Mark Driscoll explains why the mainline denominations are in such a mess. He then offers these ten steps to destroying a denomination:1) Have a low view of Scripture and, consequently, the deity of Jesus. 2) Deny that we were made male and female by God, equal but with distinct roles in the home and church. 3) Ordain libera …
I just posted the sermon from last week: Repent! The Forgotten Doctrine of Salvation. This particular message has drawn more comments than any sermon in the last month.
I saw this on the sign for the Eggville Free Will Baptist Church: “If you’re looking for a sign from God, this is it.”
A friend sent an email that ended this way: “We are thinking of and praying for you. Remember – doubt your doubters.” The reference is to a sermon on dealing with doubt that includes this application: “Doubt Your Doubts, Not Your Faith.” My friend changed it (unintentionally, I think) to “Doubt your doubters.” That strikes …
I found a good article in the Washington Post about how some churches in China are challenging the rules of the Communist government. A sidebar to the article contains a video of authorities recently demolishing an illegal house church. The article discusses the new boldness of Christians in the Wenzhou and Zhejiang provinc …
1) We have just posted the first sermon in the series The Transformed Life (Romans 12-16):God’s Altar Call2) When Nick called this afternoon, we chatted about this and that. At the end of the conversation, he said, “Go Rebels! Go Huskies! Go Bears!” The Rebels are the Ole Miss Rebels who are off to a 1-4 start this se …
Starting this week, I am switching to the English Standard Version in my preaching ministry. I’m making the move partly out of the necessity to get a new Bible. For almost ten years, I’ve used a large-print NIV, but it is so worn and torn that it needs to be replaced. I had been thinking about making the switch …
According to Mark’s China blog, we leave for Israel in . . .105 days, 3 hours, 36 minutes, 15 seconds. You could be with us in January when we . . .Take a boat ride on the Sea of Galilee
Float in the Dead Sea
Ride a cable car to the top of Masada
Share communion at the Garden Tomb
Sing “Were Your There?” at St. Peter …
Several months ago a group of college students came to visit us. Around the breakfast table we started talking about spiritual warfare. That led to a long discussion about how Satan attacks us in multiple ways, that he rarely hits us head on, that he attacks from many directions at once, with the ultimate goal of discouragi …
Today Kevin McCullough and I had a very honest, wide-ranging discussion of the issues raised by the tragic shooting of ten students at an Amish schoolhouse yesterday. Click on this link to listen to the interview that included calls from listeners. We discussed the role of spiritual warfare, the reality of sin, why anger wi …