1. Intentional (Acts 20:20). An element that is common amongst churches in Tennessee that tend to baptize 20 or more people a year is intentionality. The highly evangelistic churches do…
Biblical proclamation is not only for the pulpit. We hear much about the content of preaching and disciplines such as hermeneutics. Discussions of preaching revolve around what we are preaching…
I am a graduate of a Southern Baptist seminary. As you may know, Southern Baptists are very fond of expository preaching. We are so fond of this particular method of…
Decades ago, Martin Luther King Jr. called the 11 a.m. hour on Sunday morning “the most segregated hour in America.” Statistics show that it still is. A vast majority of…
Last week’s national nightmare seemed unending. The unrelated shooting deaths of two African-American men and the heinous sniper attack killing five Dallas police officers left me crying out to God…
I love a good story and I love good storytellers and that may be one of the reasons I love the Bible. Talk about good stories. Begin at Genesis and…