by Kevin Bauder | Aug 17, 2017 | America, Anthropology, Apologetics, Politics, Social Issues
Confused about the Alt-Right? Wonder how it’s different from conservatism? Here’s an explanation by Joe Carter for the Acton Institute: “5 Facts about the Alt-Right.” It’s the best short explanation I’ve seen.
by Kevin Bauder | Aug 17, 2017 | Education
The idea is to cut, or cut back on, general education and to give students what they want in the fields in which they want it. George Leef gives his opinion at National Review. While Leef isn’t thinking about ministerial education in particular, it’s worth...
by Kevin Bauder | Aug 17, 2017 | Hamartiology, Theology
When I break God’s law, I stand above God’s law, and I feel like I am God, the one in control. Seeing myself as one who lives under the law is a constant reminder to me that I am not God but a creature, subject to his rule. The sheer delight Augustine found in...
by Kevin Bauder | Aug 16, 2017 | Apropos of Nothing
. . . Swallow it. Here’s how, according to the Scientific American. Lesson One: Essentially, sword swallowers have to figure out how to carefully align a sword with their upper esophageal sphincter — a ring of muscle at the top end of the throat– and...
by Kevin Bauder | Aug 16, 2017 | Bauder's Reading, Bibliology, What We're Reading
[W]e should not approach the Bible as if it addresses all information in the world. One cannot look up 2 + 2 in the Bible and discover that the answer is 4. The Bible is not an encyclopedia, a dictionary, or a textbook. Nor did God mean for it to be treated in this...
