches are by definition autonomous in their polity. It’s one of the “distinctives” by which they are known. This does not... Read More
Spelling and the Ministry
Recently much of the country was captivated by a six-year-old girl who became the youngest speller to aspire to the Scripps National... Read More
Harmonizing 1 Peter 4:8 with Matthew 18:15
An argument often raised against the regular practice of church discipline detailed in Matthew 18:15–18 is Peter’s comment in 1 Peter 4:8... Read More
"I Thank Thee That I Am Not as Other Legalists," Or, How "Freer Than Thou" Became the New "Holier Than Thou"
Some time ago I was asked in a conversation whether I ever drank beverage alcohol and I replied “No.” Upon hearing my... Read More
"Saved, Baptized, and a Member in Good Standing"
I heard that phrase once a month growing up, and for years never considered the possibility that Baptists would administer the Lord’s... Read More