My family and I have now lived in Missouri for approximately four-and-a-half years. We moved here at the very end of 2018 and, almost half-way through 2023, we are still here with no signs that will change soon, Lord willing. I have learned many things during this time and have probably forgotten just as much…
Category: Culture
The Bittersweet Taste of Instant News
First, before I begin this foray into my thoughts on today’s mainstream news, I must lay out this disclaimer: THIS IS MY OPINION. I am not an expert on news and interpretation. I’m just a guy who thinks out loud. When it comes to the love-hate relationship I have with instant news (read that, instant…
Be Killing Sin…All of It or None of It
I think that most evangelicals have heard the quote from John Owen’s The Mortification of Sin that goes something like this, “Be killing sin or it will be killing you.” Honestly, whether they know where it’s from or not, the idea conveyed by John Owen here is one that, to Orthodox Christianity, is one that is conveyed…
Funerals and Friends
Funerals Cannot Be Where We Realize We Are Absent “Friends” Last week, as my wife and I were relaxing the evening before I was to leave for the weekend, my wife exclaimed that someone we both know well had passed away just a couple of days prior. While somewhat expected, given the person’s age and…
“Woke” Microsoft Word
As I am writing this very article for the blog, I am writing on the platform, Microsoft Word, that I will be writing about! Several weeks ago, I saw an article regarding Microsoft Word that I initially thought must be a satirical piece written. And then I realized it was not, as I Googled it,…
A Pastor’s Thoughts on Ed Litton, J. D. Greear, and Plagiarism of Sermons
Right now, there is a lot going on in the Southern Baptist (SBC) world regarding our newly elected convention president Ed Litton and the apparent plagiarism of his sermons from J.D. Greear. If you don’t know what I’m talking about, watch the video HERE. Also, read Ed’s response HERE and J.D.’s HERE. Watch the video…
Redeeming Our Time Spent on Social Media
Right now, we are living in some crazy times. Scary, yes, but also pretty crazy, at least from a worldly perspective. However, the thing that has me baffled the most, and this is more aimed at the Christian world than the world at large, is the obscene amount of time many people spend on social…