Joy to the World – Christmas and the Second Coming
Isaac Watts is often called the father of English hymnody. He wrote Joy to the World in 1719, as a celebration of Christ’s second coming, not his first advent. Nevertheless, it has become one of
Merry Christmas Should Mean the End of Racism
What we celebrate at Christmas is a repudiation of racism and all forms of ethnocentric superiority and segregation. Jesus of Nazareth was a Jew, born of the Virgin Mary, and his adoptive father Joseph was
Andrew Fuller Fridays: Fuller on Passages that Seem Contradictory (Matt. 9:30 & Mark 5:19)
“Jesus straitly charged them, saying, See that no man know it.”—Matt. 9:30. “Jesus said unto him, Go home to thy friends, and tell them what great things the Lord hath done for thee, and hath
Gun Control, Being Right, and Forgetting the Main Thing
[The following is a guest post by Casey McCall, Pastor of Students and Discipleship at Ashland Avenue Baptist Church in Lexington, KY] A few years ago when Facebook first came out, I was a little
Andrew Fuller Fridays: Fuller on Passages that Seem Contradictory (Matt. 5:16 & Matt. 6:1)
“Let your light so shine before men that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father who is in heaven.”—Matt. 5:16. “Take heed that ye do not your alms before men to be
Why I Love the South
Dr. David Prince is a proud son of Alabama. Read why he loves the South.
The Preeminence of Christ in Preaching—Old or New Testament
The Old Testament has been referred to as the master problem of theology because of the hermeneutical challenges and subsequent trickle down implications for faith and practice. The contemporary church suffers from a dearth of
Forgiveness, Justice, and Spiritual Vigilantes
I recently posted an article “Should we only forgive those who repent?” The article stimulated some helpful discussion and I thought my answer to the following question regarding how individual forgiveness works in relation to
End of Year Pricing on Church with Jesus as the Hero
Now through the end of the year**, we have lowered the price of Church with Jesus as the Hero on Amazon to 6.99 for the paperback and 3.99 for the kindle version. This would make an excellent