by Kevin Bauder | Aug 5, 2017 | America, Civility, Death and Dying, Ethics, Firearms, Judiciary, Politics
David French writes an essay about the second amendment, but it’s really not about gun control. It’s about the right of police to invade your home and perhaps even kill you, all without a warrant, but with impunity. What does this mean, in practice? First,...
by Kevin Bauder | Jul 12, 2017 | Death and Dying, Ethics, Social Issues, World Events
The Central Bureau of Statistics in the Netherlands has posted the numbers for assisted termination of life (deaths due to medical decision) in 2015. The most interesting figure is the one in the upper right hand corner. These are the people whose lives were taken...
by Kevin Bauder | Jan 20, 2017 | Christianity, Conservatism, Culture, Death and Dying, Memorials, Tributes
David Oestreich passed away on Wednesday after a brief stay in the hospital. A resident of northwestern Ohio, Oestreich was still a young man with a young family. He was one of the most important voices of his generation for conservative Christianity. A poet, critic,...
by Kevin Bauder | Jan 11, 2017 | Death and Dying, Memorials
Back in the 80s I did doctoral work under John Sailhamer. His theology of the Pentateuch was still in the works. I got to read his commentary on Genesis in draft. He was a kind and articulate individual, and a phenomenal scholar besides. His work was genuinely...
by Kevin Bauder | Dec 20, 2016 | Church Services, Death and Dying, Pastoral Theology
Noah Livingston addresses an urgent problem in “Saving the Funeral from an Untimely Death.” He’s right–very right–in most of what he says. When the funeral becomes a cordoned family affair, it degenerates into a matter of personal...
