by Kevin Bauder | Jan 31, 2017 | America, Education, How the Left Thinks, Learned Societies, Liberalism
The board of the American Academy of Religion released the following statement on Monday. The statement does not reflect the views of the membership. Statement Issued by the Board of the American Academy of Religion on U.S. Executive Order “Protecting the Nation from...
by Kevin Bauder | Jan 31, 2017 | Christianity, Evangelicalism, How the Left Thinks
Teresa Oelke at National Review explains how “Progressive Christians” are willing to sacrifice the lives of the unborn to secure their Leftist agenda. But as the women’s march has come to a close and Friday’s March for Life approaches, recent Sojourners...
by Kevin Bauder | Jan 31, 2017 | Biblical Studies, Devotion, Old Testament
Scott Aniol of Southwestern Baptist Seminary has begun an exposition of Psalm 137. His second installment is on the historical background to the psalm. Two of the most well-known stories from the Old Testament are specifically meant to highlight how difficult it was...
by Kevin Bauder | Jan 30, 2017 | Aging, Work
I don’t know who Hugh Whelchel is, but he’s spot on in this essay on Christian retirement. I thank God for “retired” people who continued to do God’s work in the churches I pastored.
by Kevin Bauder | Jan 30, 2017 | Christian Liberty, Christianity, Education, Evangelicalism, Institutions, Islam
J. Daryl Charles argues that the firing of Larycia Hawkins had nothing to do with her hijab and everything to do with her theology. The essay asks: Ultimately, do American Christians have the theological and moral backbone to stand firm in the midst of cultural...