Please be in prayer for Dr. Al Mohler of Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. He will be undergoing surgery to remove a tumor from his colon. Dr. Mohler has been used greatly by God to help raise up a generation of young ministers who are committed to God and His Word. The remarkable...

"Sadly, this is not the church’s finest hour. We live in an age of weak theology and casual Christian conduct. Our knowledge is insufficient, our worship is irreverent, and our lives are immoral. Even the evangelical church has succumbed to the spirit of this age... "Perhaps the simplest way to say...

Greg Gilbert has written some very helpful reviews of Rob Bell's Nooma videos ( http://blog.9marks.org/2008/02/gilberts-nooma.html ). Rob Bell, a leader in the emerging church fad has enormous influence and has even been dubbed the next Billy Graham. That is a comparison I don't understand. In a...

Here is an excellent article by Dr. Danny Akin, President of Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary ( http://www.sbclife.org/Articles/2006/04/SLA7.asp ). Oh how I wish all Southern Baptists would adopt Dr. Akin's tone on this issue. Ignorance of theology and the anger that results has caused so...

Last week Karen and I had the opportunity to attend the National Prayer Breakfast in Washington D.C. The first NPB was held during the Eisenhower administration and since that time each prayer breakfast has been attended by the sitting president. It is held at the Washington Hilton and hosts...

When I attended Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Kansas City it was during its days as a “moderate” theological institution. In fact, it was liberal. Those days have changed thankfully. Indeed the year after I graduated (1995) a new president came on the scene and many needed faculty...

Here are two very thought-provoking posts on music in the church from "Church Matters" ( http://blog.9marks.org/2008/02/against-music.html ) & ( http://blog.9marks.org/2008/02/guest-blogger-b.html ). I strongly encourage you to read these posts. I believe our thoughts about music in the church...

I will be out of pocket until Friday. Karen and I have the wonderful opportunity to attend the National Prayer Breakfast in Washington. It should be an interesting time. I look forward to posting on the events this weekend.

On April 4th and 5th Metro East will be pleased to host Paul Tripp. His seminar, "Marriage: There Really is a Better Way" promises to be outstanding. Paul Tripp is a noted author, lecturer, and preacher. His books are well worth reading. This is a video concerning his newest book "A Quest For More...

This morning I preached from Genesis 6:9-22. It is the opening of the flood narrative. I prefer “flood narrative” to “Noah and the Ark” because the later has taken on the aura of a children’s fable. It has become the stuff of sappy movies and wallpaper borders. The church has taken a largely Mother...

George Whitefield offered this prayer generations ago. How relevant it is for our own time. “Yea…that we shall see the great Head of the Church once more . . . raise up unto Himself certain young men whom He may use in this glorious employ. And what manner of men will they be? Men mighty in the...

There is always someone doing worse than you ( http://glumbert.com/wii/view.php?name=baddayoffice ).

“When man began to multiply on the face of the land and daughters were born to them, the sons of God saw that the daughters of man were attractive. And they took as their wives any they chose. Then the Lord said, ‘My Spirit shall not abide in man forever, for his is flesh: his days shall be 120...

Nathan Pitchford has written some excellent thoughts on the relationship between unity and doctrinal precision ( http://www.reformationtheology.com/2007/04/love_unity_and_doctrinal_preci.php ).

Listen to parts one and two of this powerful talk by Scott Klusendorf ( http://listen.family.org/daily/A000000863.cfm ).

http://youtube.com/v/rTY-9FY13kw John Piper offers this MUCH needed response to "A Word Between Us and You." For those of you unfamiliar with the document, it is an attempt between prominent Christians to forge common ground with Muslims. However, their approach is quite troubling. Piper's response...

The journal "First Things" ran this disturbing (disgusting) statement from Oprah's candidate ( http://www.firstthings.com/blog/2008/01/22/abortion-and-obama/ ). Read and weep (literally).

Justin Taylor posted this very sad statistic ( The Number of Children Aborted in the U.S. since 1973. ).

http://youtube.com/v/l8kThoZpF_U This is just for fun. Brian Regan is one of my favorite comics.

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"Truth or Consequences" posted this troubling news: ( http://truthpatrol.blogspot.com/2008/01/rethink-rethink-conference-danger.html ). Schuller has long been heterodox. He denies the uniqueness of Christ and His exclusive claims as the only way to the Father. He denies what Scripture teaches about...

Jim at "Old Truth" posted some thoughts that I think are worthy of conversation ( http://www.oldtruth.com/blog.cfm/id.2.pid.908 ). What do you think?

Here is a link to an excellent article by theologian Roger Nicole on how to deal with those with whom we differ ( http://www.founders.org/library/nicole1.html ).