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The Enduring Impact of the Conservative Resurgence

As we wake to the final day of the 2018 Annual Meeting of the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC18 or is it SBCAM18?), I am encouraged. I didn’t fly into Dallas encouraged. I flew in concerned about the division and decimation of our convention in recent weeks. I flew in concerned about the mood of the …

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Will You Go?

Several weeks ago we commissioned Luke and Patty Tolbert as missionaries to Latvia through the International Mission Board (See my post about them here). Here is the sermon from that Sunday.

The Daily Docket 6/10/2014

10 Lessons From 10 Years of Public Schooling— I appreciated this article: “I am not opposed to homeschooling or Christian schooling—not even a little bit—but do maintain that public schooling may also be a legitimate option for Christian families.” We are Never Going to Be Cool Enough— The gospel is important enough for us to be …

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The Daily Docket 6/9/2014

The Fault in our Stars— I had no idea about this book or the movie until the teenage girls in our church started talking about it.  Here’s a review of the book by Tim Challies. Build a Pastor’s Theological Library— LifeWay gives you the chance to build a “fantasy library” and be registered to win …

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Division Through Insulation

The ongoing divide between the reformed and non-reformed camps seems to be unending.  I spoke recently with the editor of a Christian newspaper who lamented that it seems to ebb and flow, but never go away.  The debate saddens me mostly because it is often less akin to debate among peers and more like lobbing …

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Monday Musings

Here are a few quotes from W. A. Criswell to get your week off to a good start. “To lift Him up, to preach His name, and to invite souls to love Him and to follow Him is the highest, heavenliest privilege of human life.” “The word we preach from our pulpits ought to be …

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No Creed But Christ

My favorite T-Shirt has a picture of Charles Spurgeon on the back with this quote: I am never ashamed to avow my self a Calvinist; do not hesitate to take the name of Baptist; but if I am asked what is my creed, I reply, ‘It is Jesus Christ.’ Somewhere along the way, it seems …

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Book Review: Turning to God

The nature and question of true conversion is a hot topic in the church today. At the Southern Baptist Convention this year, David Platt found himself in a bit of hot water by questioning the validity of the “sinner’s prayer.”  The debate there hinges on the exact usefulness of a canned prayer to bring about …

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Deacons and Elders, But Please, Not Judges

I heard recently of a pastor who was censured by his deacons because he refused to allow a woman to sing in the church choir who was living in open and unrepentant sin.  Odd to consider that a group of leaders who are supposed to use the Bible as their guide opposed the biblical mandate …

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Book Review: Ten Myths About Calvinism

The New Calvinism is a hot issue in the world today, and especially in evangelicalism.  It’s big for those who are Calvinists and it’s galvanizing for many who aren’t. Many opponents view Calvinism as anti-evangelism and ant-missions and many proponents view those on the the other side of the debate with something akin to disdain.  …

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