Scot McKnight Elaborates on the King Jesus Gospel

Scot McKnight’s The King Jesus Gospel: The Original Good News Revisited (Zondervan, 2011) has generated lots of discussion among evangelicals. Simply put, McKnight pushes back on some of the common ways that evangelicals, especially Reformed and gospel-centered types, articulate the good news. The King Jesus Gospel has caused consternation among many...

Interview on Baptist Identity and the Future of the SBC

Recently, I had the privilege of sitting down for a interview with Michael McEwen, a staff writer for Southeastern Seminary. We discussed two of my favorite topics: Baptist identity and the future of the SBC. Our conversation was fairly brief, but if you want to know my basic thoughts on these topics, check out this news release. I’m grateful to Michael...

On Francis Schaeffer

This year marks the 100th anniversary of Francis Schaeffer’s birth. In honor of the occasion, the L. Russ Bush Center for Faith and Culture at Southeastern Seminary is celebrating 100 Days of Schaeffer. The CFC has asked one hundred different Christian leaders to share how they’ve been influenced by Schaeffer’s ministry. The responses are...

Discerning Childhood Conversion

A perennial question for evangelicals is discerning the presence of authentic faith among children who are raised in Christian families. In many cases, such kids are fairly well-behaved. They often know the right answer to every question about God, man, sin, and Christ. They are sometimes at church events all the time. How do you know when your children pass...

Calvinist, Arminian, Baptist Perspectives on Soteriology

  New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary sponsors a research center called The Baptist Center for Theology and Ministry. The Baptist Center was founded by Stan Norman, now provost at Oklahoma Baptist University, and is currently led by NOBTS provost Steve Lemke. The Baptist Center publishes a journal titled The Journal for Baptist Theology &...