by Kevin Bauder | Aug 11, 2017 | Art and Literature, Culture, Evangelicalism, Holiness, Modesty, Reviews
Let’s be clear. Game of Thrones is vile. I read pretty widely, even among writers I disagree with. But there are some things I won’t read. I couldn’t get more than a few chapters into Game of Thrones; I threw the entire series away. I haven’t...
by Kevin Bauder | Aug 10, 2017 | Conservatism, Manners, Modesty, Sacred and Mundane, Tradition
South African Pastor David DeBruyn draws a comparison between what Titus found in the holy place and what lies behind forms, customs, and manners. He even includes an extended quotation from Weaver. Here’s DeBruyn: What the sincerity-junkie cannot see is that...
by Kevin Bauder | Aug 10, 2017 | Apologetics, Evangelicalism, Liberalism
He’s not a fundamentalist. But He almost sounds like one. What is the slippery slope? It is the unstoppable descent into liberalism and unbelief that begins when the authority of Scripture is compromised out of cultural accommodation. The slope is slippery...
by Kevin Bauder | Aug 10, 2017 | Bauder's Reading, Fundamentalism, Theology
All Bible doctrines are equally authoritative because they are equally inspired (2 Tim. 3:16), but the Bible indicates that they are not all equal in terms of appropriate emphasis. The Bible emphasizes some doctrines more than others, and this emphasis is positively...
by Kevin Bauder | Aug 9, 2017 | Accountability, Accreditation, Education
Under Executive Order 13781, President Trump has initiated a reorganization of the Executive Branch. Part of that reorganization involves soliciting suggestions for “in the organization and functioning of the executive branch.” Seeking to implement the...
