Integrity in Ministry – By Dr. Akin – Part 1
A few days ago I received an email sent to all students, staff, and alumni of Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. The email from Dr. Akin was an essay concerning Integrity…
Developing a Biblical Ecclesiology Lecture
My pastor and friend, Alan Knox, gave a lecture to one of Dr. Black’s (of Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary) classes about how his Ecclesiology was developed. He was able to…
Does God Really Care?
The other day I was having a conversation with someone about a comic strip. We were discussing the possibility of God impressing on someones heart to extend the invitation because…
Thoughts on a Christian Nation…
From time to time we all hear about the United States of America being a “Christian Nation.” Many Muslim terrorist hate the U.S. because they believe it is a Christian…
Christians and the Government – Conclusion
Over the past few weeks I have written on the topic of Christians and the Government. In these posts I discussed my current (and ever changing) views about how I…
Christians and the Government – The Other Side – Part 8
I recently read this timely post from Baptist Press titled When God’s people fail to vote. I figured it would be good if I included this article as an outside…
Christians and the Court – Part 7
The United States has three branches of government, the Executive branch which is administered by the President. The President enforces the laws that the Legislative branch makes. There is the…
Christians and the Pledge – Part 6
As a child, every morning in school, I stood up with all my classmates and we put our hands over our hearts and in unison recited the Pledge of Allegiance….
Christians and Military – Part 5
Having and maintaining a military has always been very important to growing and sustaining a nation. The military allows a nation to grow and also defend itself from other nations…
Christians and Lobbying – Part 4
According to Wikipedia.org Lobbying is defined as “a concerted effort designed to effect influence, typically over government authorities and elected officials. It can consist of the outreach of legislative members,…