“I kissed him on the cheek on the playground, and he kissed me on the cheek!” That’s what I, 5 or 6 year old Jared, enthusiastically told my older sister’s friend on the school bus one day after school. Not long after we got home, my older sister rebuked me sharply,...

*This article was discussed recently in Episode 12 of the author’s podcast, All Truth is God’s Truth. You can find the episode here (iTunes, Google Play, or Stitcher). Subscribe for more interaction with culture from a consistent Christian worldview. ...

*This article was discussed recently in Episode 11 of the author’s podcast, All Truth is God’s Truth. You can find the episode here (iTunes, Google Play, or Stitcher). Subscribe for more interaction with culture from a consistent Christian worldview.

*For a detailed analysis of this movie from a Christian worldview, from the perspective of two Southern Baptist pastors, See episode 3 of my new podcast Pop Culture Coram Deo. Subscribe (iTunes, Stitcher, acast, P...

This article was discussed on Episode 10 of the All Truth Is God’s Truth Podcast recently. This segment starts at 00:26.

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The two greatest commandments are to love the Lord your God with all your heart, soul, and mind, and to love your neighbor as yourself (Matt. 22:37-39). One way Christians can show love for their neighbors is by giving to the poor, especially poor Christians. Consider these Scriptures:

Proverbs 19:17...

The Relation of Philosophy & Theology

Philosophy and theology are interrelated. They cannot be separated one from the other. To do theology is to do philosophy. Yet, theology undergirds philosophy in that one must presuppose God or something else that resembles God (theology), in order to think...

Ware, Bruce A. and John B. Starke, eds. One God in Three Persons: Unity of Essence, Distinction of Persons, Implications for Life. Wheaton, IL: Crossway, 2015.

Complementarians believe that God has created men and woman as equal image-bearers of God, yet with differing roles in the church and...

In the 1930’s, America was in the Jim Crow era. Blacks and whites were heavily segregated. Jesse Owens was a black track star at Ohio State University (OSU), but he couldn’t even live on campus. The racism, however, didn’t stop him from excelling. He became a star at OSU, setting...

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Unfortunately, because Christians are justified sinners–declared righteous and being made fully righteous but not fully righteous yet–leaders sometimes fall into heinous sin. How should we react?...

The sole source for this timeline is David Garrow’s award-winning biography of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. titled Bearing the Cross. Each date corresponds with each chapter of his book. If you haven’t read his book, I highly recommend it. Below is only a very brief summary; the book...

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Trevin’s Bio: “Trevin Wax is managing editor of The Gospel Project, a gospel-centered small group curriculum for all ages, published by LifeWay Christian Resources. A contributor to numerous publications including Christianity Today and World, Trevin...

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^“Bless those who persecute you; bless and do not curse them. Rejoice with those who rejoice, weep with those who weep. Live in harmony with one another. Do not be haughty, but associate with the lowly. Never be wise in your own sight. Repay no one evil for evil, but give...

Summary

Sean Michael Lucas, in his book God’s Grand Design: The Theological Vision of Jonathan Edwards argues Edwards believed that God delights in Himself Trinitarianly from eternity past. Thus, God sought to redeem a people for His glory through applying the finished work of Christ to them...

My father died suddenly of a massive heart attack on May 23, 2014. We  talked some a week earlier at my daughter’s birthday party. We had a good time. In light of Father’s Day being only a few days away, as I mourn the loss, I find myself longing for a few minutes of...

Baptist 21 recently interviewed the three candidates for SBC President. The vote will take place next Tuesday, June 10 in Baltimore, MD. My interview is included below and was originally posted at B21. Ronnie Floyd’s interview can be found here. Dennis Kim’s interview can be found here.

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Baptist Press is interviewing the three candidates being nominated for SBC President. You can find Ronnie Floyd’s interview here. My interview is posted below. Dennis Kim’s interview is forthcoming (check Baptist Press over the next couple of days).

What influence on the Southern Baptist...

The problem of evil is real.

A wife and mother of three goes jogging with her sister early one morning. She gets sick due to the baby growing in her womb. She heads back to her car alone. A man rapes and strangles her, ending her life. Then, he goes to work at his job. He is caught and...

Bennie Smith, deacon and member of New Salem Baptist Church, will make the nomination.

I am willing to serve because. . .

1. I want to serve Southern Baptists. I was saved at Gum Springs Baptist Church (a Southern Baptist church in Walling, TN) when I was 17 years of age. I came forward in the...

“For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers over this present darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places” (ESV). –Ephesians 6:12

(This is an...