You can count on it: sometime on any given Saturday night and straight on into Sunday morning, a very particular kind of pastoral post appears on most Christians’ social media feeds. I can see...
On “Those” Pastoral Posts
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On Self-Control
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I don’t think most would argue against the assessment that America has a self-control problem. In a previous post, I pontificated on our peculiar penchant to preach on particular perils while...
On Eternity
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My oldest son came upstairs long after his bedtime last night, clearly fighting back little tears. I asked him what was wrong, and he, after the briefest of hesitations, relayed what was troubling...
ON NEW WORLDS
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There are no more New Worlds. Consider the original “Brexit,” if you will. The United States of America, in a revolution born from the chaos of desperation and reaction, effectively...
On Race Scars
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Like John beat Peter in a footrace to the tomb on Easter morning, some folks outpaced me on the way out of some unhelpful and simply false teachings. And of course, I judged them harshly when they...
ON COVID
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I have COVID. Again. For the third time. That’s three strains now. I’ve experienced Beta, Omicron, and now this new Omicron-related strain called “BA-5.” Or “XBB.”...
On Kissing Waves
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“I have learned to kiss the waves that throw me up against the Rock of Ages,” said Spurgeon. I haven’t nearly perfected this to where I can resolutely say that this is something...
On Coors, Coitus, and Churros
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Let’s get right to the point: today’s Christianity — mess that it is sometimes — has large pockets of people who proudly proclaim the perils of alcohol and smoking and other...
On Departing From Sound Doctrine
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About seven years ago, I was ordained and sent out by a local Baptist church where I had trained and served as the associate pastor for a couple of years. Soon, they will be rescinding that...
On Evening Services
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I recently read a social media post by a popular pastor in my region both bemoaning the loss of “night services” (evening meetings at church on Sundays and Wednesdays) and chastising...
