Archive for February, 2009

                “This is God’s universe and He does things His way. You may have a better way, but you don’t have a universe.”

The good folks at the State Convention of North Carolina continue to produce quality material, particularly The Office of Public Relations led by my friend Doug Baker. Doug recently recorded a great interview with a group of Acts 29 pastors. If you would like to listen to the podcast, click here. The BSCNC also published…

 The good folks at Crossway Books are wonderful to send me books from time to time to read and review. As something of a “bookophile” getting free books makes me about as happey as a guy can be! This time they sent me Mark Driscoll’s new book, Vintage Church (VC). As someone who is admittedly…

I am getting ready to jump on a plane and head down to Lakeland, Florida where I’m going to have the privilege of speaking all week at the church my good friend, Richard Williamson, pastors. Richard and I have been friends since college, which is (unbelievably) almost 12 years now. None-the-less, I’m not really planning…

For those who follow life within the Southern Baptist Convention and understand anything of the nuances that we in SBC life have experienced over the past 30 years, Dr. Steven McKinion has hit a home run with his recent article discussing the young generation of up and coming Southern Baptists. I see myself in much…

Over the years there have been a great many controversies concerning the taking of communion, or the Lord’s supper as it has become known in many circles. Last night we studied Paul’s words on the topic from 1 Corinthians 11:23-34. During my study I came across the following quote from Bishop J.C. Ryle, the former…