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Appreciating Church History as a Baptist (Part One)

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There are those who might say that being a Baptist and being a lover of Church history is a contradiction. Perhaps the most famous to say this, in essence, was John Henry Newman (1801-1890) when he stated “To be deep in history is to cease to be Protestant.” Obviously this observation is autobiographical for Newman …

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Missions History and Hydroponic Christians

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I will be teaching Missions History at seminary (PBTS) and Cultural Anthropology at ABGTS this upcoming term. I like both subjects... but I have a special love for Missions History. I taught the class once before and it was one of my two least successful teaching efforts (the other being "Perspectives on the World Christian …

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