a word from the pastor

“Exvangelical?” Pt. 4

Having briefly responded to some of the views of exvangelicals in my last few blogs, I think it’s important to understand why so many of the younger generation have abandoned the church and walked away from biblical Christianity. It's complex and would be oversimplifying to attribute one factor t...
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Aiming at What is Honorable

In light of the recent sexual abuse scandal within the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC), of which our church is a participating member, the elders felt obliged to communicate a response to our church family. Part of that response involved amending our church’s bylaws to clarify the church discip...
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Ignoring the Root of Abuse (Part 2 of 2)

In my last post, I shared some lessons we can take away from the incredible rise of sexual abuse that has come to light. In this post, I’ll focus on a related topic: domestic abuse. It is absolutely shocking to realize that about one-fourth of all women in the U.S. have been the victim of severe ...
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Ignoring the Root of Abuse (Part 1 of 2)

In the wake of the #metoo movement, Beth Moore’s recent “Letter to My Brothers,” and the heightened awareness of sexual abuse, a Southern Baptist stalwart has gone down. Paige Patterson, president of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary was forced to resign after a five-year-old blog went vi...
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