The church is infected. The infection is an ideology based in Marxist thought that fundamentally opposed to the all-sufficient, saving work of our Lord, Jesus Christ. Like most things infected, it starts stinking if left untreated. Unbeknownst to me, the infection has been going on for years and the stench of it finally caught my…
At a Loss
I’m at a complete and total loss. The more I go to look into the nasty, devilish teachings of Critical Race Theory (CRT), the more I find it has infiltrated into an institution I’ve long affiliated myself with. The Provost and Sr. VP of Southern Seminary, an institution of the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC), claims…
Where to Start? Where Does it End?
We embarked on learning more about Critical Race Theory (CRT) and Intersectionality, especially how it pertains to the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) and Resolution 9. The more we dug in, the more we learned this one instance is only a part of a much larger movement with many tendrils reaching far beyond what we could…
and We Wonder Why We Lose Them
I have 2 teens. I was telling them about this https://bereanresearch.org/lifeways-blasphemous-new-gen-z-bible-devo/ After I said the phrase Gen Z Bible Devo, they looked puzzled and asked what is devo? I told them it is short for devotional. Then I read this line: Since Day Uno there was Cap G. Big J was chillin with Cap G. And…
Where is Our Delight?
Man, this is so true. For my believing family, who hasn’t experienced ups and downs in closeness to the LORD and who hasn’t experienced the unmatched joy of life when every aspect of your life is dedicated to his service. Psalms 37:4 Delight yourself in the LORD, and he will give you the desires of…
Critical Race Theory
Derek and Ali discuss their early dive into how Critical Race Theory and the SBC interact. Difficult times we live in.
Publicly Rebuking Church Leaders?
I was researching a completely different topic when 1 Timothy 5:20 popped out at me today at lunch time. It’s talking about elders/leaders in the church. I always thought issues were addressed behind. Implications? Ali and I talked about it on the patio. Publicly rebuke those who sin, so that the rest will also be…
Hate Wearing a Mask? Me Too. But…
2020 has certainly turned out to be a bizarre year. Pandemic. Cities moving to eliminate law enforcement. Statutes. Mandatory mask orders. Division. I find some of these things bothersome. What I’ve noticed that bothers me more than most anything else is a distinct lack of Christlikeness among some professed Christians. I’ve noticed this among friends,…
Deadly Familiarity
Several days a week find me commuting a little over 70 miles. Once in a while a take an alternate route that takes me through open range land. You know you’re in open range land when you’re driving down a road, usually a Farm-to-Market road, and you suddenly cross cattle guards and the fences disappear.…
The Gospel Comedy
How does the title of this post make you feel? Even knowing what I was going to write later in this post, it was uncomfortable to type those words out. It was inspired by a podcast in which I heard the phrase “The whole Gospel is really comedic…” I was taken aback. Are you uncomfortable?…