A Heretic’s Prayer
God, You are so Holy, I hope for the day when you make the Earth like Heaven. I desire so much to do your will and I ask that you…
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…
The Practice of the Early Church – Session 3 – Elder-Led Congregational Consensus
I was able to attend session 3 of a home church conference put on by NTRF. Here are some not I took from session 3 – Elder-Led Congregational Consensus. The…
The Practice of the Early Church – Session 2 – Participatory Church Meetings
I was able to attend session 2 of a home church conference put on by NTRF. Here are some not I took from session 2 – Participatory Church Meetings. The…
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….