by Kevin Bauder | Apr 7, 2023 | In the Nick of Time
Has anybody else noticed that certain right-to-life organizations have started referring to fetuses as “preborn babies?” This turn of phrase first caught my attention a couple of months ago. Of course, I’m slow on the uptake, so it might have been...
by Kevin Bauder | Mar 31, 2023 | In the Nick of Time
Complaining, along with gossiping, blaming, and criticizing, is one of the great human pastimes. Until we have been trained otherwise, we all love to complain. A disposition to complain is hardwired into us, and we slip into it without even considering what we are...
by Kevin Bauder | Mar 24, 2023 | In the Nick of Time
Which of the following statements is true? (1) The Bible comes from about forty authors, or (2) The Bible comes from a single author. The answer, of course, is that both statements are true, but in different senses. The Bible was written by over forty human authors....
by Kevin Bauder | Mar 17, 2023 | In the Nick of Time
Let me introduce Gail. Gail is held in the grip of an idea. Even though Gail was born with male sex organs, Gail identifies as a woman. Gail receives hormone injections and has received some implants, and these have resulted in bodily changes. Gail competes on a...
by Kevin Bauder | Mar 10, 2023 | In the Nick of Time
[This essay was originally published on May 12, 2017.] Many contemporary American Christians obsess over relevance. They seem to feel personally obligated to make Christianity relevant. This wish to make Christianity relevant, however, raises two questions. First, why...
by Kevin Bauder | Mar 3, 2023 | In the Nick of Time
In a recent blog post, Roger Olson discusses the relationship between fundamentalism and secondary separation. In the comment stream that follows the post, Olson includes the following remarks as a critique of secondary separation. [W]hen the Conservative Baptist...
