The doctrine of the Trinity can seem so….so….incomprehensible.  This is especially true if you read some of the church debates over the Trinity that took place in the fourth century.  Your head will be sure to spin when you begin to see words like “homoousios” and the like.  Was Jesus of the same substance as [...]

I realize that’s a strange thing to be saying in some of the circles in which I run. Karl Barth is the poster boy for neo-Orthodoxy. But I think Barth gets too much criticism for the “neo” part and not enough credit for the “orthodoxy” part. It simply cannot be denied that Bart’s critique of [...]

Ah…a week away on a mission trip and another of vacation and I’m finally back in the office. This week our church is having VBS, but I ended up withdrawing from the class I was planning to take at Northern Seminary. My intent was to audit the class. One, it was much cheaper to audit, [...]

There’s a question I’ve had for some time now.  I’ve asked this question on other blogs and have never received an answer of any kind.  Perhaps you, dear reader, would like to take a stab at it.  [By the way, this isn't one of those "set up" questions.  You know, the kind where I already [...]

I try to stay away from Baptist issues as much as I can on this blog. I hope that what I have to say today is not seen simply as a Baptist issue, but as a Christian issue, a church issue, and a ministerial issue. Bart Barber pastors FBC Farmersville, TX. He and I went [...]