Yet Another Question of Discernment: Binary Assessments
As a professor and occasional interim pastor, I routinely hear a question (or something like it): “Is __________ (fill in the blank... Read More
What Shall We Think of Special Providence?
A few weeks ago Doug Wilson outlined a solution to the “problem of prayer” in the face of divine sovereignty by championing the idea... Read More
“Remember Those Who Taught You the Word of God.”
Pastor Richard A. Harris (1934–2021) was the pastor of my youth. By God’s grace and through his efforts the Bethel Baptist Church... Read More
Another Question of Discernment
In my last blog post I addressed the irrational distrust that is increasingly plaguing religious and political conservatives. Specifically, I suggested that... Read More
A Question of Discernment
About 25 years ago I was privileged to take several seminary courses that focused on the science of textual criticism. Textual criticism... Read More
On Simple Verbs
I teach a class on research and writing here at DBTS. I don’t consider myself a gifted writer, but I’ve tried to... Read More
How Can We Simultaneously “Submit to Every Ordinance of Man” and “Obey God Rather Than Men”?
The intersection of Acts 5:29 and 1 Peter 2:13 encapsulates a tension facing many churches today. Harmonizing these texts is not a... Read More
Dispensational Ethics?
Over the years, dispensationalists have been called antinomian for many reasons. Mostly it’s been because of our tension with the so-called “third... Read More
Seating the “King Jesus Gospel” in Its Historical-Theological Context
For as long as I can remember, there have been waves of concern within conservative Protestantism about antinomianism, roughly one per decade.... Read More
New Issue of the Detroit Baptist Seminary Journal
We are pleased to announce the release of the 2020 issue of the Detroit Baptist Seminary Journal, now in its 25thyear of... Read More