The 2008 Annual Conference of the MARBC was held earlier this week. Audio from the conference is now available on the MARBC.net website. The topic of the teaching was “Effective Biblical Leadership”. Keynote speaker was Dr. Jim Jeffery, Baptist Bible College and Seminary. Also speaking were State Representative for the MARBC Ken Floyd and Pastor […]
Voddie Baucham on CNN
An interesting discussion took place a few weeks ago on CNN with Voddie Baucham about Gov. Sarah Palin and women’s roles in the church and government. The video clip is below. Well worth watching. I especially appreciate Voddie dealing clearly with the role of the pastor in politics. He says: “We’re about the Gospel. The […]
Your vote – one issue more important than any other?
The elections are nearing. Quite a stir has been caused by John McCain’s choice of Sarah Palin as a candidate for Vice President. Likely the biggest reason for the static over the pick of Governor Sarah Palin is that she has taken a firm stand on protecting life. But the roller coaster financial situation is […]
The importance of Church membership
Desiring God Blog recently posted this sketch of a recent sermon: How Important Is Church Membership? Part of what it means to belong to the body of Christ is to belong to a local body, because God intends the local church to be an expression of his universal church. The New Testament gives at least […]
Reviews of The Shack
I was asked about the book “The Shack” today and I thought it helpful to point to a few worthwhile reviews here. The first I’d suggest is the audio Al Mohler’s radio program when he reviewed the book. Get it here: A Look at “The Shack” The second review is Tim Challies review available on […]
Tap Root
The following is a summer challenge I issued to our church family by email this week. Over the last couple of weeks I’ve been enjoying an early morning, fast paced walk with Carolyn on a pleasant trail in the woods near the house. It’s really all I can do to keep up — she’s been […]