Gentle parenting has become a source of humor in our family. I admire some of the heart behind it, but it ultimately isn't biblical or practical in the real world. Trevin Wax writes on what gentle par...  Read More

This is a Front Porch first, but here is a review of a book. The review actually cuts to the heart of a lot of wrangling that has happened in the wider American church since 2016. What happens when a ...  Read More

A couple of weeks ago I did a brief post on Andrew Tate and his popularity among younger men (you can find that here: https://www.gwdbaptist.org/blog/2025/01/16/counterfeits-among-the-genuine).Not lon...  Read More

Here's an interesting church history post that delves into the start of the Anabaptist movement that sprung up in the early Reformation. Don't let the Anabaptist name fool you, they are not exactly Ba...  Read More

Today's post might not speak to everyone, but I know this is something I had to learn over the past decade and a half as my wife and I worked through and then left behind the prosperity gospel parenti...  Read More

On Tuesday, I wrote and then posted an article about Wesley Huff's appearance on the Joe Rogan Experience. This is a reflection of a discernible shift in some parts of the culture that were previously...  Read More

One of the reasons I started The Front Porch was to help our church members (and others who read) be aware of some of the things happening in the culture around us. Different people get their news fro...  Read More

Here's a good article reminding us about the nature of what we are reading when we read the scripture. "What does this mean when we open the Bible? Simply and amazingly this: God is not silent. The wo...  Read More

I enjoyed the quick read that gives an overview for the biblical case for church membership. This has fallen out of favor for many as there is a distinct "I'm spiritual not religious" vibe that popped...  Read More

This is a short but helpful video from Donald Whitney of Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. He covers 10 great questions to ask yourself starting the new year along with some very practical step...  Read More

WOW. What a way to kick off 2025.I would encourage every church member to read this as it lays out a wise and biblical case for how our conscience functions and how it relates to the consciences of ot...  Read More

Well, here is the final edition of The Front Porch for 2024. I thought y'all might enjoy this article about Pat Forrester, the man who has been to space and now works to support churches like ours.I m...  Read More

I always enjoy Collin Hansen's theology year in review and I think, from an American perspective, that this list is pretty spot on. The Gen Z revival observation is something that excites me. Do you s...  Read More

Here is the link to the sermon on Leviticus 25 and the Year of Jubilee that I mentioned this morning. I referenced the Liberty Bell's inscription DeYoung mentions at the start and quoted him near the ...  Read More

In this article, Dan Darling does a great job going through the biblical reasoning and commands that relate to cohabitation.One of the best parts of the article is his look at the issue from the human...  Read More

No article per se today, but a post from Dane Ortlund that I read a couple of weeks ago. I found this encouraging, convicting, and helpful.Sixteen questions to consider asking others at church if you ...  Read More

This is a lengthy, but excellent article that includes some good cultural analysis (much like the article on ambivalent world). The heart of the article focuses on how the overall recession of commonl...  Read More

I've mentioned (even recently) Aaron Renn's positive, neutral, and negative world grid for analyzing how Christians are perceived in our culture. This is a smart article that notes there has possibly ...  Read More

This an older article by Kevin DeYoung on the roots of Christmas being December 25. The long and short is that we can't be absolutely certain why the celebration ended up that day, but the common trop...  Read More

Here's a helpful reminder from Matt Smethurst (two Front Porch mentions in a week!) on preparing to gather for worship on Sunday mornings.Sunday morning church is a Saturday night decision!......  Read More

This is a little bit of inside baseball, but I thought this podcast by Matt Smethurst (a good ol' Baptist like me) and Ligon Duncan (one of my favorite Presbyterians) on preaching Christ in every serm...  Read More

When I teach US government I spend a long time on the development of the concept of religious liberty, and the events in this essay are a big part of that material.If you love religious liberty, thank...  Read More

I hope this isn't out of place, but rather than an article, I thought I would pass along my very grateful (yet tempered by some realities) heart as I went to bed election night.I'm a political nut. I ...  Read More

I enjoyed this article that takes a big picture look at the theological themes of Revelation, without diving into the weeds. Notice the conflict, compromise, control, cross, and Christology that is pr...  Read More