Twelve Hymns to Sing as a Family
A mom in our church recently texted me a question: “I’d like to know what top 12 hymns you would recommend all children know.”...
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Shall We Never Forget?
The song by Alan Jackson, “Where Were You When the World Stopped Turning?” says it well. It did feel like everything in the world was on pause, on that day twenty years ago. 9/11. ...
O How the Mighty Are Fallen!
...a fitting epitaph for what we Americans have witnessed over the last few weeks. ...
Preparing for the Worship Gathering
I recently read this blog post by Dr. Chuck Lawless. While I certainly cannot improve upon the 10 Questions given to us by Dr. Lawless, I want to come at it from a slightly different angle. Tom Ascol of Founders Ministries has often said that Christians should find a healthy New Testament Church then build their lives around it. I heartily concur. ...
When God Whispers
In a sermon now infamous among many of us Southern Baptists, the then President of the SBC, J.D. Greear, stated that “God whispers about sexual sin.” ... So, let’s take a sampling of God’s whispering:...
The State As God
A pastor friend recently posted this citation from R. J. Rushdoony, from page 111 of his book The Politics of Guilt and Pity. I thought it worth posting again here:...
Twelve Hymns to Sing as a Family
A mom in our church recently texted me a question: “I’d like to know what top 12 hymns you would recommend all children know.”...
Limp Left: One Pastor’s Thoughts on SBC21 (Part 3)
In this series, I have endeavored to share some observations and critiques of the SBC21, which gathered last month in Nashville. I focused the first two posts on Resolutions. While Resolutions are not binding in the SBC, which believes strongly in local church autonomy, they are an important glimpse into the hearts and minds of SBC leaders. And Resolutions are seen by the secular press as the way to know what churches in the SBC think, believe, and find worthy of acting upon in our culture...I turn my attention now to the election of the President of the SBC. ...
Limp Left: One Pastor’s Analysis of SBC21 (Part 2)
In this series of blog posts, I want to offer my thoughts and analysis on the recent Southern Baptist Convention held in Nashville, TN on June 15-16, 2021. I do so, as with all my blogs, primarily as a service to the local church I love and serve, Corydon Baptist Church. ...
Limp Left! One Pastor’s Thoughts on SBC21 (Part 1)
In this series of blog posts, I want to offer my thoughts and analysis on the recent Southern Baptist Convention held in Nashville, TN on June 15-16, 2021. I do so, as with all my blogs, primarily as a service to the local church I love and serve, Corydon Baptist Church. ...
Education or Indoctrination?
Things have been heating up at local school board meetings all across our nation. And rightly so. ...
A Prayer for the Southern Baptist Convention
...So I offer this prayer as I and 16,000+ of my fellow messengers flock to Nashville next week......
Dear Mother-in-Law
Dear Linda J. Lucas, February 6th is generally a sad day in our home. That's the day our Savior called you to His side. Your baby girl, Michele, was 10 years old. So close to embarking upon her journey into young womanhood. Although I know you are with the Lord where there are "pleasures forevermore" (Ps 16:11), I also know that way back then, the thought of leaving your ...
Keep ReadingCOVID-19 and Your Family
Back in mid-March when the various lock downs began, I commented to one of our home schooling families in our church, "We are all home schoolers now!" When I said it, I confess it gave me some degree of glee. After all, I have for years strongly advocated for home education as the most biblically faithful and ideal model for families, with Christian private education and ...
Keep ReadingBack to School: Parents Beware!
Christians often ask the wrong questions. Instead of asking, "Why doesn't God saveeveryone?" we should ask, "Why does God saveanyone?" Another example, sometimes a Christian parent will ask me my opinion on home schooling or private school or public school. I have made my thoughts on those subjects crystal clear for many years, from the pulpit, in the counseling rooms, a...
Keep ReadingThe Dignity of Home-Making
My wife and I have two amazing daughters. Raising them has been a deeper joy and a more difficult challenge than we ever anticipated. It has kept us humble and prayerful, seeking God's grace in Christ. Our oldest daughter (19) has expressed little to no interest in college or even a "career." We have raised both of our daughters to follow God's dream for their lives. If t...
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