14
Feb
2014
Rice Lectures: “The Gospel, the Homosexual, and the Church”
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Each year DBTS hosts the William R. Rice Lecture Series, named for the Seminary’s founder and first president. We are pleased to announce that the speaker for this year’s event on March 19, 2014, will be Pastor Peter Hubbard, who is the teaching pastor at North Hills Community Church in Taylors, SC, where he has served since... Read More
12
Feb
2014
Three Notes on the Eventual but not Immediate Recognition of the NT Canon
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There was some delay between the writing of the NT documents and their universal acceptance as Holy Scripture (= canon). In fact, the first list to recognize the 27 books of our NT comes from the mid-4th century (see here). The delay feels a bit unsettling, doesn’t it? It shouldn’t, however, for at least three... Read More
10
Feb
2014
New Web Site and Journal Article
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The web site for Detroit Baptist Theological Seminary has been given a refresh. We hope you like it. Just click the Seminary tab at the top of this page to check it out. The Seminary publishes an annual scholarly journal, Detroit Baptist Seminary Journal. If you click on the Journal tab at the top of this page, you... Read More
8
Feb
2014
The Nye-Ham Debate in Retrospect
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Along with several million others, I watched the widely publicized debate between Bill Nye and Ken Ham this past Tuesday evening. Since that time, many people on both sides of the origins issue have produced videos, articles, and blog posts discussing the debate. Here are a few of the posts that I found most helpful:... Read More
6
Feb
2014
Celebrity and Gospel Witness
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American culture is fascinated with celebrities. American evangelicalism, as a subset of American culture, is too. For some reason, there remains a persistent belief that the public testimony of a well known athlete or entertainer will be more effective than that of a regular Joe. I’ll concede that for the value of gaining attention, a... Read More
4
Feb
2014
The "Value" of Degrees in Theology and Religious Vocation
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This morning I scanned through an interesting book put out by Georgetown University that analyzes the value of 171 common college majors available today. By “value” the authors mean almost entirely fiscal value, or how much money a graduate can expect to make after finishing his or her degree. Of course we all know that... Read More
31
Jan
2014
Did Paul Write Hebrews?
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If you think Paul wrote Hebrews, you’re in good company (see, e.g., here). One problem with this conclusion, however, is that what Paul says in Gal 1:11–12 seems to contradict what Paul says in Heb 2:3, presuming Paul wrote Heb 2:3. That is, in Gal 1:11–12 Paul emphatically states that he received his gospel directly... Read More
29
Jan
2014
Abortion and Human Depravity
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This past week many people on both sides of the abortion issue commemorated the 41st anniversary of the Supreme Court’s Roe v. Wade decision (issued 22 Jan 1973). Since that time, more than 56 million unborn children have been legally killed in the United States. While Roe v. Wade was a turning point in our... Read More
27
Jan
2014
Presuppositional Apologetics and Sound Parenting?
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One of the more surprising sources of parental advice that I have received came to me a few years ago in the form of a recorded lecture by Greg Bahnsen—a lecture in which he detailed the process of “becoming a philosopher.” Without explaining the entire discussion, I’ll truncate the discussion greatly into three critical phases:... Read More
25
Jan
2014
Seminary Days
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DBTS will be sponsoring Seminary Days this spring on March 13-14. Complete information on Seminary Days 2014, including a brochure and registration form, can be found on the Seminary website. Students will be able to attend classes, share meals with faculty and students, and tour the facilities of Inter-City Baptist Church (church, school, seminary). An optional weekend extension is also available, which allows students to attend... Read More