I had the privilege of serving on the Southern Baptist Convention’s Calvinism Advisory Committee under the leadership of David Dockery and Frank Page. The statement that resulted from our work has been widely distributed and analyzed. Today, the Executive Committee of the SBC released the video of panel discussion…
Dr. Gosnell, a medical doctor in Philadelphia who became a millionaire performing abortions, has been charged with murder. As a result of a grand jury hearing and the recent beginning of Gosnell’s trial in Pennsylvania, gruesome details of his killing chambers are beginning to be made public. Employees, former…
In a previous post I made the argument that the Ten Commandments did not begin at Mt. Sinai. Today I want to go on to demonstrate that neither did they end at Mt. Calvary. Just as the Ten Commandments were not the revelation of a new standard of righteousness…
Dr. Fred Malone was gospel-centered before being gospel-centered was cool. I made that statement yesterday in my sermon at First Baptist Church of Clinton, Louisiana, during special services that were planned in honor of the 20th anniversary of his ministry as their pastor. I’ve know Fred for over 30…
The massacre of small school children last week in Newtown, Connecticut has sadly reminded me of other spectacular outbreaks of sin that our local community and nation has witnessed over the years. As a pastor I have tried to help the people I serve to think biblically about such…
Dear Mr. President, I heard the news about the horrific shooting in Newtown, Connecticut yesterday in a phone call from my wife. At that time, the details were still murky, but news reports were confirming several children had been shot by a gunmen at the Sandy Hook Elementary School. I watched…