by Kevin Bauder | Jun 12, 2026 | In the Nick of Time
[This Nick of Time essay was originally published on January 23, 2015.] In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth . . . [and] there was not a man to till the face of the ground. The doe paused on the edge of the glade, frozen between hunger and caution....
by Jon Pratt | Jun 5, 2026 | In the Nick of Time
Please travel back in time with me many, many ages ago to the First Baptist Church of Granite Falls, MN. The day is June 3, 1961. Along with family members and friends and in the presence of God, Ray Pratt and Marie Pates exchanged wedding vows, promising lifelong...
by Kevin Bauder | May 29, 2026 | In the Nick of Time
The following essay was published in 1995 in Ruminations. Recent pronouncements in the Southern Baptist convention have underlined its current applicability. An Association is a voluntary society formed and maintained for mutual help among the churches...
by Kevin Bauder | May 22, 2026 | In the Nick of Time
The apostle John concludes his examination of the Word in John 1:15–18. He states that John the Baptist testified about the Word, who existed beforehand. He recognizes the Word as the source of grace and truth. He names the Word specifically as Jesus Christ....
by Kevin Bauder | May 15, 2026 | In the Nick of Time
Jesus Christ (the Word of John 1) is one person in two natures. He is the eternal Second Person of the Godhead, a fully divine person. In His incarnation, He assumed a complete human nature. His divine nature retains all the attributes of deity. His human nature...
by Kevin Bauder | May 8, 2026 | In the Nick of Time
The apostle John calls Jesus the Word. He affirms that the Word was God. He also affirms that the Word became flesh. The same person who was God before the beginning assumed a complete human nature in time. He became the God-man. While continuing to subsist as one,...
