I had no intention of becoming a martyr for free speech. My great crime was not burning a flag, not storming the Capitol, not even forgetting to tithe—no, my heinous offense was reading Romans 12:14–21 in public. Imagine that. I might as well have recited the lyrics to “It’s a […]Read more »
I never thought I’d see the day when the local Baptist churches decided that beer, not baptism, was the missing ingredient for revival. But here we are: the pews are dusty, the tithes are thin, and apparently the Holy Spirit now pairs best with a crisp, citrusy IPA.I t started […]Read more »
Introduction History is not simply a record of the past—it is a divine classroom. The Bible makes this plain: “For whatsoever things were written aforetime were written for our learning, that we through patience and comfort of the scriptures might have hope” (Romans 15:4). Among the many lessons given, the […]Read more »
Full Sermon Transcript When I first became a husband and stepfather in my late thirties, I was suddenly thrown into the deep end of family life. Three kids who weren’t biologically mine—but they were mine. I rejected the word step, because that prefix carries a cold, legalistic edge: bound only […]Read more »