Voice in the Wilderness Radio (VWR) launches January 1, 2015. This new 24/7 streaming radio station will offer solid, Reformed Baptist preaching from true voices in the wilderness – pastors you might never have heard of but who offer solid, expository sermons – and preachers you’ve might have heard of like John MacArthur, Phil Johnson, … Read more
“Under deep conviction by the Holy Spirit…I must do something as a Christian, a pastor, and as the current President of the Southern Baptist Convention, this past Wednesday, I conducted a conference call with four of our SBC African American pastors and two Anglo pastors…The conversation we had on this conference call led to this … Read more
Michael Gerson, an op-ed columnist for the Washington Post and former speech-writer for President George W Bush is credited with coining the phrase, “The soft bigotry of low expectations.” Gerson, who also is a member of the “evangelical intelligentsia” – an elitist group of evangelical Christians who excel in various fields of academia – designed … Read more
According to Charisma News “Dr. Myles Munroe, internationally-known author, bible teacher, governmental consultant and leadership mentor, was one of nine passengers on a plane that crashed in Grand Bahama on Sunday afternoon, according to multiple news reports. A Lear 36 executive jet left the Lynden Pindling International Airport (LPIA) for the Grand Bahama International Airport, … Read more
“A worthless person, a wicked man, Is the one who walks with a perverse mouth, Who winks with his eyes, who signals with his feet, Who points with his fingers; Who with perversity in his heart continually devises evil, Who spreads strife. Therefore his calamity will come suddenly; Instantly he will be broken and there … Read more
“Pastors are no longer solely interested in getting people to Heaven; they’ve devised intelligent ways to make good money while reaching out to souls.” Mfonobong Nsehe, Forbes Contributor “After these things I looked, and behold, a great multitude which no one could count, from every nation and all tribes and peoples and tongues, standing before … Read more
Marketing 316: 25 Traditional Heroes and the Art of Persuasion “Manufacturers of alcoholic beverages, such as beer and hard liquor, will often use the bandwagon technique of associating their product with the ‘in’ crowd.” George N. Root III, Demand Media In order to earn my business degree from the University of Georgia, I was required … Read more
Once again showing up the Baptist Press in the journalism department, Bob Allen at the Associated Baptist Press did a little research and then (**gasp!**) reported on it. If the BP could stop pumping sunshine for a moment, they could learn how this whole “reporting the news” thing works. Remember back in September when Brewton-Parker/Peter … Read more
Please excuse me for a moment, as I offer a bit of a political, theological, and cultural commentary. I was going to call this “ranting,” but a friend told me that pastors don’t rant, they proclaim, so these rants proclamations are related, as they all have to do with the same current event at a … Read more
One of the great passions of my life is discipleship – “teaching [believers] to observe all that [Christ] has commanded [us]”. There is something powerful about the truth taking ground in the heart of another believer who then takes that truth and passes it on to another believer who passes it on and so the … Read more
The following was published in the Reformation Montana Journal, written by JD Hall and posted with permission. Dissection of a Downgrade compares some of the issues that we are currently seeing, in relation to the Downgrade of Spurgeon’s day. To order the Reformation Montana journal, click here. “We have said, with deep grief that we … Read more
Editors Note. This was originally blogged on Seth Dunns blog, found HERE and reprinted with permission. Seth has all sorts of excellent thoughts, so check him out. “The most basic question is not what is best, but who shall decide what is best.” ― Thomas Sowell “Upon this rock I will build My church.” Jesus Allow me … Read more
Part 1 HERE The days passed and the months came. The dissapointments had taken a spiritual toll on me and I began to withdraw myself from Church functions and other ecclesial events. I had become a youth leader at the Church I was attending. Whereas initially I had been outwardly enthusiastic and committed, inside my … Read more
By now, most anyone who follows the Ergun Caner saga has heard about the situation that occurred at FBC Woodstock on July 27th, 2014. It was a sad ending to the announcement back in May that Johnny Hunt would be having Caner preach in his pulpit. This came as a shock to many of us … Read more
One of the most influential books I’ve read is The Institutes of the Christian Religion by John Calvin. In the religious world, Calvin is known for predestination but I would argue that the heart of Calvin’s magnum opus is actually his doctrine of union with Christ. The Swiss Reformer wrote: We do not, therefore, contemplate … Read more
