A Response to the FWB Interracial Issue
First, this post is long. I apologize. There is so much to say in response to what happened last week. Second, I know it’s tardy. It had to run through more eyes than mine. In case you missed it, news came out that a Free Will Baptist church in Pike County, Kentucky that is a...
Homosexuality and the Church in the Bible Belt: A Wakeup Call
If you’re like me, you know homosexuality and Christianity are being mixed . . . somewhere. But, it’s time for a wakeup call. And this wakeup call might come in the form of an article that appeared in the Tennessean on October 19, 2011. We need to wake up to the issue of homosexuality and...
Christians and Pre-Marital Sex: 2 Thoughts
CNN posted an article late last month titled “Why Young Christians Aren’t Waiting Anymore.” It cited an article from Relevant magazine on the same topic. CNN essentially says only a small minority of Christian young people aren’t having sex before marriage. 80 percent of unmarried evangelical young adults (18 to 29) said that they have had sex....
Jeff Manning on the Impact of Sin
Dr. Jeff Manning, pastor of Unity FWB Church in Greenville, NC posted this video on Twitter. It’s an interview of him by Dr. Eddie Moody related to Dr. Moody’s book First Aid for Emotional Hurts. Follow them both on Twitter, and learn from them in this short video on the impact of sin in a person’s...
Religious Pride Is the Most Dreadful Kind
I wrote this post for my blogger friend Ben Plunkett over at Red Letter Revival. With his permission, I am posting it here as well: In my reading through the Gospels lately, I have been astounded at the incredible pride with which the religious rulers of Jesus’ day treated our Lord. Take the Gospel of...
Perceptions
We are currently assisting one of our home churches in the pastor search process. As we have seen resume after resume come in, one thing is becoming clear to me: it is quite possible to get a read on people when you see how they present themselves. Granted, putting forth a resume is an effort...
Is It a Sin To Be Tempted?
Last night I had the privilege of teaching a class at Cofer’s Chapel. It was about temptation. I wasn’t sure how to tackle this topic, so I decided to break up the time into six different questions about temptation. “Is it a sin to be tempted?” is one of the questions we discussed. There...
The Triumph of Death
Unbelievers live according to the law. They rely on the flesh. They justify their actions, accuse others of their shortcoming and transgressions, work hard to feel good about themselves, punish themselves for wrong-doings, and so forth. It’s all about what they do and don’t do. But Christians struggle with the law as well. Christians often...
Accusations
You have an enemy. He is great and powerful. He is much smarter than you, and he is set on your destruction. You can’t defeat him. How could you? He knows more than you; he is smarter than you; he is older than you, craftier than you, and so on. There’s nothing that a finite...
Wilderness Worship (Exodus 32)
How many times have I heard the story of Aaron making the Golden calf? Not sure, but I bet over a hundred. Growing up in church you hear the story a lot, it’s one of those classic narratives reminding believers how we get off track fast. Despite the story’s familiarity, I cannot recall anybody stressing...
some thoughts on Westboro Baptist Church
Uhg. Where do you start? Let me first say, I promise I won’t repeat all the things you’ve heard. Secondly, I refuse to cast pearls before swine by using strong speech to counter this cult. After 30 minutes of searching, I was unable to find anyone who actually agrees with the message of the activist...
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