Our friend Russ Moore has written a great article for RELEVANT Magazine titled “Women, Stop Submitting to Men.” Dr. Moore has a helpful take on a controversial issue among some complementarians. We commend his excellent article to you for your consideration.
Adultery Nation
Doug Baker has written an important blog post for Patheos titled “Adultery Nation.” This is one of the critical issues facing our churches and the wider culture today. With almost every passing month, I learn of another Christian (and often a fellow minister) who has either engaged in adultery or is the victim of adultery. Families are being destroyed, ministries are being forfeited, and trust is being shattered.
As Doug hauntingly notes,
Adultery is the enemy of … [Read More]
Orphanology: Awakening to Gospel-Centered Adoption and Orphan Care
Tony Merida and Rick Morton have written an excellent new book titled Orphanology: Awakening to Gospel-Centered Adoption and Orphan Care (New Hope, 2011). You may have heard that Tony, formerly pastor of Temple Baptist Church in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, will be joining the SEBTS faculty this summer as associate professor of preaching. He will also be the lead pastor of a new church plant launching this fall in Raleigh, Imago Dei Church.
New Hope Publishers have set … [Read More]
God, Marriage, and Family: Rebuilding the Biblical Foundation (Second Edition)
Andreas J. Köstenberger and David W. Jones have produced a second edition of their notable volume, God, Marriage, and Family: Rebuilding the Biblical Foundation. The primary purpose of this edition, as with the first, is to return God’s people to biblical foundations for marriage and family in light of the current cultural crisis in both. For Köstenberger and Jones, the crisis “is merely symptomatic of a deep-seated spiritual crisis that continues to gnaw at the … [Read More]
GCRTF Report Challenges to all Southern Baptists (2): Challenges for Individuals and for Families
GCRTF Report Challenges to all Southern Baptists (2): Challenges for Individuals and for Families
By: Danny Akin & Alvin Reid
Years ago a man far away from the U.S. got an idea. Driven with zeal and passion, he convinced others to join him in this idea. This man led no great army at the time. He had no nation under his control.
Yet this man has changed the world. He convinced a couple dozen men to come to … [Read More]
What Advice Do You Have for a Newlywed Husband?
I do a series on my blog called “Ask Anything Friday.” This is a question that was recently submitted, and my response.
If Veronica sees that I am answering this question, she may burst out laughing or post angry comments below. I didn’t do a good job leading my wife the 1st year of our marriage. As I often say, I’ve been married for 8 wonderful years and 1 other one for a total of 9. … [Read More]
Going Home
Children grow up and leave home, and then on occasions return home. “Going home” may involve a trip to the place we’ve known since childhood, a gathering of family for a holiday in a place where part of our family now resides, or the inevitable journey to be with a dying loved one.
I have in the past shared the story of my parents and their illnesses, as well as the struggles of my Mom, who … [Read More]
The Manhattan Declaration: A Call of Christian Conscience
Last Friday a document titled “The Manhattan Declaration: A Call of Christian Conscience” was released to the public. According to the press release, “The 4,700-word declaration issues a clarion call to Christians to adhere to their convictions and informs civil authorities that the signers will not – under any circumstance – abandon their Christian consciences” (emphasis in original). The declaration was drafted by Robert George, Timothy George, and Chuck Colson and signed by more than … [Read More]
Norman Jameson on Marrying Young
The recent Christianity Today article “The Case for Early Marriage” is getting a lot of buzz online. Norman Jameson has some good thoughts on this topic in a recent editorial for the Biblical Recorder. His conclusion:
Does [American culture's] stance tell our young people that we value independence and financial security more than we value the “holy union” of matrimony? One of the arguments I hear against marrying “young” is that the man or the woman … [Read More]
Why We Believe Children Who Die Go to Heaven
We first posted this article about a year ago at BtT, but have decided to publish it again. This is one of the questions we are most frequently asked by students, laypeople, and persons in need of spiritual counsel. For that reason it seems beneficial to once again make this resource available. It is our prayer that this article will help you come to biblical convinctions about this very important issue.
WHY WE BELIEVE CHILDREN WHO DIE … [Read More]
