Sarah Palin’s Daughter—What Should We Think?

Posted by on 9.6.08 in Current Events

A friend asked me why evangelicals think it’s okay that Sarah Palin’s seventeen-year-old daughter got pregnant by her boyfriend. I think the exact wording was, “Why are we so excited about it?” Hmmmm. That’s not exactly the way I would put it.I don’t know anyone who is “excited” about a teenage girl g…

Continue reading »

Tracking Hurricane Gustav

Posted by on 8.31.08 in Current Events, Tupelo

For the last 36 hours, all eyes have been focused on the Gulf of Mexico as Hurricane Gustav slowly makes it way toward the northern gulf coast, probably making landfall just west of New Orleans sometime tomorrow. Three years ago Hurricane Katrina devastated southern Louisiana and the Mississippi coast. With rebuilding far from complete, another mas…

Continue reading »

Blogspotting

Posted by on 8.14.08 in Church Trends, Current Events, Internet/Blogging

Here are a handful of useful articles and blog entries:Joe McKeever writes about three things to look for when you trying to find a good church.  Steve Furtick reminds us that good opportunities must be seized because they don’t last forever. John Piper offers wise words about the Lakeland “revival.”Ron Ethridge reminds us why…

Continue reading »

John Edwards and Us

Posted by on 8.9.08 in Current Events

In March 2007 I wrote a blog entry called Why John Edwards Stays in the Race about his decision to continue running for president even though his wife’s cancer had returned. Though incurable, it has evidently been under control through a course of medical treatment. The blog entry makes clear that I have a personal interest in the subject. In…

Continue reading »

Cannon Beach Q&A

Posted by on 8.6.08 in Current Events

During my week at Cannon Beach, we devoted the Friday morning session to questions from the audience. They could either write their questions down or ask them live. Mark Rice moderated, I answered as many questions as I could, and Jim Altizer handled questions relating to worship and trends in the contemporary church. Here are some of the questions…

Continue reading »

Cancer’s Unexpected Blessings

Posted by on 7.13.08 in Current Events, Devotional

I was saddened to hear of the death yesterday of Tony Snow, former Press Secretary to the President and well-known news anchor and commentator. He died of colon cancer at the age of 53. After he was diagnosed in 2005, he sought treatment and went into remission. When the cancer returned in 2007, he wrote an article for Christianity Today called …

Continue reading »

News About The Persecuted Church

Posted by on 6.21.08 in Current Events, Missions

If you are looking for updated and reliable news about the the persecution of Christians around the world, check out these websites: Christian Monitor, Compass Direct, Voice of the Martyrs, Christian Freedom International, Persecution.org, Persecution Blog …

Continue reading »

The 500-Year Flood and the Kingdom of Christ

Posted by on 6.18.08 in Current Events, Sermons

It’s always a challenge to rightly relate natural disasters like the current flooding in Iowa, Missouri and Illinois to the larger themes of the Bible. Last Sunday Eric Schumacher, pastor of Northbrook Baptist Church in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, gave a fine sermon called The 500-Year Flood and the Kingdom of Christ. I commend it…

Continue reading »

Surprise Me by Joy Today

Posted by on 6.4.08 in Current Events

A friend ended a recent email with this helpful paragraph: Finally, may I share with you a prayer request that I have been asking of the Lord for the last few months. Lord, surprise me by joy today. Then I look forward all day long for something joyful each new day, and I thank God for his goodness. I am thinking about adding the other fruit …

Continue reading »

Put Marriage in Your Church Constitution

Posted by on 6.3.08 in Christian News, Church Trends, Churches, Current Events

How should evangelical churches respond to the growing movement toward same-sex marriage? Here’s one answer. Put a statement about marriage in your church constitution.

Continue reading »

1 9 10 11 12 13 18