Category Archives: The Church

Prayer Support

Posted on September 5, 2011 by

Tomorrow (Tuesday, Sept. 6) begins the second year of the pastoral apprentice program that I have started at our church, a program whose goal is to help prepare men to serve Christ’s church throughout the world.  For the next ten … Continue reading →

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Repackaged Liberalism

Posted on August 11, 2011 by

A few weeks ago I made a side comment mentioning that the emerging church is basically a form of repackaged liberalism.  It turns out that I am not alone in that assessment.  Brandon Morgan, a self-confessed emergent sympathizer, recently attended … Continue reading →

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The Local Church and Homosexuality: We Must Do Better

Posted on July 25, 2011 by

I have a bit of a complicated introduction here, so bear with me. Albert Mohler wrote an opinion piece that appeared in the Wall Street Journal about a month ago concerning homosexuality.  In particular, Mohler chides evangelicals for exhibiting “our own … Continue reading →

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Where is Jesus?

Posted on August 2, 2010 by

I recently read Jeff Dunn’s quasi-celebration of Anne Rice’s renunciation of Christianity.  For those who may not know, Anne Rice, the famous vampire novelist-turned-Roman Catholic, has now given up on the church, though not, she claims, on Christ.  In her … Continue reading →

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A Lesson in Humility

Posted on July 31, 2010 by

I received a strange and wonderful phone call tonight. First, a little background.  I served as pastor of Corn Creek Baptist Church in Milton, Kentucky, from 2003-2009.  During that time I met a local piano tuner when he came to … Continue reading →

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