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Can These Bones Live? Ezekiel, 1948, and a Problem with Prophecy
Part 3 of You Might Be a Covenantalist and Not Know It *In this post I will use both ESV and KJV. My preference is the ESV and I will use it in most cases. However, I was raised on the KJV and much of my theology is shaped on that verbiage. So, in cases…
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All Israel: A Promise Still Open?
Part 2 of You Might Be a Covenantalist and Not Know It *In this post I will use both ESV and KJV. My preference is the ESV and I will use it in most cases. However, I was raised on the KJV and much of my theology is shaped on that verbiage. So, in cases…
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You Might Be a Covenantalist And Not Know It
Here lately the algorithms that drive my social media content must think I need to see the continuous arguments between Dispensationalist and Covenantalist. Having been the former and now the latter, I like to think that I have a pretty good concept of what is taught in both. So, when I hear some of these…
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“The Smoldering Bowl and Sacred Thought”
By Joshua Ota Arnold In quite corners where embers glow,A pipe is lit, and wisdom flows.With fragrant clouds that softly rise,We ponder deep beneath the skies. The crackling wood, the smoky scent,In quiet peace, our minds are bent.On thing above, not seen but known,Where truth and grace and love are sown. Among good friends, we…
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Venus’ Secret: Eros and Venus in the Ethics of Sex
Without the Lowest . . . Sex. In 2023 this is the most discussed topic in society, yet just reading that word probably causes some initial anxiety for the reader. If, instead, this paper were to discuss the ethics of transgenderism, homosexuality and the church, or celibacy in the priesthood, there may still be some…
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THE TRAIL OF BLOOD: A Baptist Critique
I had hoped I could present a well-reasoned refutation of this book; then I realized this could not be done. This book cannot be refuted any more than one can refute “The Three Little Pigs” or “Alice in Wonderland.” One simply does not refute a fairy tale. Carroll’s book is a fanciful history that is…
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Does Jesus Claim to Be God In Mark 14:62?
August 10, 2021 Did Jesus Claim to Be God? In 2014 Christian apologetics was unknown within the association of Churches to which this writer belongs. It was, therefore, quite eye-opening to read Nabeel Qureshi’s autobiography Seeking Allah, Finding Jesus.[1] Here, for the first time (for this writer), arguments for and against Christianity were being presented;…
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Review of Handmaid to Theology:
An Analysis of Dr. Corduan’s Essay on Philosophical Prolegomena September 9, 2019 To Start a Conversation: A Call for Firm Foundations As the 1970s were giving way to a new decade, the evangelical church found itself in a theological battle. This fight was for the reliability of God’s Word. It was in this climate that…
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Is It Time for A New Association?
June 26, 2022 What are Baptists Good At? A couple years ago I sat at lunch with the president of my seminary. This man has had a long and distinguished career in the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC). As such, he has endured many controversies and potential splits. He was the perfect person with whom I…
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J. R. Graves: The Father of “Old Landmarkism”
Discovering the Foundations for the Baptist Secessionist Movement May 5th, 2020 Old Landmarkism: Its Forgotten Influence If one were to ask a Baptist in the Southeastern United States who is J. R. Graves or what is Landmarkism, the answer would most likely be a shrug and a bewildered look. Even though his name no…
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Hermeneutics: What is It and Why is It Important?
Herman-what? When you read my papers or blogs, you will eventually come across the term hermeneutic. Simply speaking, a hermeneutic is how, and from what perspective, you read a written work. For this blog I am interested in biblical hermeneutics. Meaning that I encourage a proper understanding of the Bible, and advocate for what I…
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Matthew 24 and the Opening of the Sixth Seal:
A Brief Case for the Pre-Wrath Rapture Dec. 4th, 2020 One Small Area of a Massive Puzzle The complexity of Christian eschatology cannot be understated, and this author does not pretend that this brief work will overturn years of dispensational teaching. The intent is to put forth one small argument for a rapture of…