by Kevin Bauder | Nov 3, 2016 | America, Ethics, Suffering
Americans love charity. They jump to help relieve the latest disaster. But sometimes charity is not what’s needed, at least not exactly as it is being given. So argues James Huenink at the Federalist in an article entitled “How to Make Sure Your Charity...
by Kevin Bauder | Nov 3, 2016 | America, Christianity, Economics, Ethics, Evangelicalism, How the Left Thinks, Marriage, Politics, Religious Freedom
Somehow I’ve ended up on the email list for Soulforce, probably the leading professedly Christian LGBTQ advocacy organization. This is from their latest appeal: With Election Day just over a week away, the Religious Right is attempting to mobilize voters who...
by Kevin Bauder | Nov 2, 2016 | America, Christianity, Ethics, Evangelicalism, Marriage
Speaking at Neland Avenue Christian Reformed Church in Grand Rapids, Michigan, philosopher Nicholas Woltersdorff recently argued that biblical justice requires permission for and recognition of same-sex marriage. Woltersdorff is one of the most widely-recognized...
by Kevin Bauder | Nov 2, 2016 | Bauder's Reading, Hamartiology, Problem Passages, Soteriology
According to Rolland McCune, There are nineteen biblical references to the hardening of Pharaoh, only four of which put Pharaoh himself as the active agent; the rest refer to God. This hardening, while divinely caused was simply divine withholding of the Spirit’s...
by Kevin Bauder | Nov 2, 2016 | America, Open Letter, Politics, Religious Freedom
Central Seminary avoids taking political positions on this blog. We discuss theological developments. Sometimes, however, the two overlap. That’s the case with a recent open letter sent by Black church leaders to Hillary Clinton. It’s a hard-hitting...
