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March 9, 2026
blog, Article, Biblical Interpretation, Theology
Guest
Reflections on An Evening of Hermeneutics: The ...

PATRICK SCHREINER: There are times when God sovereignly intends more than the human author.

Reflections on An Evening of Hermeneutics: The Sense(s) of Scripture
March 2, 2026
Article, blog, Church History, Theology
Guest
The Great Ordinance: Retrieving a Theology of ...

MICHAEL COOPER: By examining Keach’s sermons and writings through the lens of specific theo-homiletical questions, a systematic homiletical theology emerges.

The Great Ordinance: Retrieving a Theology of Preaching from Benjamin Keach
February 20, 2026
Article, blog, Lord's Supper
Guest
The Unadorned Words of Christ

BILL WATSON: Use Jesus’s words and eagerly wait to see what they will do in us

The Unadorned Words of Christ
February 11, 2026
Article, blog, Church History
Winston Hottman
“Amidst Us Our Belovèd Stands”: Spurgeon’s Hymn ...

WINSTON HOTTMAN: Spurgeon’s hymn is striking in how comfortably it celebrates Christ’s presence at the table.

“Amidst Us Our Belovèd Stands”: Spurgeon’s Hymn on the Lord’s Supper
December 30, 2025
blog, Article, News, Theology
Guest
Daniel J. Treier (1972–2025): The Evangelical ...

TY KIESER: Dan Treier taught me what it means to be an evangelical professor, not as a career, but as a Christian professing the good news of Jesus.

Daniel J. Treier (1972–2025): The Evangelical Professor
Matthew Emerson
July 31, 2017
Church History

Early Baptists and Confessional Authority

Matthew Emerson
July 31, 2017
Church History
Early Baptists and Confessional Authority

MATTHEW Y. EMERSON: Early British Baptist life exhibited two different ways of relating to the creeds and confessions of earlier Christian thought.

Tagged: Church History, Baptist History, Confessions

Guest
July 24, 2017
Church Fathers, Congregational Worship

Why Should We Quote the Church Fathers?

Guest
July 24, 2017
Church Fathers, Congregational Worship
Why Should We Quote the Church Fathers?

TREVIN WAX: We are not the first to encounter these texts. And our Christianity stretches back through the ages, where a tomb is still empty.

Tagged: Church Fathers, Church History, Preaching, Theology, Congregational Worship

Guest
July 18, 2017
Liturgy, Lord's Supper

3 Ways Liturgy Has Blessed Our Church

Guest
July 18, 2017
Liturgy, Lord's Supper
3 Ways Liturgy Has Blessed Our Church

JOSHUA HEDGER: Implementing a biblical and historical liturgy for our church is theologically weighty and immensely practical.

Tagged: Liturgy, Lord's Supper

Guest
July 13, 2017
Church History, Theology, Trinity

John Gill, the Rule of Faith, and Baptist Catholicity

Guest
July 13, 2017
Church History, Theology, Trinity
John Gill, the Rule of Faith, and Baptist Catholicity

DAVID RATHEL: Baptists are not exactly known for their catholicity, but John Gill sets a good example.

Tagged: Church History, Baptist History, Rule of Faith, Theology, Trinity

Brandon D. Smith
July 7, 2017
Creeds, Trinity, Theology, Church History, Biblical Interpretation

Did New Testament Authors Understand the Trinity?

Brandon D. Smith
July 7, 2017
Creeds, Trinity, Theology, Church History, Biblical Interpretation
Did New Testament Authors Understand the Trinity?

BRANDON D. SMITH: Biblical concepts and judgments about God's identity helped the early church formulate the creeds.

Tagged: Trinity, Creeds, Church Fathers, Biblical Interpretation, New Testament

Matthew Emerson
July 6, 2017
Baptist Catholicity, Theology

Baptist Catholicity and Penal Substitutionary Atonement

Matthew Emerson
July 6, 2017
Baptist Catholicity, Theology
Baptist Catholicity and Penal Substitutionary Atonement

R. LUCAS STAMPS AND MATTHEW Y. EMERSON: Substitution, recapitulation, and victory go hand-in-hand.

Tagged: Theology, Atonement, Baptist Catholicity

Guest
July 3, 2017
Church Fathers, Theology

Mission Statements Are Not Enough: Learning from Early Christian Catechesis

Guest
July 3, 2017
Church Fathers, Theology
Mission Statements Are Not Enough: Learning from Early Christian Catechesis

STEPHEN O. PRESLEY: May we also hand down this faith entrusted to us to every new member that walks through our doors.

