Scripture or Zeitgeist as the Determining Factor in the History of American Hymnody?
A few years ago, Stanley Gundry wrote an article, “Hermeneutics or Zeitgeist as the Determining Factor in the History of Eschatologies?” (JETS... Read More
Keeping the Church Distinct from the World through Regenerate Church Membership
The problem of worldliness is an ever present issue for the church. While it is important to warn individual believers against worldliness,... Read More
Jesus' Ethics: Four Observations
One of the lectures I give each year in my Gospels class is titled “Who’s Invited and What Should They Do?” In... Read More
On College and Faith
A pair of articles on the question of whether to send one’s child to a secular or to a Christian college here... Read More
Why Are You In School?
Though summer is not officially over until September 22, the summer break has ended for schools and students are back in classes.... Read More
Stay Sharp, Pastor!
If you have been in ministry for a number of years since seminary, you know how easy it can be to get... Read More
Love Your Wife More Than Seminary
Nothing will throw off your [seminary] graduation date like a divorce. That’s the first line of a helpful (and unsettling) bit of... Read More
Why Atheists Need to Feel Like the Smartest People in the Room
If you interact with those among the New Atheism crowd, whether personally or through writing, it won’t take you long to pick... Read More
Are Your Church’s Governing Documents Ready for a Post-DOMA World?
One of the more interesting discoveries I made when researching Baptist polity a few years ago was the lost practice of “recognition... Read More
Will Christians Be on the Wrong Side of History with Same-Sex Marriage?
Yesterday, the Supreme Court issued two decisions on homosexual marriage that will likely shape the social structure of America moving forward. Even... Read More