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.

Ring Out, Wild Bells, for Christ Is Coming

— Wednesday, December 31st, 2008 —

The Old Testament instructed the Jewish people to mark the first of the year by God’s deliverance of them from Egypt at the exodus. As the Jews celebrate the passover year after year, the passover seder meal is punctuated by the exclamation, “Next year in Jerusalem!” This is nothing less than a cry of [...]

Five Strong Sentences

— Wednesday, December 31st, 2008 —

From Joseph Bottom at First Things:

After every election, out in full howl come the voices declaring that the fight over abortion is over. And, after every election, those voices prove wrong. That’s because, in the long run, the fight will never be over until the slaughter of the unborn ceases. And it’s [...]

Clothing and the Character of the Child

— Wednesday, December 31st, 2008 —

Our daughter Hannah is rapidly closing in on thirteen years of age. She is tall for her age. Her dark curls and tawny skin mirror the features of the birthparents who brought her to a Romanian orphanage when she was eight months old. Hannah has been part of our family since she [...]

Through the Bible in 2009

— Wednesday, December 31st, 2008 —

Justin Taylor has a very helpful post on the available Bible Reading plans. O that the Lord would make us a people of the book. Absolutely deluged by the word.

Any one of the plans Justin has posted could be deployed on the texts of the Bible in Hebrew, Aramaic, and Greek. Lee [...]

Goin’ through the Big D

— Tuesday, December 30th, 2008 —

In 1994, Mark Chesnutt recorded the hit song “Goin’ through the Big D,” which had a chorus that said:

I’m goin’ through the big D
And don’t mean Dallas
I can’t believe what the judge had to tell us
I got the Jeep she got the palace
I’m goin’ through the big D
And don’t mean Dallas

But maybe getting the [...]

What Will You Do before the Window Closes?

— Tuesday, December 30th, 2008 —

We here in the United States of America have enjoyed a long open window of religious liberty. I am neither a prophet nor the son of a prophet, but I think we’re fools if we think that window is going to stay open forever. This isn’t kingdom come, and it never will be.

If the [...]

SBTS Celebrates Its Sesquicentennial in 2009: Why Not Plan to Visit?

— Tuesday, December 30th, 2008 —

Praise be to God, Southern Seminary celebrates its 150th year in 2009. Let me encourage you to consider visiting Southern Seminary this year. There will be several choice opportunities to come to the campus. This is only a sampling (these are the ones about which I happen to know–I’m sure there will [...]

Stirring the Pot: How Should the Books of the OT Be Ordered?

— Monday, December 29th, 2008 —

The phrase “stirring the pot” is a figure of speech used when someone raises a controversial question in order to stimulate dialogue. I won’t be too controversial here on Dr. Moore’s blog, but I do think what I am about to assert is interesting:

English translations need to revisit the way that the books of [...]

Twitter in the Holy Land

— Sunday, December 28th, 2008 —

Dr. Moore and his band of 40+ promised land pilgrims have arrived in Israel. You can keep track of what he is up to through his Twitter feed, which can also be found on the right sidebar here at Moore to the Point.

He is already writing about Coke Zero and taking long walks [...]

Meditate on It Day and Night

— Sunday, December 28th, 2008 —

In order to do what Deuteronomy 6, Joshua 1, and Psalm 1 talk about–meditate on the Bible and talk about it all the time–you really have to have it in your mind. You have to have it memorized.

Think with me for a moment about the end of 2009, the year that is about to [...]