I love the church, not just the notion of an ideal church or the idea of the church. I love my church. The flesh-and-blood, blood-bought, messy assembly called Ashland Avenue Baptist Church.  The local church

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

It has been about six years since I have written anything about Andy Stanley. Previously, I was concerned about his significant voice and following in evangelical and Southern Baptist circles. At the same time, it

I am not usually much on surveys and statistics, but one stat that has remained consistent for over a decade is how little professing Christians in America (including pastors) read the Scripture. Barna’s 2020 report

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. 

“Now as they went on their way, Jesus entered a village. And a woman named Martha welcomed him into her house. And she had a sister called Mary, who sat at the Lord’s feet and

There have been several takes on how the Southern Baptist Convention AnnualMeeting (SBC AM) should respond to the Executive Committee’s removal ofSaddleback Church as a cooperating member of the SBC. I want to offer a

*This charge was given to the wives of men being ordained to Gospel ministry at AshlandAvenue Baptist Church on May 21, 2023. Sydney, Kennedy, and Emily, I have known y’all and have served the church

Below is a helpful thought from D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones on prayer. David E. Prince I urge, therefore that there is nothing more important in connection with prayer than preliminary meditation and consideration of what we