Moore to the Point
By Russell D. Moore. Russell D. Moore serves as the teaching pastor at Highview Baptist Church in Louisville, Ky. In addition, Dr. Moore is the Dean of the School of Theology and Senior Vice President for Academic Administration at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. Find sermons and other resources to help Christians engage the culture from a biblical worldview at www.russellmoore.com.

Amarillo by Morning

— Saturday, November 8th, 2008 —

I’m taking off in a few minutes for Amarillo, Texas, where I’ll be doing a Walking the Line conference on wisdom, Proverbs, and the Christ-life at Trinity Baptist Church there.

I’m going to miss my flock at Highview this Sunday, a lot. But I’m really excited about this trip because Trinity is pastored by my friend, former student, and former Sunday school co-teacher Nate Magloughlin. Pastor Magloughlin is a proud Southern Seminary alum, and I’m proud of him.

I look forward to seeing how our Lord Jesus is using Nate and his wife Amy there among the good people at Trinity. My student from preaching class, Ryan Miller, is also at Trinity, as student pastor, and I look forward to catching up with him as well. If you’re in Amarillo, stop by and say howdy.

Now if I could just get that George Strait song out of my head…

I’m Missing Together for Adoption

— Saturday, November 1st, 2008 —

I’m missing Together for Adoption. I mean that in both senses of the word “missing.”

The Holy Spirit blows where he wills, and he’s lifted me off my feet this week. With my second round this year of laryngitis, my doctor asked me to cancel all speaking for this week, including my time in Greenville, SC, for the Together for Adoption conference.

I’d planned to disobey his instruction, and go croak it out anyway since adoption is the primary passion of my life right now. I’ve been working all year on my book, Adopted for Life: The Priority of Adoption for Chrisitan Families and Churches (Crossway, forthcoming).

The voice just never got well enough though (though it’s coming along now). I sound like Peter Brady singing “It’s Time to Change.” For those of you too old or too young to know what I’m talking about, this does not refer to this year’s presidential election.

I hate to miss this conference, but encourage you to follow the great work being done by Together for Adoption. I’ve already committed to make the next conference, whenever and whenever, if the Lord wills. I pray that God will move mightily toward turning chuches and families to orphan care, and turning ex-orphans like you and me toward gratitude to our Father, our firstborn Brother, and our common household in the Spirit.