Throw-Back Tuesday: Integrity Over Image

by Theological Commission In the type of social media age in which we live, scandal seems to become the rule not the exception. While some controversies are indeed contrived, so much of what has remained hidden in the past has become open for all to see. In the 2003 edition of Integrity, Dr. Steve Ashby gives a poignant meditation on …

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Deus in Machina: Reading (and Studying) the Old, Old Story on your Tablet

(Part 1 of 2) by Kevin Hester As a non-digital native, whenever I think of Scripture I envision my first “real” Bible. It was a red-letter, leather-bound, Old Scofield Reference Bible. I still have it and I still use it from time to time though its condition is in need of an update. Since then, I have added concordances, commentaries, …

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Prophet and Priest and King

by Matthew Pinson (reposted from www.welch.com/blog) I grew up in church singing “Praise Him, Praise Him,” a hymn by the prolific hymn writer Fanny Crosby. It was hymn 58 in the old 1964 Free Will Baptist Hymn Book. There was a phrase in that hymn that always intrigued me: Jesus, Savior, reigneth forever and ever. Crown Him! Crown Him! Prophet, …

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Missions and the Trinity

by Kevin Hester Missiology is not my strong suit. It hasn’t been a part of my theological training except by extension. My appreciation for missions has largely come from the clear commands of Scripture and some of the basic principles of ecclesiology. I also think missionaries have such cool stories. I still remember the awe and admiration I had for …

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