by Kevin Bauder | Nov 1, 2024 | In the Nick of Time
A respected colleague writes to ask why this electronic bulletin is named In the Nick of Time, or, to give its proper name, ΤΩ ΧΡΟΝΟU KAIΡΩ. He claims that he has often wondered about this question. Furthermore, he is sure that others would like to hear the answer. Of...
by Kevin Bauder | Oct 25, 2024 | In the Nick of Time
The church’s place is not to address political questions. Rather, its work is to proclaim the whole counsel of God. Christian individuals, however, are responsible to act upon moral and spiritual concerns before they address merely temporal ones. Matters of principle...
by Kevin Bauder | Oct 18, 2024 | In the Nick of Time
Now and then, somebody will ask me what he has to do to become a writer (the he here is deliberate: I don’t recall ever receiving this query from a female). The question always seems odd since I do not consider myself to be one. Granted, I write, and some of what I...
by Kevin Bauder | Oct 11, 2024 | In the Nick of Time
Buying a HUD (Department of Housing and Urban Development) home can be a great money saver at the time of purchase, but it comes with a cost in labor. I bought one in 1998, and among its other problems it had a bathroom that sorely needed attention. The fixtures were...
by Kevin Bauder | Oct 4, 2024 | In the Nick of Time
In spite of the fall, humans still have the responsibility to exercise dominion over the earth and to subdue it. Sadly, none of us has ever seen unfallen people exerting dominion over an unfallen world. Nobody knows exactly what that would have looked like. Instead,...
by Editor | Sep 27, 2024 | In the Nick of Time
Lee was a platoon sergeant serving in Afghanistan. He was an older non-com who had been an E-7 for a while, but he took seriously his responsibility to train and care for the soldiers in his unit. Most of them were young enough to be his sons. He was also committed to...