THE PROOFS!

There won’t be any new posts for a few days. The proofs of my first book, Born in the Heart of God: A History of Clear Creek Baptist Bible College, 1926-2008 have arrived, and I’ll be reviewing them over the next few days.
This project was started in November 2005, and is now just about [...]

Ex-Worship Leader: Why I Left the CCM Movement | Christianpost.com

Ex-Worship Leader: Why I Left the CCM Movement | Christianpost.com
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A week at Beeson Divinity School

This past week, I enjoyed my seventh time at Beeson Divinity School’s Pastors’ School. This year’s theme was “Reality: It’s Coming to Your Congregation and Community in Ways You Never Imagined. So What’s A Pastor to Do?” I’m really grateful to my church for sending me once again.

Beeson Divinity School is housed on the campus [...]

There can be no coercion…

Christians do not believe in coercion (forcing someone to do something)–we cannot make people be good, and we cannot make people trust Christ, even though it is the best thing in the world for them to do. I cannot force my will on anyone and be consistent with the Scriptures. As a pastor, I have [...]

John Newton’s Thoughts on Ecumenicism

Ecumenicism is a word that speaks of different kinds of churches coming together to cooperate. Many conservative evangelicals are a little suspicious of ecumenical activities. There are some good reasons for this: not every group that uses the word “church” really is–that is, in some so-called churches, the Gospel is not faithfully preached, and so [...]

I Believe In Miracles

John 4:43-54 (KJV)  Now after two days he departed thence, and went into Galilee. For Jesus himself testified, that a prophet hath no honour in his own country. Then when he was come into Galilee, the Galilaeans received him, having seen all the things that he did at Jerusalem at the feast: for they also [...]

The Briefing Library: Seven Principles of Prayer

The Briefing Library: Seven Principles of Prayer
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Another Poll

Great quote from Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry (1662-1714) is well known for his extensive commentary on the whole Bible. Pastors and laypeople alike consult him.
A lesser known book is his The Communicant’s Companion, a volume of meditations on receiving Communion at one’s church. It bears the marks of a writing style that has passed out of favor with the world, [...]

Birds of the Cincinnati Zoo, II

This is a snowy egret. It was perched on a zoo worker’s hand, and flexed its wings right as I snapped.

Here is an adjutant stork. I know beauty is in the eye of the beholder, but this is not a particularly attractive bird.Their numbers are diminishing world-wide. There are actually two subsets of this stork: [...]