A Hospital Stay, A Husband, and Holiness
The text read: “I think I need to go the emergency room.” It was a Saturday morning. I just finished speaking at a men’s meeting, when my wife texted me. I rushed home and got
Snake Handlers Get Right What Andy Stanley Gets Wrong
Recently, at the recommendation of Dr. David Prince, I have been listening to a podcast entitled Alabama Astronaut. The mission of its creators is to capture the hitherto unknown songs of Appalachia that are uniquely tied
Gospel, Grind, and Christmas in July
I have worked with the high school men from our student ministry (Veritas Student Ministry) for six years. I have the privilege of leading their small group. So, I am invested in the student ministry.
We Need to Talk About Dirt: Technology and the Need for Real Presence
Often it seems like technology is moving at a breakneck pace. This feeling is nothing new. A quote regularly attributed to U.S. patent clerk Charles H. Duell in 1899 claiming that “everything that can be
The Bottom Line of Discipleship
Weekly I meet with a group of guys for mutual encouragement and edification. We talk ministry, church, Scripture, and read books we hope to be helpful for all those things. Typically, these books are used
A Good Funeral is a Blessing to the Soul
So teach us to number our days that we may get a heart of wisdom. Psalm 90:12 Laughter. That was the overwhelming sound I heard at a funeral I attended recently at Ashland Avenue Baptist
Book Review: The Unsaved Christian
Inserra, Dean. The Unsaved Christian: Reaching Cultural Christians with the Gospel. Chicago: Moody, 2019. 203 pp. Introduction On its face, the idea of cultural Christianity may seem like a positive. Why wouldn’t a culture
Book Review: The Gospel of Our King: Bible, Worldview, and the Mission of Every Christian
Ashford, Bruce Riley and Thomas, Heath A. The Gospel of Our King: Bible, Worldview, and the Mission of Every Christian. Grand Rapids: Baker, 2019. 208 pp. Introduction Everyone has a worldview whether they know it
Christmas Teaches Us That Virtual Reality Church is No Gift
In a recent Christianity Today article entitled “The Embodied Church in a Digital Age,” Kara Bettis shares the story of how one church performed a virtual reality (VR) baptism. According to Bettis, the baptism had
Trick Question: Is America Houston or Charlottesville?
Is America more represented by the response to Houston or by the events of Charlottesville? Dr. Adam York explores this question and calls the church to be on the front lines of caring for all hurting people.