by Kevin Bauder | Jan 26, 2024 | Bauder's Reading, In the Nick of Time
Other people issue lists of the best books they’ve read or of the books that they want to recommend. I compile a list of the books I found most interesting. They are interesting for a variety of reasons, and one of those reasons may be that they are...
by Kevin Bauder | Jan 19, 2024 | In the Nick of Time
Every year at about this time I issue disclaimers. The disclaimers attach to a listing of the most interesting reading that I have completed over the preceding year. What the disclaimers state is that (1) interesting isn’t necessarily the same thing as valuable,...
by Kevin Bauder | Jan 12, 2024 | In the Nick of Time
Gavin Ortlund explains his theory of doctrinal triage in the book Finding the Right Hills to Die On. His system involves three levels of doctrinal importance. Primary doctrines are essential to the gospel and to Christian fellowship. Secondary doctrines, while not...
by Kevin Bauder | Jan 5, 2024 | In the Nick of Time
Central Seminary opened a ministry in Romania shortly after the collapse of communism. Early on, we assumed that all the people of Romania were Romanians. Consequenlty, we tried to establish a campus in an ethnic Hungarian community. We soon learned that Romanians...
by Kevin Bauder | Dec 22, 2023 | In the Nick of Time
[This essay was originally published on December 21, 2007.] If Jesus Christ were not truly and perfectly God, He could not be our mediator. If Jesus Christ were not truly and perfectly human, He could not be our mediator. This much, Scripture makes clear. Our problem...
