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.

Why I Wrote This Book

— Tuesday, June 30th, 2009 —

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Over the next few weeks I’ll be posting some short videos about my book, Adopted for Life. This first video explains why I wrote it — and why I hope you’ll read it.

Orphans Deserve Better

— Monday, June 29th, 2009 —

My friend Jedd Medefind and the Christian Alliance for Orphans are launching today a campaign called “Orphans Deserve Better,” to counter the message of the forthcoming Warner Brothers film “Orphan.” I’d like you to consider joining us.

The film “Orphan” is a horror movie about an infertile couple who find themselves with [...]

Orphan Care and the Great Commission Resurgence

— Friday, June 26th, 2009 —

On Wednesday of this week, the Southern Baptist Convention adopted my resolution “On Adoption and Orphan Care,” while my sons stood on the platform watching. It was one of the most emotionally weighty experiences of my life.

The resolution by itself isn’t going to spark an orphan care movement among Southern Baptists. Neither [...]

The Fury of the Found: How the Gospel Redirects Our Rage (Rev. 12:7-17)

— Thursday, June 25th, 2009 —

The Fury of the Found from Russell Moore on Vimeo.

This sermon, “The Fury of the Found: How the Gospel Redirects Our Rage” (Rev. 12:7-17), was originally preached on Sunday, June 21, 2009 at Keep Reading...

A Fathers’ Day Reflection

— Sunday, June 21st, 2009 —

Somebody please help me. I’m really, really depressed, and I don’t know what to do.

As a matter of fact, I didn’t even know I was depressed until a study came out, and I’m at high, high risk. An article by Vanderbilt and Florida State sociology professors, based on data from the National Survey of Families and Households, has concluded that parents are more susceptible to depression than non-parents.

According to the Sacramento Bee’s report, “Parents experience significantly higher levels of depression than grown-ups who don’t have children.”

I still thought I was okay, since I’m a reasonably happy man. That is, until I saw the definition of the problem. According to the Bee: “The researchers suggest that worry is a lifelong cost of having children.” And don’t think it gets better when they leave the house: “Parents of grown children (whether they live at home or have moved out) and parents without custody of minor children exhibit more signs of depression than other parents.”

If this is the “cost” of parenting, and one wishes to call it “anxiety” or “depression,” so be it. At times, I suppose it is, and if so, most of us will pay it gladly. The question that must be asked, though, is why do parents worry this way?

When Doves Try: The Terrible Tribunal of the Spirit of Christ (John 16:4-15)

— Wednesday, June 17th, 2009 —

When Doves Try from Russell Moore on Vimeo.

This sermon, “When Doves Try: The Terrible Tribunal of the Spirit of Christ” (John 16:4-15), was originally preached on Sunday, June 14, 2009 at Highview Baptist [...]

Adopted for Life: A Diavlog with Russell Moore and Justin Taylor

— Tuesday, June 16th, 2009 —

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Chick Flicks and the Spirit of Christ?

— Thursday, June 11th, 2009 —

To this day, the most controversial radio show I’ve ever guest-hosted for the Albert Mohler Program was on the potential spiritual pitfalls of Christian romance novels. You should see the incendiary emails that lit up my screen, the letters that filled my mailbox! But I stand by every word.

Let’s face it.

The vast majority of [...]

Joan vs. John

— Saturday, June 6th, 2009 —

Last week I posted a series of reflections on my Southern Seminary ethics class’s final examination about a transgendered person who seeks to know whether “she” can be baptized.  Some of you requested a single document with the whole thing in it. Okay. You can get the whole series in a single PDF document.

Some Suggestions for Church Business Meetings?

— Friday, June 5th, 2009 —

Gerald Harris, editor of the Christian Index newspaper, offers a list of suggestions for Baptist churches to reclaim the hellish, poor witness of so many congregational business meetings.

Harris writes:

“No one should speak at the church business meeting who is more conversant with the church constitution/by-laws and Robert’s Rules of Order than [...]