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A Critical Look at Critical Theory
October 25th, 2024
This probably won't be everyone's cup of tea, but I found it really interesting as Kevin DeYoung and Carl Trueman (fantastic British accent by the way) discuss the roots and rise of critical theory in... Read More
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How God Brings us Bad to Give us Best
October 22nd, 2024
WOW.This fantastic article by Joni Eareckson Tada beautifully illustrates something we looked at in Habakkuk this past Sunday about the good sovereignty of God. Expect to see a few quotes from this in... Read More
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Should We Baptize Holy Infants?
October 17th, 2024
This past Sunday we had the wonderful privilege to help a young Christian family acknowledge the Lordship of Christ over their family through the dedication of their son. I referenced I Corinthians 7 ... Read More
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When the Trees Fall
October 14th, 2024
Here is an excellent reflection on the recent struggle our community had from Hurricane Helene from my good friend Jon Hyatt at Woodfields Baptist. I appreciate Jon's ability to slow down and think th... Read More
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Why Gen Z Men Are Staying in the Church
October 8th, 2024
I love this article and its good insight into how biblical masculinity is encouraging men in a culture that is increasingly gender-neutral and resistant to the good things about men that God has place... Read More
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How the Gospel Shapes Our Gathering, Part 3
October 3rd, 2024
Here is part 3 of this excellent series on how the gospel shapes our gathering as a church. Philosophically, this is right in line with my thinking as I plan our services every week. We even use a son... Read More
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A Reminder from the Destruction in Greenwood
October 1st, 2024
James 5:1–7 (ESV)Come now, you rich, weep and howl for the miseries that are coming upon you. Your riches have rotted and your garments are moth-eaten. Your gold and silver have corroded, and their co... Read More
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How the Gospel Shapes Our Gathering, Part 2
September 21st, 2024
This is a continuation of a helpful series of articles on how the worship of the gathered church is arranged. This author's philosophy closely mirrors our church on this. I hope you will find this to ... Read More
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The Autonomy Trap
September 16th, 2024
This is a very transparent and vulnerable article by James R. Wood on the very difficult childhood he faced which resulted in an inability to form close, lasting relationships. His coming to Christ du... Read More
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C. S. Lewis' Guide to True Masculinity
September 13th, 2024
Hoo boy.Talking about convicting and encouraging.First in. Last out. Laughing loudest.I needed this reminder....... Read More
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Christianity in Kazakhstan
September 13th, 2024
I was really surprised at how this short podcast moved me. It's an interview with a small church pastor in Kazakhstan. Most poignant was the section where he talked about the fact that it is easier to... Read More
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Never Give In - What in the World are They Saying about Winston Churchill?
September 6th, 2024
This isn't an article on church leadership, philosophy, or ministry per se, but it is an important pushback on a creeping danger on the right side of the political spectrum, which will eventually impa... Read More
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Pragmatism and Pastoring
September 6th, 2024
This is an excellent podcast on pastoral philosophy, directly addressing a creeping mentality "what works must be right" mentality that has crept into many churches. Juan Sanchez speaks specifically t... Read More
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How the Gospel Shapes Our Gathering
August 30th, 2024
I love this in-depth look at the philosophy of the church gathering. The truths laid out here are very much in line with how I approach planning our Sunday morning gathering. Look out for the three re... Read More
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The Life-Rattling-Truth that has Kept Me in Africa
August 30th, 2024
This is an excellent article by our missionary in Zambia, Philip Hunt. The older I grow, the more comfort and strength I take from God's sovereignty and providence. Once you see it, you can't unsee it... Read More
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Defining Success in my 9-to-5 Job
August 23rd, 2024
John Piper does a really good job here of tackling an important truth about how we approach work. I think sometimes we elevate ministry work and minimize the importance of non-ministry work, not reali... Read More
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The Current State of Abortion in the US
August 19th, 2024
Dr. Al Mohler does a good job of summarizing where the current trajectory of the culture is after the Dobbs decision which reversed Roe vs. Wade. Pro-life advocates have seen a number of setbacks, inc... Read More
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Live Not By (Your Own) Lies
August 15th, 2024
I don't think I've posted two articles by the same author in a week, but I ran across this after the AI article and thought it was so spot on for the moment for us as Christians.The author does a grea... Read More
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The anti-human temptation of AI
August 13th, 2024
If you watched the Olympics, you might have noticed a good number of commercials touting the glories of AI (artificial intelligence). This is a good article warning about the trap of letting a supplem... Read More
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The Ordinances: A True and Better Identity Politics
August 6th, 2024
Bobby Jamieson is a great writer and pastor who thinks deeply on matters of church unity, leadership, and structure. This article was written two years ago but rings even more true today as our nation... Read More
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What about "winsome third-way-ism"?
July 31st, 2024
This is a followup thought from the article and my thoughts on the New Cultural Christianity from last week.Most of you have heard me talk about Aaron Renn's positive, neutral, and negative world thes... Read More
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Unity is not the same as total agreement
July 26th, 2024
This article by Conrad Mbewe is helpful in considering what it means to "strive together for the gospel" with other Christians who might be outside of your theological stream....... Read More
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The Rise of the New Cultural Christianity
July 24th, 2024
This is an interesting and insightful article by Andrew Walker on the recent rise of high profile "cultural Christians". Elon Musk and Richard Dawkins (of new atheist fame) have declared themselves cu... Read More
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100 Facets of the Diamond of Jesus
July 19th, 2024
I read this and immediately printed it out because the observations were so biblical and comforting. Perhaps it will encourage you as well as you consider the unsearchable riches of Christ....... Read More