by Kevin Bauder | Jul 17, 2020 | In the Nick of Time
Edmund Burke, in his Reflections on the Revolution in France, spoke of the “unbought grace of life.” What he meant was that we receive from our forebears a patrimony of ideas, perspectives, habits, attitudes, and sensibilities that together make life more...
by Jon Pratt | Jul 10, 2020 | In the Nick of Time
We welcome back Emmanuel Malone as he answers three more race-related questions with the goal of seeking understanding in regard to race relations and the church. Q: As a part of the majority culture, how do White Christians display racist attitudes toward minorities,...
by Jon Pratt | Jul 2, 2020 | In the Nick of Time
In the most recent Nick of Time essay, Kevin Bauder introduced the subject of race relations based upon a recent conversation he had with his African-American friend, Simon. Kevin ended his article by posing two questions: 1) What should we do with the perceptions...
by Kevin Bauder | Jun 26, 2020 | In the Nick of Time
After two days of the rioting in Minneapolis, I had occasion to visit with a friend—I’ll call him Simon. Simon is nearly my age and has recently retired from two simultaneous careers: as a police detective and as a platoon sergeant in the National Guard, with whom he...
by Kevin Bauder | Jun 19, 2020 | In the Nick of Time
Robert G. Delnay arrived at Denver Baptist Theological Seminary when I was beginning my Middler year during the late summer of 1980. He came to the school both as dean and as a professor. In the latter capacity he taught Greek, homiletics, and church history. The...
by Kevin Bauder | Jun 12, 2020 | In the Nick of Time
Whether American churches are really facing a new Dark Age is debatable. What cannot be doubted is that ministry has become more complicated. We live in an increasingly secular culture that confronts Christians with new challenges. Christianity will not be conserved...
