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Colin Smothers serves as Executive Director of the Council on Biblical Manhood and Womanhood. He holds a Ph.D. in Biblical Theology from The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, where has also taught adjunctly. He also holds a Master of Divinity from Southern Seminary and a B. S. in Industrial Engineering from Kansas State University. Colin is married and has five children.
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Randy Alcorn, founder and director of Eternal Perspective Ministries, has been serving the church through his writing and teaching ministry for decades now, giving careful attention to a wide variety of topics on Christian faithfulness...
Colin Smothers / September 14, 2017 / CBMW / The Nashville Statement
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As the Nashville Statement signature list continues to grow—at the time of this post there are over 16,000 signatures—the coalition is broadening to include many Christian leaders and organizations. One of the main purposes of...
Colin Smothers / September 12, 2017 / CBMW / Family, Marriage, The Nashville Statement
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Writing at The Hill, CBMW President Denny Burk explains why the Nashville Statement matters, and why it matters especially in this day and age: There is an apocryphal saying often attributed to Martin Luther that says this: ‘If...
Colin Smothers / September 3, 2017 / CBMW / The Nashville Statement
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Alastair Roberts, author of the forthcoming “Heirs Together: A Theology of the Sexes,” is one of the most thoughtful evangelicals of our time writing in the area of marriage, gender, and sexuality. He is also...
Colin Smothers / September 1, 2017 / CBMW / Homosexuality, Marriage, Transgenderism
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Writing at The Federalist, Owen Strachan, Professor of Christian Theology at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary and former CBMW President, answers several critiques of the Nashville Statement: “The Nashville Statement made national news this week, even though it represents...
Colin Smothers / September 1, 2017 / CBMW / The Nashville Statement
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Shortly after CBMW released the Nashville Statement on Tuesday, August 29, Nashville mayor Megan Barry tweeted this in response, which eventually led to #NashvilleStatement trending nationally and even worldwide on Twitter: The @CBMWorg’s so-called “Nashville...
Colin Smothers / September 1, 2017 / CBMW / The Nashville Statement
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Albert Mohler devoted an entire episode of his “Briefing” podcast to discussing The Nashville Statement. We are very grateful to have Dr. Mohler as an original signatory and as one who helped to shape the...
Colin Smothers / August 31, 2017 / CBMW / The Nashville Statement
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Nashville Statement Endorsements “The Nashville Statement is a Christian manifesto concerning issues of human sexuality. It speaks with forthright clarity, biblical conviction, gospel compassion, cultural relevance, and practical helpfulness. There is no effort to equivocate...
Colin Smothers / August 29, 2017 / CBMW / News and Announcements, The Nashville Statement
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UPDATE: Responding to the article and interview discussed below, Eugene Peterson seems to have retracted his affirmation of same-sex marriage in a statement to reporter Kate Shellnutt at Christianity Today. His statement includes the following remarks: “Recently...
Colin Smothers / July 12, 2017 / CBMW / Homosexuality, Marriage
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Sam Allberry joins Colin Smothers on Danvers Audio to talk about his book “Is God Anti-Gay,” reparative therapy, pastoral ministry, and the practical benefits of a robust theology.
Colin Smothers / November 9, 2015 / CBMW / Homosexuality, Ministry, The Nashville Statement
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In the midst of the deafening, gale-force winds of the spirit of the age, someone has stood up, cleared his throat, and said, “We cannot be silent.” We Cannot Be Silent, the title of Dr....
Colin Smothers / October 28, 2015 / CBMW / Book Reviews, Homosexuality, Transgenderism
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I was grieved to the center of my soul on Tuesday when I saw the now viral video of top-tiered Planned Parenthood abortion doctor, Dr. Deborah Nucatola, nonchalantly estimating the costs of obtaining livers, lungs, and heads from...
Colin Smothers / July 16, 2015 / Public Square / Abortion, Motherhood
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Recently, I had the privilege of traveling to Brazil to teach a weeklong, seminary-level class to Brazilian pastors and seminarians. Apart from the fact that I had to leave my family for a week, I had...
Colin Smothers / May 20, 2015 / Public Square / Complementarianism, Cultural Engagement
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It is no secret that our marriages are under attack. Could the enemy ask for a more strategic target than the divine institution meant to picture Christ’s relationship to the Church (Eph 5)? Not only is marriage currently...
Colin Smothers / May 8, 2015 / CBMW / Book Reviews, Marriage
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This past month we were reminded that, truly, there is nothing new under the sun. An online conversation and debate precipitated after John Piper answered a question from one of his listeners on his popular...
Colin Smothers / January 1, 1970 / Articles /
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If many in the Christian community are going to continue to accept unquestioningly the zeitgeist’s mantra that gender is nothing but a social construct, then how are we going to avoid the conclusion that there...
Colin Smothers / January 1, 1970 / Articles /