The last few weeks have been unusually busy times for me but this time of year typically brings extra responsibilities to my schedule due to our family’s involvement with homeschool basketball. When I grew up sports became a god to me. I enjoyed playing, but unfortunately my love for…
The first day of the Shepherd’s Conference is over and the highlight was CJ Mahaney’s message last night on Isaiah 66:1-2 on humility. I had heard a version of it before on CD years ago, but it is a tribute to the preacher and more importantly to the Word…
John Piper’s father died yesterday morning. Here is a tribute that Pastor John wrote in his diary shortly after his death. Ecclesiastes 7:2 says, Better to go to the house of mourning Than to go to the house of feasting, For that is the end of all men; And…
I plan to attend the Shepherd’s Conference next week in California. It looks like another great line-up and Founders will be giving away another free book. On Thursday night, after the last session, Founders is sponsoring an informal get-together at the Airtel Plaza Hotel. If you are planning on…
Ben Cole, Pastor of Parkview Baptist Church in Arlington, Texas, recently sent a letter to the inactive members on their church’s roll. It is a model of pastoral faithfulness, admonishing members who may have grown spiritually apathetic to rekindle their devotion to Christ and His church. I am glad…
I am delighted to announce the upcoming Founders Breakfast at the Southern Baptist Convention in San Antonio, June 12, 2007, in the Alamo Ballroom A/B/C/D on Level 2 in the Marriot Riverwalk. Dr. Voddie Baucham will be our speaker and will address the incredibly timely theme of “Southern Baptists…
I am delighted to announce the upcoming Founders Breakfast at the Southern Baptist Convention in San Antonio, June 12, 2007, in the Alamo Ballroom A/B/C/D on Level 2 in the Marriot Riverwalk. Dr. Voddie Baucham will be our speaker and will address the incredibly timely theme of “Southern Baptists…
If a collective vision can be constructed from the messages at the Baptist Identity Conference, it would include the following ingredients. 1. Being Baptist is much broader than being Southern Baptist2. Being Baptist is secondary to being Christian3. Being Baptist means taking church life seriously–inlcuding discipline and a regenerate…
The recent Baptist Identity conference hosted by Union University has appropriately received a great deal of attention. As I mentioned previously, I came away greatly encouraged. Though I had to miss the presentations on Saturday (by Timothy George and Ed Stetzer, both of whom, I am told, did a…