Jackson Waters
6 articles
The Fundamentals of the Faith
Reflecting on the centennial of the Fundamentalist-Modernist Controversy, Theopolis contributor Tim Nichols asked Dr. Leithart and me what the five fundamentals of the faith were today . His thoughts went something like this: Back in the early 20th century, in response to a ruinous drift away from the historic Christian…
Charlie Kirk and the Biblical Cycle of History: A Response to Mark Horne
Mark Horne has done a good job elucidating how martyrdom paves the way for revival and success of Christ’s kingdom in the world, just as it also can bring more hardship and suffering. The diverging wheat and tares both growing up together, both benefitting from the watering of blood on…
Adam's Dominion from Atoms to Angels
TIME magazine announced this summer that scientists at Colossal Biosciences in Dallas, Texas had resurrected the long extinct dire wolf through gene editing of gray wolves and modern canines. The dire wolf is a relative of modern wolves, though it’s unclear exactly what their relationship with them is, whether they…
The Baptist Hope
A Theology of World-Building Every civilization has a corresponding religion. There is no society without a spirit animating it, a moral code governing it, and ritual acts of worship that formalize it. A charism of Theopolis is to exposit the timeless symbols in Scripture and Creation for the church, so…
The Baptist Future?
America's Last Best Hope Southern Baptists have long been “outsiders” in the American religious and cultural hierarchy. But they’ve been proven right. They’ve won. Now what? Editor’s Note: This article is a lightly edited transcript of Jackson Waters’ address at the recent “ Fundamentals of Baptist Education ” event hosted…
The Law in the Christian Life
The Third Use of the Created Word “Lord have mercy upon us, and incline our hearts to keep this law.” Those words are reflexive for almost any Anglican. Repeated nine times weekly at least during Lent and Advent if not year round, they are said between 54 and 468 times…