God Bless America
Earlier this week I had the humbling privilege to preach the funeral of a United States Air Force veteran. He enlisted at age 17 and died at age 88. He … More
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An Honest Question for Christians in Social Justice Movement
One of my fondest memories of an evangelistic conversation was with a young man at my gym named Metro—an ex-con and trash collector turned competitive bodybuilder. My friend “Met” is … More
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Risk Is Still Right
Several years ago, when I was contemplating a transition from my role as a youth pastor into missions mobilization, one of the questions that gripped me was: Am I deserting … More
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Difficult Last Days
Sometimes Christians must live and minister through unusually difficult seasons. But occasionally the challenges that we face are particularly exacerbated by a degenerating society. Such is the nature of living … More
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Do Not Neglect Your Bible
“Behold, the days are coming,” declares the Lord GOD, “when I will send a famine on the land—not a famine of bread, nor a thirst for water, but of hearing … More
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The Heart of the Problem
The first and most important step in seeking a cure is an accurate diagnosis of the problem. Symptoms must be carefully interpreted so that underlying causes are not overlooked. Several years ago … More
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Applying Revoice’s Logic to All Sin – Part 1
Introduction Revoice is a yearly conference whose mission is “to support and encourage gay, lesbian, bisexual, and other same-sex attracted Christians—as well as those who love them—so that all in the Church … More
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The Great Race
“He who honors me, I will honor” (1 Samuel 2:30).
That was the verse that was handed to Scottish runner Eric Liddell moments before he ran the 400 meters in the 1924 Olympics. It was not the event that he had trained for. He was a sprinter…
Kill Your Sin
On May 1, 2003, Aron Ralston, a twenty-seven year old backpacker, did something unthinkable in order to save his life. After being pinned for five days by an eight-hundred pound … More
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On the Promise and Peril of Blogs
WHEREAS, the Internet has spawned a phenomenon—the Web Log (“Blog”)—virtually unimaginable to Southern Baptists a generation ago, not to mention our 19th-century founders with their the limited technical horizon; and … More
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On the Spiritual Fragility of Christian Higher Education
WHEREAS, Southern Baptists, whether as a national denomination or through their state conventions, have established a host of seminaries and colleges, which have made great contributions to the Body of … More
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Can I Be Sure I’m a Christian?
The biblical teaching on the assurance of grace and salvation is vitally important for healthy Christian living. The provisions that believers are given in Christ are transformative. “If anyone is … More
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Through Forty Years: A Tribute to Marriage to My Best Friend
Forty years is a lifetime, or at least the better part of one for most people. It is the number of years the Israelites spent in the wilderness in order … More
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Christian, Hopeful, and The River of Death
We find one of the most vivid depictions of death in John Bunyan’s Pilgrim’s Progress. Toward the end of Christian’s journey to the Celestial City, he and Hopeful come to … More
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Pandemic, Meet The Resurrection
He is risen. That is the Christian confession. We worship the triune God. We do so in Spirit and in truth. We do so in resurrection hope. For our God … More
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Of Marriage: The 1689 Baptist Confession
Chapter 25: Second London Confession To say there’s confusion today regarding marriage might be the understatement of the century. In the name of diversity, reports parade people who married the … More
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Introduction: Of The Civil Magistrate and Religious Liberty
Introduction Chapters XXIV-XXV of the Second London Confession As we continue our exposition of the Second London Confession, we dig into the confession’s treatment of two issues that are not … More
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Confidence in the Face of Covid-19
These are unusual, challenging days. The Covid-19 virus has created a world-wide pandemic leaving sickness and death in its wake. As medical and governmental leaders work to address the problems … More
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Counterfeit Communion
Some Christians believe the sacraments function like magic wands that automatically bring about (ex opere operato) the things that they signify. For these Christians, salvation is bestowed and maintained by … More
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Resources for Families during Coronavirus Quarantine
We hope this list of resources will be a blessing to you! MUSIC: Songs to Sing in a Pandemic by Bob Kauflin Kids Worship Music Playlist Live Family Hymn … More
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The Blessing of Pestilence
As I begin writing, it’s day six of the national “15 Days to Slow the Spread” initiative (catchy, no?)—or at least, I think it is, but I’ll admit, the days … More
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Thinking Christianly about the Coronavirus (COVID-19)
News about the Coronavirus has continued to develop almost hourly over the last few days. Even the most skeptical deniers have had to face up to the fact that billion … More
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SBC Messengers Bearing Proxies?
In mid-1980s, I traveled to Oklahoma City for a two-hour interview with Herschel Hobbs, to gather material for the chapter on him in Baptist Theologians (edited by Timothy George and … More
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Identity Politics and the Bondage of the Will
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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Founders Journal | Belated Fall 2019 Edition
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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Critical Race Theory, Intersectionality, and the Gospel
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
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Revisiting Revoice: Same-Sex Attraction in Sanctification
This article is part 5 of a 5-part series entitled Revisiting Revoice No Rest Remains The end of Revoice theology is the belief that what is wrong with same-sex attraction … More
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Revisiting Revoice: Same-Sex Attraction in Redemption
This article is part 4 of a 5-part series entitled Revisiting Revoice Another way of calling into question whether or not SSA is morally culpable sin is by re-envisioning how … More
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Secularism and the Absurdity of Neutrality
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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