Kirk Cameron and his son recently recorded a podcast in which they both adopted an annihilationist view on Hell. This view holds that the damned do not suffer in hell permanently but eventually cease to exist. Jim Hamilton, Tom Sculthorpe, and I refute this view in podcast linked below. You can watch or listen to the podcast below.
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Sharp Decline in Trans Identities Confirmed – CBMW Podcast
On this episode of the CBMW podcast, Jon, Denny, and Colin discuss an article by Ryan Burge on declining transgender identities across the spectrum, but especially among young adults. Listen or watch below.
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Those Walking in Darkness Have Seen a Great Light – John 9:1-7
As he passed by, he saw a man blind from birth. And his disciples asked him, “Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?” Jesus answered, “It was not that this man sinned, or his parents, but that the works of God might be displayed in him. We must work the works of him who sent me while it is day; night is coming, when no one can work. As long as I am in the world, I am the light of the world.” Having said these things, he spit on the ground and made mud with the saliva. Then he anointed the man’s eyes…
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On a New Sexuality Statement at the Evangelical Theological Society
On this episode of the CBMW Podcast, Jonathan Swan, Denny Burk, and Colin Smothers discuss the adoption of a new statement on LGBTQ by the board of the Evangelical Theological Society. You can watch the video below, or you can tune into Spotify or Apple podcast versions below that.
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What Happened at ETS 2025?
I attended the annual meeting of the Evangelical Theological Society last week in Boston. Readers may wonder why I take time to write an annual round-up of the goings-on at such an event. The bottom line is pretty simple. This is where evangelical scholars and theologians gather to engage one another in academically rigorous theological debate. These are the authors who shape the pastors who in turn shape congregations across North America. What starts at ETS often doesn’t stay at ETS but eventually makes its way to the pews. For example, I had my first debate about whether same-sex attraction is sinful at the 2014 annual meeting of the ETS.…
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The Morning of My Years
I first heard Allen Levi sing “Morning of My years” when I was in my twenties. The song is about turning forty. After hearing the lyrics for the first time, I remember hoping that this would be my perspective when it came time for me to turn that page. And now that I’ve turned that page some years ago, I still think about this song every year at my birthday. It meant a lot to me then, and it still does now. It represents hopefulness for the grace to age like wine and not like milk. Lord, have mercy on me, the sinner. The song first appeared on an album…
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The Glory of the Eternal Son – John 8:48-59
Jesus says, “Truly, truly, I say to you, if anyone keeps my word, he will never see death.” And yet we know that all of us–Christians and non-Christians alike–will eventually die. So what does Jesus really mean when he says that we will never die? I addressed this question on Sunday morning in a sermon titled “The Glory of the Eternal Son” (John 8:58-59). You can listen at the Spotify or Apple podcast links below.
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My Interview on Alisa Childers’ Podcast
Thank you to Alisa Childers for inviting me onto her podcast to discuss gender, sexuality, and complementarianism. It was a stimulating conversation, and I am grateful to have been a part of it. Alisa is doing great work and producing really helpful content. I encourage you to check out her books and subscribe to her podcast.
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Texas Baptists, Female Pastors, and Fielder Church
Bart Barber has the only report that I have been able to find about what happened at the Southern Baptists of Texas Convention (SBTC) yesterday with regard to Fielder Church in Arlington, TX. If you are unaware of the situation, you can read my previous post about it here. In short, Fielder is a Southern Baptist Church that employs female pastors. After the SBC removed Saddleback Church in 2023, Fielder’s pastor Jason Paredes addressed his congregation, publicly repudiated the SBC’s decision, and said “We unwaveringly, unequivocally, gratefully have female pastors in this church”—to which the congregation responded with raucous applause (see video below). Paredes also made a twenty-minute YouTube video…
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Will ‘AI’ Stand for Artificial Indecency?
On this episode of the CBMW podcast, Jon, Denny, and Colin discuss the troubling implications of xAI and OpenAI announcing they will permit their artificial intelligence products to create pornography.
