Author: Jonathan Watson

Jonathan D. Watson is an Assistant Professor of Christian Studies and Director of the MA in Christian Studies at Charleston Southern University. He and his wife Karen have four children. You can follow him on Twitter at @jonathandwatson.

Who Am I? Part 2: The Image of God and Human Relationships

The previous chapter [available HERE] evaluated the naturalistic worldview approaches of relativism and utilitarianism to human relationships. Relativism leads to brokenness; utilitarianism, while focusing on what “works” for the majority, leads inevitably to oppression and injustice for the minority. In this chapter we want to lay a cornerstone for a Christian answer to any question… Continue reading Who Am I? Part 2: The Image of God and Human Relationships

Sermons You Could Be Preaching in Your Sleep

Last fall I read David Murray’s Reset: Living a Grace-Paced Life in a Burnout Culture (Wheaton: Crossway, 2017). As the title and subtitle express, Murray writes with a pastoral agenda to call men to reset the burnout tempo their lives to the rhythm of God’s grace (see his and his wife Shona’s co-authored companion volume… Continue reading Sermons You Could Be Preaching in Your Sleep

The Importance of Regenerate Church Membership

What would you say if your neighbor asked you “What makes a Baptist church different or distinctive?” Most Southern Baptists would likely begin by explaining that Baptist churches administer baptism exclusively on the basis of personal faith in Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior. This, I believe, is a perfect place to begin, but we… Continue reading The Importance of Regenerate Church Membership

Worship as the Beginning and Ending of Theology

Last week I had the privilege of introducing a (mostly) new crop of students to the study of Systematic Theology. A simple definition of Systematic Theology is as follows: “Systematic theology is any study that answers the question, ‘What does the whole Bible teach us today?’ about any given topic.”[1] Topics covered over two semesters… Continue reading Worship as the Beginning and Ending of Theology

Five Thoughts on Sharing the Burden of Pornography Addiction

The pervasiveness of pornography in our culture is widely recognized and documented. Consider the following statistics from www.projectknow.com: 420 million webpages are pornographic 42% of college males regularly visit such sites 19% of the above students feel controlled by this addiction 12% spend 5 hours or more a week on pornography sites[1] These stats are… Continue reading Five Thoughts on Sharing the Burden of Pornography Addiction

Do You Remember Your Baptism?

Do you remember your baptism? I was baptized in the baptistery overlooking Bayou Meto Baptist Church in rural Jacksonville, Arkansas (twice actually, but that’s another story for another time). The yellow-bricked meetinghouse is situated just off of Hwy 107 in a wooded and ridge-wrinkled community of central Arkansas. Most of my readers can imagine the… Continue reading Do You Remember Your Baptism?

The Christian Leader as Theological Lens-Crafter

Central to the task of Christian leadership is the shaping of a theological worldview by which those we lead will rightly view and respond to the world. In his book Conviction to Lead, Albert Mohler writes, “Leadership is the consummate human art. It requires nothing less than that leaders shape the way their followers see… Continue reading The Christian Leader as Theological Lens-Crafter

Four Ways to Overcome the Disappointments of New Beginnings

On Saturday, May 7, 2016 I had the privilege of watching 520+ graduates walk the stage in Charleston Southern University’s commencement ceremony. This ceremony was an important marker in the development of each of these students, a stone of remembrance of what each has accomplished in there time at CSU. In another sense a ceremony… Continue reading Four Ways to Overcome the Disappointments of New Beginnings

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