Tagged: Catechesis, Theology, Church Fathers

Guest
June 29, 2017
Congregational Worship, Liturgy

The Place of Testimony in Baptist Worship

Guest
June 29, 2017
Congregational Worship, Liturgy
The Place of Testimony in Baptist Worship

NATHAN A. FINN: Find ways to let folks tell their stories of Jesus and his love as one way to encourage the whole body in their public worship of the Risen King.

Tagged: Testimony, Worship

Matthew Emerson
June 15, 2017
Christian Calendar, Trinity, Creeds, Church Fathers

Alliterated Affirmations on the Trinity

Matthew Emerson
June 15, 2017
Christian Calendar, Trinity, Creeds, Church Fathers
Alliterated Affirmations on the Trinity

MATTHEW Y. EMERSON: These four affirmations function as some of the main arguments for the full, equal, shared divinity of Father, Son, and Spirit.

Brandon D. Smith
June 13, 2017
Trinity, Biblical Interpretation, Christian Calendar

A Case for Reading Scripture through a Trinitarian Lens

Brandon D. Smith
June 13, 2017
Trinity, Biblical Interpretation, Christian Calendar
A Case for Reading Scripture through a Trinitarian Lens

BRANDON D. SMITH: We should be careful not to forget the God who speaks through the Bible's pages, in the Old and New Testaments.

R. Lucas Stamps
May 30, 2017
Theology, Christian Calendar, Trinity, Church Fathers

Key Terms in Trinitarian Grammar

R. Lucas Stamps
May 30, 2017
Theology, Christian Calendar, Trinity, Church Fathers
Key Terms in Trinitarian Grammar

R. LUCAS STAMPS: Thomas Aquinas helps give us some basic terms when discussing the Trinity.

Guest
May 15, 2017
Baptist Catholicity

Baptist Catholicity: A Reading List

Guest
May 15, 2017
Baptist Catholicity
Baptist Catholicity: A Reading List

DAVID RATHEL: Here's a bibliography to introduce interested readers to noteworthy works in this field.

Tagged: Baptist Catholicity

Guest
May 15, 2017
Congregational Worship, Liturgy, Lord's Supper

How Scripture Fills All of Worship

Guest
May 15, 2017
Congregational Worship, Liturgy, Lord's Supper
How Scripture Fills All of Worship

JOE THORN: The environment of the pulpit is not only formed by the Word, but also filled with the Word.

Tagged: Bible. Worship, Lord's Supper, Prayer, Liturgy

Guest
May 8, 2017
Liturgy, Congregational Worship

Congregational Worship Should Be Peculiar

Guest
May 8, 2017
Liturgy, Congregational Worship
Congregational Worship Should Be Peculiar

MATT DAMICO: As your church gathers for worship, appreciate how the strange rituals are making you more faithful and more fruitful.

Guest
May 1, 2017
Congregational Worship, Liturgy, Lord's Supper, Theology

Why This Generation Needs Liturgy

Guest
May 1, 2017
Congregational Worship, Liturgy, Lord's Supper, Theology
Why This Generation Needs Liturgy

ALLYSON M. TODD: The church's liturgy can give this generation what they truly need.

Tagged: Liturgy, Millennials, Worship

Brandon D. Smith
April 24, 2017
Church History, Theology

Why the 5 Solas Still Matter

Brandon D. Smith
April 24, 2017
Church History, Theology
Why the 5 Solas Still Matter

BRANDON D. SMITH: These five truths still echo in our world and our lives today, if we’re willing to listen. 

Tagged: Reformation, Theology, Church History

Matthew Emerson
April 11, 2017
Theology, Biblical Interpretation

3 Theological Reasons to Look for Patterns in Scripture

Matthew Emerson
April 11, 2017
Theology, Biblical Interpretation
3 Theological Reasons to Look for Patterns in Scripture

MATTHEW Y. EMERSON: Reading Scripture consists largely of paying attention to what is repeated and what stands out as extraordinary.

Winston Hottman
April 6, 2017

Baptists and Ecumenism: A Discussion with Timothy George

Winston Hottman
April 6, 2017
Baptists and Ecumenism: A Discussion with Timothy George

TIMOTHY GEORGE: Fences have their place, but without a solid foundation the fences will not long endure.

Guest
April 3, 2017

5 Reasons Pastors Should Care about Church History

Guest
April 3, 2017
5 Reasons Pastors Should Care about Church History

DAYTON HARTMAN: We have Scripture as our authority and 2,000 years of wisdom from those who have faithfully served, suffered, and persevered before us.

Guest
March 30, 2017
Lord's Supper, Congregational Worship

Moving Your Church to a Weekly Lord's Supper

Guest
March 30, 2017
Lord's Supper, Congregational Worship
Moving Your Church to a Weekly Lord's Supper

J. A. MEDDERS: Distance from the Lord’s Supper will not make your heart grow fonder.

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