by Kevin Bauder | Oct 17, 2016 | America, Conservatism, Logic and Argumentation, Politics, Religious Freedom
Over at First Things, Carl Trueman opines that traditionalists are losing the conflict over marriage and sexuality, not revisionists have a better argument, but because they have a more compelling aesthetic. He doesn’t think this situation is going to turn...
by Kevin Bauder | Oct 15, 2016 | Bauder's Reading, Christianity, Conservatism, Observations
Tozer’s theory of Spirit filling was deficient in certain ways. But the following statement rings true, and what it talks about hasn’t got any better just because the styles have changed. Then, also, the Spirit gave a bright, emotional quality to their...
by Kevin Bauder | Oct 15, 2016 | America, How the Left Thinks, Liberalism, Uncategorized
Soulforce, an activitst LGBTQI organization, has launched a new publication called Kudzu. Here is the description. Kudzu is a monthly publication of Soulforce geared towards student activists at Christian schools. Through this newsletter, we aim to create a network of...
by Kevin Bauder | Oct 15, 2016 | America, Christianity, Church History
Paul Gottfried asks, “Was Washington a Christian?” Here’s an excerpt: These founders were most emphatically not modern secularists, and Washington was not an exponent of modern democracy. Our first president was a man of the eighteenth century, who...
by Kevin Bauder | Oct 15, 2016 | Bauder's Reading, Charismatic Movement, Pneumatology
Osteen’s muddled comment about Latter-day Saints introduces an interesting point of discussion— especially since the founders of Mormonism claimed to experience the same supernatural phenomena that Pentecostals and charismatics experience today. At the dedication of...
