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I am grateful to the Lord to be the father of five children. Being the father of five by no means makes me a parental expert, but it does mean … More
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The Southern Baptists Convention (SBC) needs a change of direction. Over our 177-year history the Lord has enabled the churches of the SBC to accomplish some amazing things for the … More
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Having participated in a Founders event on Monday, June 14, I was anticipating several events and sessions during the two days of the Southern Baptist Convention. A critical situation at … More
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I have been asked this question numerous times over the last few months. Usually it is attached to another question like this, “Since Al Mohler shares your reformed theology, why … More
The post Inerrancy, Pragmatism, and Why I am Voting for Mike Stone for President of the SBC appeared first on Founders Ministries.
Can’t we all just get along? Do you remember the feeling of freedom we had as kids? Imaginations running wild and streams of thought that flowed unimpeded by the dams … More
The post Tolerance is Not Approval appeared first on Founders Ministries.
I found President Trump’s recent order through the Office of Management and Budget to the Heads of the Executive Departments and Agencies a cause for rejoicing. In it, the presuppositions … More
The post A Brief Critique of Critical Race Theory appeared first on Founders Ministries.
A Story I began my first pastorate at the age of 24, ready to conquer the world for the glory of King Jesus! I commenced preaching through the book of … More
The post What Can the Righteous Do?: Some thoughts on the Sufficiency of Scripture and the SBC appeared first on Founders Ministries.
The Chinese have a curse that says, “May you live in interesting times.” If the last eight months have demonstrated anything to Southern Baptists it is that we are living … More
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Recently, the Southern Baptist owned Baptist Press released an article submitted by members of the 2019 Resolutions Committee responsible for the notorious Resolution 9. The title of the article is, … More
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Introduction [M]an’s will is like a beast standing between two riders. If God rides it, it wills and goes where God wills: as the Psalm says: “I am become as … More
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Welcome to a belated (!) Fall 2019 edition of the Founders Journal. We interrupt our ongoing exposition of the Second London Confession, for this special edition on Critical Theory with … More
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Over the last several months evangelical Christians have been forced to think about Marxist concepts that, heretofore, were foreign to them. Due in large part to the infamous “Resolution 9” … More
The post Critical Race Theory, Intersectionality, and the Gospel appeared first on Founders Ministries.
Over the last several months I have had hundreds of exchanges with Southern Baptists who are deeply concerned about the direction of the SBC generally and things going on inside … More
The post SBC2020: Rescind Resolution 9 appeared first on Founders Ministries.
About one year ago, in January of 2019, I went to South Africa to preach at two pastors’ conferences, one in Pretoria and the other in Cape Town. Sharing preaching … More
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Back during the conservative resurgence, a “moderate” friend said we “Fundamentalists” were “using a cannon to kill a mosquito.” Similarly, some denominational leaders told us, “Move on. Nothing to see here” … More
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There is a lot of talk about facts these days. Everyone seems to think that the facts are on their side. We have been introduced to the idea of alternative … More
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