Hunter Baker

I found this gem while mining some old material.Flipping through a local community magazine, I came across the following line:“My neighbor is confused by the whole gay marriage controversy. He just can’t understand why a gay man would want to marry a gay . . . . Continue Reading »

The subject of the natural law came up in a talk with a friend a while back. She is very passionate about the rights of illegal aliens, border issues, etc. I happened to know prior to the conversation that she considers herself a “nontheist.” If I understand correctly, the word nontheist . . . . Continue Reading »

As I may have mentioned earlier, I grew up with Catholics on my mother’s side and the Church of Christ on my father’s side.  Not exactly a recipe for happy relations.  For the record, the Catholics were more gracious about it.  I found the tension painful, difficult, and . . . . Continue Reading »

The transcript of my interview with Benjamin Wiker (who wrote Ten Books that Screwed Up the World) of To the Source is up.  We talk about my book The End of Secularism.Here’s a clip where I answer Wiker’s question as to whether I am calling Christians to be anti-secular . . . . Continue Reading »

There was a post below on whether Christians should fast during Ramadan.  The answer is clearly no.  We should proclaim the gospel and why we believe it (See Resurrection, The).But the other question comes from Donald Miller’s book Blue Like Jazz (which, as I’ve said before, I . . . . Continue Reading »

I have a powerpoint that I use to bring home to people where we stand in our colleges and universities.  We are doing a tremendous job, but we have a long way to go competively and resource-wise.Here’s the link for those who are interested.This is more for people who are into the . . . . Continue Reading »

File this under “U” for Ugh. John Couretas is drawing attention to statements by Metropolitan Bartholomeis of Chalcedon. And wow, these are some pretty “unorthodox” statements regarding the sanctity of life from a member of the Orthodox clergy. Take it away, John: Here is a . . . . Continue Reading »

I am employed by Houston Baptist University. We are working hard to respond to a gigantic cultural need for strong universities that can offer a distinctively Christian education. You can read our vision for the next 10-12 years here. I just returned from giving a lecture at Union University which . . . . Continue Reading »

When I became a Christian at Florida State University at the end of the eighties, I encountered a different kind of Christian from the ones I knew as a southerner from Alabama.Growing up, virtually everyone was some kind of churchgoer whether they were Southern Baptists, Episcopalians, Church of . . . . Continue Reading »

William Underwood, president of Mercer University and a former law professor,  recently wrote a column for the Associated Baptist Press in response to criticisms about publishing a lecture from President Jimmy Carter on how his faith informs his view of current events. Underwood’s column . . . . Continue Reading »