Resources on understanding and explaining church membership…
Can be found at 9Marks latest edition of their e-journal. Great stuff and extremely helpful.
Good word on “Is Church Membership Biblical?” from Matt Chandler
See link here.
Loving your community
This week our church (Oak Park Baptist in Jeffersonville, IN) hosted a group of 65 students and adults from Westwood Baptist in Alabaster, AL. Throughout their week here they’re canvassing 4,000+ homes, doing some projects for the local high school and planting 65 trees and a 150 shrubs throughout an intersection that has been a bit…
Sexual Detox – Part 3
I have found myself time and time again going back to Challies’ book as I attempt to by God’s grace think more strategically about mortifying sin and walking in the freedom that Christ guards, keeps and has won for us. I hope you will do yourself a great service and purchase the book, rather than…
A disheartening funeral…
Earlier today I attended a funeral of the grandfather of one of the members in the church where I pastor. His grandfather was a committed Jehovah’s Witness; if however, there was any confusion about whether or not he actually believed the Jehovah Witness faith, the person giving the “talk” shared of his recent baptism, which, according to them,…
“The Briefing” by Dr. Mohler
is a fantastic resource that covers major headline news Monday – Friday. I’ve started making this a part of my daily routine. There are many days where I have utterly no idea what’s going on in the world today due to different responsibilities or deadlines that are before me. Dr. Mohler’s “The Briefing” is a…
Compelling pro-life content
This was a very helpful post in helping me more cogently and faithfully represent the pro-life stance.
Post by Justin Taylor on “This is Abortion.”
Please be advised, the video is graphic, but maybe that’s what we need to shock us out of our moral complacency concerning the evil of abortion.
Sexual Detox: A Guide For Guys Who Are Sick Of Porn – Part 2
A Theology of Masturbation Before I delve into this chapter, I want to share that I’ve waivered back and forth whether or not I would comment on this chapter. There are a lot of reasons for my uncertainty. For starters, the issue in and of itself is an awkward one, but one that no doubt…
Piper’s concluding thoughts from his book “Think.”
In finishing Piper’s book “Think” several weeks ago I wanted to share some brief thoughts about the book. I haven’t read Piper in a while and to be quite honest, he’s not the typical Christian author; he writes with a level of insight and wisdom that necessitated me to many times go back and reread…
Theology Along the Way 