More and more I think the sentiment Jackie Hill Perry shares here is spot on. (See pic) This post is mostly for my pastor friends, but it’s applicable across the board. If you’re posting to social media before you have said it to someone in person take a break… reconnect with real people and see… Read More

After a morning with a light feel and some respectful disagreements… we moved into another time of business to vote on motions made yesterday. Right before lunch we voted on a motion to defund/dissolve the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission (ERLC). Regarding the motion to dissolve/defund the ERLC… The messengers voted overwhelmingly to keep the… Read More

Today has felt much lighter than yesterday. There is a spirit of unity and candor that is welcome after the last few months of social media attacks and political grandstanding. It seems that after the votes for Pastors Conference Pres and SBC Pres the crowd has thinned and the mood is lifted. While I am… Read More

Yesterday at the SBC Pastors Conference was incredible. We walked through Colossians verse by verse and heard some of the most edifying and Biblical sermons that have ever been preached. If you have time, visit live.sbc.net to watch the archived sermons.  The pastors conference has never needed “documents or by-laws” because it’s sole purpose is encourage pastors… Read More

The picture attached to this post feels like it was a decade ago. This was a panel discussion on missiology where we discussed what it means to keep the gospel the same as it moves from one context/culture to another and one generation to another. It’s crazy it’s only been three years… it feels like… Read More

I’ve just finished reading the almost 300-page report from the SBC Sexual Abuse Task Force, and I am disgusted, deeply concerned, and yet hopeful. If you don’t know what I am referring to, I have put a couple of links below. But for the past year, the SBC has had an independent investigative group looking… Read More

These introductions to various books of the Bible are produced in conjunction with the Rooted in the Word Journal for Harrisburg Baptist Church. As you read through the Bible each book is introduced in a way that helps you to understand the context of the book and how it relates to the gospel and Jesus… Read More

Philippians 4:11-13 CSB[11] I don’t say this out of need, for I have learned to be content in whatever circumstances I find myself. [12] I know both how to make do with little, and I know how to make do with a lot. In any and all circumstances I have learned the secret of being… Read More

Sitting on the beach is a humbling moment. The expanse of the water as far as the eye can see reminds me that I am small. Being small doesn’t mean that I am not important, but it does remind me of my place. Like Job, I had nothing to do with setting the boundaries for… Read More