Author: Peter Beck

Peter Beck serves as professor of Christian Studies and director of the Honors Program at Charleston Southern University. In addition to his book The Voice of Faith: Jonathan Edwards’ Theology of Prayer, he has published numerous articles on Jonathan Edwards, the Puritans and Baptist studies. Additionally, Peter has more than twelve years of pastoral experience and currently serves as Lead Pastor of Doorway Baptist Church in North Charleston, SC. You can follow him on Twitter at @DrPeterBeck.

The Bible Alone

This year, 2017, is the 500th anniversary of the beginning of the Protestant Reformation. Whether he actually did or his students, the posting of Martin Luther’s famous or infamous (depending on your perspective) 95 Theses on the door of the Castle Church in Wittenburg launched a movement that changed the world. Yet, surprisingly many contemporary… Continue reading The Bible Alone

We Have a Dream

Editor’s Note: This article was originally published at ChurchandGospel on September 16, 2016. In celebration of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, we republish it today.   Five decades ago a black man stood before a monument to a white man and gave one of the most famous, and arguably one of the greatest, speeches in… Continue reading We Have a Dream

I Am Resolved

Another New Year is upon us. For many of us there have been too many and they have come too quickly. As Christians we understand the idea of new beginnings. In salvation God has given us new life and new hope. We know that we don’t have to wait until Jan. 1 for a second… Continue reading I Am Resolved

A Thanksgiving Reminder

“Be thankful, therefore, for the least benefit and thou shalt be worthy to receive greater. Let the least be unto thee even as the greatest, and let that which is of little account be unto thee even as the greatest. If the majesty of the Giver be considered, nothing that is given shall be small… Continue reading A Thanksgiving Reminder

The Confessions of an Academic Clark Kent

I must confess: I’m torn between two lovers. I live two lives. I am a bivocational pastor. Admittedly, I am not your traditional bivocational pastor. I don’t work in the local mill to support my ministry habit. I don’t sell anything so I can give away the Gospel. I am college professor, a faculty member… Continue reading The Confessions of an Academic Clark Kent

We Have a Dream

Five decades ago a black man stood before a monument to a white man and gave one of the most famous, and arguably one of the greatest, speeches in American history. In it Martin Luther King Jr. cast a vision, issued a challenge, and shared his dream of a truly United States of America. I… Continue reading We Have a Dream

Why Christian Education and the Liberal Arts?

When people learn that I am a professor at a Christian college their responses are varied. Some act as though my profession represents a quaint reminder of by-gone eras, an intellectual Mayberry forever trapped in the “good ol’ days.” Others assume that my vocation entails little more than rehashing tired Sunday School lessons with a… Continue reading Why Christian Education and the Liberal Arts?

The Most Important Thing I Learned in Seminary

There’s something about alphabet soup. It seems to affect all of us in the same way. We see all those letters floating around and words start coming to mind. Words like “genius,” “smart,” and “intelligent.” Obviously I’m not talking about the kind of alphabet soup that comes from Campbell’s. I’m talking about the alphabet soup… Continue reading The Most Important Thing I Learned in Seminary

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