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Colin Smothers

Colin Smothers serves as Executive Director of the Council on Biblical Manhood and Womanhood and director of the Kenwood Institute. He holds a Ph.D. in biblical theology from The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, where he teaches as an adjunct professor. Colin and his wife Elise have six children.

River of Return: The New-Covenant Theology of John’s Baptism

River of Return

The New-Covenant Theology of John’s Baptism

The meaning of John’s baptism appears not only in his message, but in his meeting place: by returning to the Jordan, he proclaimed a new exodus, a new covenant, a new King.

Where Did Baptism Come From?

Where Did Baptism Come From?

How does Christian baptism relate to Old Testament rituals? Like old covenant washings, baptism symbolizes purification from sins — only this time once for all.

Was C.S. Lewis an Egalitarian?

Was C.S. Lewis an Egalitarian?

Some say C.S. Lewis was “complementarian” before we had the term. Others say he was “egalitarian” by the end. So what did he believe about equality, and hierarchy, in marriage?

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