The fact that the SBC got the press attention on the matter of homosexual ministry is helpful. The issue is fraught with practical problems for the three Service Chaplain Corps, and such headlines can add to the “discussion.”  But let it be known that the SBC is surrounded by a large “cloud of witnesses”…faith-group friends... Continue Reading

The Bulls will only allow married couples to share a double bed at their guesthouse near Penzance in Cornwall because of their Christian beliefs. Their policy, which applies to heterosexuals and homosexuals alike, has been in place since the business opened, and is well advertised.   Christians who suffered death threats and vandalism after being... Continue Reading

Two suicide bombers who thought they were doing the will of Allah killed 81 people including many children.  81 men, women and children killed as they left church!  Can you imagine the horror and hellishness of that?  And yet if you live in the West, if you blink you will have missed it.   Last... Continue Reading

In something as holy and serious as the worship of God, we cannot trust our fallen and foolish human natures to guess what pleases God in divine worship. Therefore, in His mercy, God has prescribed for us how we may worship Him acceptably. In the area of public worship, what Scripture does not authorize, it forbids... Continue Reading

Popular doom and gloom media reports also do not make a distinction between young people leaving the church and young people simply converting to other churches. Young adults who are merely moving from one faith tradition to another, such as from Lutheran to Presbyterian, or Anglican to Catholic, are simply counted among the “leaving.”  ... Continue Reading

Only Christ can turn an arrogant, “bring on the world” seminary graduate into a patient, humble giver of grace. Only deep gratitude for a suffering Savior can make a man willing to suffer in ministry. Only in brokenness before your own sin can you give grace to fellow rebels among whom God has called you... Continue Reading

We were all born with a sense of right and wrong and we put this sense into use every day in every situation that arise. If someone cuts us off on the highway, we judge that they are maniacs. If someone is driving too slow in front of us, we judge them to be idiots.... Continue Reading

Soli Deo gloria is the motto that grew out of the Protestant Reformation and was used on every composition by Johann Sebastian Bach. He affixed the initials SDG at the bottom of each manuscript to communicate the idea that it is God and God alone who is to receive the glory for the wonders of His work of... Continue Reading

DeYoung offers up three dangers that busyness presents: ruining our joy, robbing our hearts, and covering up the rot in our souls. He then lists seven diagnoses to help the harried reader start to discern the root of her busyness.   I suppose there was a time in my life when I would answer that... Continue Reading

We went through Hurricane Andrew together and I heard Shirley say, “Wake up Bob, you just slept through the worst natural disaster in American history.” To which Dr. Reymond responded, “Shirley, a good conscience allows for good sleep anytime, anywhere.”   I am honored and humbled by the announcement from Truth in Action Ministries. To preach the... Continue Reading