Photo by Toa Heftiba on Unsplash Anatomy of an Adultery. Dr. Wayne Mack Understand the steps that are most likely involved in becoming involved in adultery. It doesn’t usually just happen. Be aware of the chain of events that often leads to adultery and realize that this chain must be broken at its earliest link (Prov. 17:14, I…
Here are some articles that we believe are worth a look. “Paige Patterson has resigned. Imagine if he were Tim Cook.” Jonathan Merrit compares the resignation of Patterson to the CEO of Apple. Ed Stetzer comments on the Patterson situation. “On the Removal of Paige Patterson and Next Steps for the SBC.” Should players kneel…
Photo by Ben White on Unsplash “We are stewards of the treasure of each other’s good names.” -Jon Bloom “The absent one must be safe among us.” -Amy Carmichael. In her book Adorned: Living Out the Beauty of the Gospel Together, Nancy DeMoss Wolgemuth (you may know her as Nancy Leigh DeMoss) unpacks Paul’s instructions to women in Titus…
Here are several articles worth a look. Melissa Kruger provides four practical ways Christian brothers can encourage Christian sisters in the work of the ministry. Mark Dever and Jonathan Leeman talk about the sufficiency of Scripture. John Piper offers short thoughts as well. J. D. Greear will accept the nomination for president of the SBC. He…
Photo by London Scout on Unsplash Today is Mother’s Day. Here are three facts you should know about the holiday and about mothers in America (original post can be found here): In 1914, President Woodrow Wilson issued a presidential proclamation that officially established the first national Mother’s Day holiday to celebrate America’s mothers. Many individual states celebrated Mother’s…
*This is a short excerpt from the full document attached. For a defense of our position (below), read the paper here: Should Wives Submit to Abusive Husbands – (Joint Statement) At the beginning of this paper, we need to make clear the context and aim of what follows. In recent days comments by Paige Patterson, the…
Photo by Hermes Rivera on Unsplash Do you grow tired of the militaristic posture characterizing many individuals engaged in a discussion? I sure do! Whether it’s a fly-by political discussion with someone at Fry’s, an in-depth conversation with an acquaintance over religion, or a perusal of Facebook where people pontificate on any and all issues, I find myself…
Here are a few links that are worth a look. Jason Meyer on Hyper-headship Ed Stetzer encouraged Paige Patterson to do the right thing for the good of the SBC. Owen Strachan responds to Andy Stanely on theology and unity. Trevis Wax on the danger of not scraping your knee.
The seven year old who pushes her sister so she can go down the slide first. The five year old who stomps her feet and boldly declares that she will not wear that particular shirt. The three year old who defiantly pees on the couch to show her disapproval of her mother’s instructions. The one…
The Eastward Expansion of the Church In AD 66, the Jews rebelled against the occupying Romans, with the Romans putting an end to the rebellion in AD 70 (read more here). During this time, Jewish Christians fled for safety east of the Jordan River to a town named Pella. Bryan Litfin writes, “From there the…
Theology Along the Way 