My good friend, Jon Elliff, has written a concise and helpful article concerning SBC life.  In this article, he gives a brief history of who Southern Baptist’s are, where we have come from and where we are going!  The article is not exhaustive, but it is very helpful, especially in light of all the “chatter” going on [...]

I am not sure what God wants me to do with this message yet, but He is definitely talking to me about it! Every church in America needs to hear this message by David Platt. It is a hard message to hear, but it is ever so true! May God use it to bring about [...]

 
I found this video on an emergent web site and simply found it unbelievable. Brian McLaren, known as the Father of the Emergent Church, not only posted this video, but also endorsed it and encouraged people to check it out and see the value in it. Here is what McLaren says about differing religions:
“Speaking of [...]

Today was a powerful day for me!  I spent the better part of the morning and afternoon at the State Capital of Oklahoma, joining thousands of others who were participating in the annual Rose Day ceremony.  Each year, thousands of pro-life advocates gather at the State Capital to present roses to their state House and [...]

If you just say the words, Emerging or Emergent Church, you are likely to be met with a whole host of attitudes and opinions.  Many, like myself, have strong thoughts on the emerging church and many have no idea what the emerging/emergent church is.  One of the most helpful articles I have read in recent [...]

1. It glorifies God!
-1 Corinthians 10:31 says, “Whatever, then, you eat or drink or whatever your do, do all to the glory of God.”  It is clear that God loves His Church and when we love the things that He loves, it brings honor and glory to Him.
2. It shows faithfulness to the Scripture!
-The two [...]

The Scripture is clear, God loves His church!  Listen to how God speaks of His church in Ephesians 5:25-27, “Husbands, love your wives, as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her, that he might sanctify her, having cleansed her by the washing of water with the word, so that he might present [...]

I am currently in an online discussion that is very interesting.  I am thinking about posting the link to the conversation soon, but have not yet decided when.  The discussion I am in is somewhat complicated as there is much background behind this conversation, but what is most interesting to me about it, is how [...]

In my previous post I discussed briefly the importance of turning up the right kind of sound in the church…the sound of doctrine.  It seems as though in many churches, everything else gets turned up first.  We turn up our programs, our advertising, our events, our ideas and many other things and often times doctrine [...]

I have five children ranging in ages nine to one!  As you could imagine, our house has much noise and many sounds.  At any given moment of the day, you might hear the cries of children, their laughter, a video game, music, the television, loud chatter, etc.  Many times, all of these things are happening [...]