Scripture, Slavery, and Social Activism
Last year I finished a short sermon series on the book of Ephesians. One of the sections of Ephesians which I approached with a sense of fear and trepidation was…
Nick Batzig
Praying for Our New President-Elect
What has been termed the most contentious and discouraging Presidential election in my lifetime has finally come to an end. America has spoken. For many Christians, a Trump presidency marks…
Laying R.I.P. to Rest
I have great admiration for non-Christians who have contributed to the improvement of society through their inventions, production, leadership, literature and art. My wife and I were recently reflecting on…
The Need for a Ministerial Break Down
“We keep our preaching basic because we have so many new believers. If we give them too much doctrine, they won’t be able to understand it.” I can’t remember how many…
The Missing Message
While preparing talks for a forthcoming Reformation Conference, I happened across Heiko Oberman’s outstanding 1961 Theology Today lecture, “Preaching and the Word in the Reformation,” in which he set down…
Jesus Loves Me, This I Know…
On April 23, 1962, Karl Barth (the renown 20th Century Swiss-German, neo-orthodox theologian) spoke at Rockefeller Chapel on the campus of the University of Chicago. Many have reported that, during the Q…
Desiring to Rule Over Genesis 3:16
There are a number of reasons why I have been following with great interest the debate over the ESV’s recent change of translation of Genesis 3:16 (see this and this).…
Tuned in Parents on the Technological Frontier
I am a child of the technological frontier–the brave new world of exciting potential and seemingly limitless possibility. I learned how to type on a typewriter; but, how to spell…
Wisdom and Biblical Principles of Complementarianism
Our little corner of the internet has been ablaze over the past several months with posts and articles about the Trinity and complementarianism. A number of individuals have raised concerns…
The Savior at the Well
“I am the woman at the well, I am the harlot I am the scattered seed that fell along the path I am the son that ran away And I…