*For the last two years, I’ve posted this article. I think it deserves another repost (with some edits). It seems the months preceding the SBC Annual meeting, almost on cue, the controversies within our convention ramp up in intensity. The sad part, the controversies go public via social media. Beth Moore once tweeted the following:…
Here are a few things worth a look. Dr. Denny Burk writes an important piece that addresses the complementarian debate surrounding women preaching to the gathered church. Alastair Roberts is coming to Minneapolis for the Theopolis Institute event held at Cities Church. Consider attending! Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary continues to impress. They have hired Dr.…
Over the years I’ve happily defended the congregational view of church government. The New Testament evidence for this position is, in my mind, clear enough. In my reading of the Bible, congregationalism is the New Testament model when it comes to local church polity. Now, the arguments for congregational government are pretty standard. It seems when…
Photo by Jack Sharp on Unsplash Craig Hamilton in his book Wisdom in Leadership: the how and why of leading the people you serve writes, “if the leadership skills are the what of leadership, then character is the why and the how behind that what. Character is king because it’s like the filter through which all of your skills…
Before we got married, my husband and I agreed we both wanted to use our home as a place of generosity and hospitality. This is still our desire, and we seek to have one person or more over at least once a week. However, as we started this routine, I realized my attitude about hospitality…
One of the things I enjoyed this past Easter was paying attention to how the larger Christian world celebrated the resurrection of King Jesus. Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram (the platforms I have accounts with) allowed me a glimpse into how churches around my state, my country, were worshipping Jesus on Easter. It was a joy…
Photo by Alexander Andrews on Unsplash In 12 Ways Your Phone is Changing You, author Tony Reinke says, “digital consumerism is directly at odds with many of the most fundamental convictions of the gospel. Spiritual authenticity is measured by faith in the unseen truth of God, not by confidence in the visible consumables of our age” (138). What does he…
Theology Along the Way 