by Kevin Bauder | Jan 5, 2018 | In the Nick of Time
Denominations are like cans of soup. Each can contains a different mix of ingredients, and the label tells you which ingredients to expect. The ingredients of the soup with the Baptist label are called the Baptist distinctives. Taken together, these distinctives set...
by Kevin Bauder | Jan 4, 2018 | Alumni, Central Blog, Culture, Evangelicalism
South African pastor (and Central Seminary alumnus) David DeBruyn continues his series on “Ten Mangled Words.” Now he’s turning his attention to the word culture. Jackhammers are not the ideal tool for mixing cake batter. Some mess will almost...
by Kevin Bauder | Dec 23, 2017 | Central Blog, Christianity, Christology, Church History, Holidays
Everyone knows it’s because synchretistic Christians swiped the Roman Saturnalia, right? Guess again. William J. Tighe deals with “Calculating Christmas” for Touchstone Magazine. You don’t have to accept everything in the article to find it...
by Kevin Bauder | Dec 22, 2017 | In the Nick of Time
I confess to some ambivalence about gift-giving at Christmas time. As an aspect of the Commercial Christmas, the giving of gifts has become something like an abomination. What once was an occasion for giving has become an obligation to give, coupled too often with the...
by Kevin Bauder | Dec 22, 2017 | Central Blog, Uncategorized
Howard Merken at The Imaginative Conservative thinks so. It’s a quirky article, but worth a read. Merken focuses specifically on a Bob Jones University graduate and on Jerry Falwell. A conservative can do what he wants in a free country, and that includes...
