"Give praise to the LORD, proclaim his name; make known among the nations what he has done." Psalm 105:1
The counterfeit Christian is “in a worse state than the openly profane,” says Benjamin Keach.[1] Keach, a seventeenth-century Baptist pastor and theologian, makes such a statement because the counterfeit is ignorant to his present state of unbelief, whereas the openly profane knows he is not in a state of grace. This is contrary to the true …
As you probably know, we live in a day in which self-publication is easier than ever: a teenager becomes an overnight sensation through social media, and an inexperienced author no longer requires publication through a professional publishing house as long as he has enough money to self-publish. With the rise of self-publication, as well as …
There is a lighthearted joke in Baptist circles that our denomination is really great at one thing above all others: potluck dinners. We line up several six-foot-long tables end to end, and families bring their favorite meats, casseroles, and desserts to place in the seemingly never-ending lineup of delicious foods. Then everyone grabs a plate …
Continue reading Potlucks and Priorities: Filling Life’s Plate to the Glory of God
Every year as Easter Sunday approaches we are faced with the harsh reality of Good Friday, a day set aside when all of Christendom remembers Jesus Christ’s death on the cross nearly 2,000 years ago. I use the words “harsh reality” because Christ’s death was nothing short of bloody, gruesome, and horrific. In fact, for …
Have you ever considered the amount of Christian resources that are readily available to us today? There has never been a time in history quite like this one: we no longer have to depend solely upon the books and resources that are available in the city library, we don’t have to learn a new language …
Continue reading “Let the One Who Boasts, Boast in the Lord”
What is the proper posture for a Christian to take towards the world? Should Christians retreat from the world and live in isolation? Should we look down upon the world in criticism and condemnation? Should we just go “all in” and look no different from the world at all? Or is there some other way? …
Continue reading The World and the Christian: Made for Each Other?
Proclaim His Name 