W. Jackson Watts Readers of this site as well as my personal Substack site, Churchatopia, will know that my interests tend toward the eclectic. In my 2023 Favorite Books article, I reflected on a range of titles across disciplines and literary genre. This year’s list is no different. With the exception of some special attention to apologetics (in preparation for …
Keep Readingby Kevin Hester Conservative Protestants have been faced with significant challenges since the 1960s to respond to shifting cultural norms related to God’s creative purposes for the human body. We have seen this discussion move from the sexual revolution to feminism to abortion to homosexuality, and most recently, to transgenderism. What is abnormal has been celebrated as the new normal. …
Keep ReadingTheological Symposium Program The 2024 Free Will Baptist Theological Symposium program is set and now available below. This annual event will be held on the campus of Welch College in Gallatin, Tennessee on October 7-8. The first session kicks off at 6:00pm in the Presidents Dining Room inside Celorio Hall. The event is entirely free. (Lodging is available in several …
Keep Readingby Christopher Talbot (Editor’s Note: This is the fourth and final part of a series which are based on the annual Theological Trends seminar at the 2024 National Convention. Read previous installments on the Commission website.) The Confused Culture We certainly live in a time in which ethical concerns about the human body are prevalent. Books like Nancy Pearcey’s Love …
Keep Readingby Christopher Talbot (Editor’s Note: This is part 3 in a four-part series based on Chris Talbot’s 2024 Theological Integrity seminar at the National Convention. You can click on the hyperlinks to read Part 1 or Part 2). The Body I intentionally began with Scripture’s testimony on the subject. Cooper rightly notes, “if anthropological dualism [the view alluded to above] …
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