Baptists are not Anabaptists. While we reject any legal integration of church and state—and resist naïve optimism about government—we still affirm a distinct and meaningful role for civil authority and Christian engagement with it. Diminishing such institutions and dismissing

It is not always easy. However, one thing I am learning in my desire to be a good historian is to seek to understand a person I am studying and be fair. Dr. Nettles told me today that we must be careful not to try and judge men as if we know every corner of their hearts.

Died today 337AD Constantine the Great. Regarded as one of the greatest Roman Emperors. He was also the first Roman emperor to claim conversion to Christianity. He became Emperor at Eboracum (York)

One simple way of describing the problem with our relationship to social media and digital tech offers the whole world to us at our fingertips, but we we are finite and never meant to take in the whole world at once.

AI can produce answers, but it can never pursue wisdom and virtue. That comes from an education oriented toward the good. #CLT #classicaleducation #knowledge #virtue

The right mindset for the preacher, the teacher, the evangelist, the apologist, the discipler: “Knowing the fear of the Lord, we persuade others.” —2 Cor. 5:11, ESV

ETS bound in November! #neverbeentobostoninthefall #ets2025

If you're interested in a church history Ph.D., consider joining us at Midwestern Seminary - and if possible, be part of the campus community in The Residency! mbts.edu/academics/resi…

My attempt in Themelios to define, describe, chronicle, and to some extent classify Christian republicanism as it existed in the United States between 1776 and 1865. A theological introduction to American civil religion in the early republic: thegospelcoalition.org/themelios/arti…

I’m discovering my instincts on AI were primarily shaped by Battlestar Galactica and I’m ok with that.

ChatGPT May Be Eroding Critical Thinking Skills, According to a New MIT Study time.com/7295195/ai-cha…

"Because there’s no “thou shall not hire an economically vulnerable woman to gestate your custom ordered baby” Bible verse, many Christians evaluate #surrogacy not through a biblical lens, but through an empathy lens." My debut at ⁦CBMW⁩ cbmw.org/journal/confro…

Few know this.

So excited to incorporate AI into the classroom and liberate my students from boring tasks like reading and thinking

Another great year of VBS in the books!