by Kevin Bauder | Oct 31, 2016 | Catholicism, Christianity, Church History, Eschatology, Soteriology
It’s not just a coincidence, says Stephen Nichols. And he’s basically right, though he seems to have confused All Saints Day (Hallowmass) with All Souls Day. All Saints falls on November 1; All Souls usually falls on November 2. Halloween is simply All...
by Kevin Bauder | Oct 29, 2016 | Christianity, Culture, Devotion, Politics
Somebody said it about Mae West, but it fits Douglas Wilson. When he’s good, he’s very good. And when he’s bad, he’s better. Wilson’s really good with his “7 Encouraging Words in Case 2016 Has Got You Down.” Thanks, Doug. We...
by Kevin Bauder | Oct 28, 2016 | Christianity, Economics, Education, Evangelicalism, Fundamentalism
The Chronicle of Higher Education offers a nifty tool that lets you find out what professors make at your favorite university or college–including your favorite Bible college. It also lets you compare their salaries with those of professors in other...
by Kevin Bauder | Oct 26, 2016 | America, Christianity, Politics
Yup. By Ross Douthat. America needs a religious right. Maybe not the religious right it has; certainly not the religious right of Carson and Falwell Jr. But the Trump era has revealed what you get when you leach the Christianity out of conservatism: A right-of-center...
by Kevin Bauder | Oct 25, 2016 | Catholicism, Christianity, Church History, Reformation
Ryan Reeves teaches at Gordon-Conwell. I love his little videos on church history. Here he answers the question, “Did Luther Intend the Reformation?”
by Kevin Bauder | Oct 22, 2016 | Catholicism, Christianity, Observations, Tributes
The essay is “Packer at Ninety,” and you’ll find it at First Things. It has been my privilege to know and work closely with Jim Packer for the past thirty-five years, only a fraction of his long and still amazingly productive career. I have seen him...
