by Kevin Bauder | Feb 20, 2026 | In the Nick of Time
Last week I wrote about five of my favorite authors. My goal was to discuss ten authors altogether, saving the final five for this essay. But somehow, two extra authors slipped into the list. Here, then, are the remaining seven. C. S. Lewis wrote works of literary...
by Kevin Bauder | Feb 13, 2026 | In the Nick of Time
Let me give fair notice. I intend to begin a series, written only now and then, naming my favorite things. Some of these things are directly religious in nature: my favorite theologians, for example. With others, the connection may not be as obvious (my favorite...
by Kevin Bauder | Feb 6, 2026 | In the Nick of Time
I recall one of my doctoral professors remarking, “We evangelicals have not been serious Trinitarian theologians.” At the time, his remark puzzled me. I recalled seminary theology classes during which the professor spent hours defending the unity of the...
by Kevin Bauder | Jan 30, 2026 | In the Nick of Time
The present form of the Nicene Creed was hammered out during two ecumenical councils. Its main concern was the relationship between God the Son and God the Father. It makes a brief confession of belief in the Holy Spirit. It also affirms belief in “one, holy,...
by Kevin Bauder | Jan 16, 2026 | In the Nick of Time
Five years ago this month, Bible Baptist Church in East Bethel, Minnesota, asked me to become their interim pastor. I accepted. That is when I began to discover the shortage of qualified pastoral candidates who are willing to minister in smaller churches. Eventually,...
