Archive for October, 2011

For the past year I have had the privilege of serving as an officer of the Missouri Baptist Convention (MBC). While serving in this role, I often hear people ask, “How do we get younger people to serve in our convention’s life.” It is an excellent, and important question. There is a pervasive and understandable…

John Piper, Bloodlines: Race, Cross, and the Christian (Crossway, 2011), 295 pages. “I’m glad to hear it, that’s another N*&!$* off the streets.” These were the horrific, hate filled words my neighbor spoke to me as a 13 year old boy while growing up on 5th Street in Chipley, Florida, after a young, 6 year…