Blog Archive
for October, 2009
Racism and the Great Commission Resurgence
— Saturday, October 31st, 2009 —
A few weeks ago, I told the folks in my congregation to forget all the pictures of white people they’ve seen in their childhood Sunday school Bible story books. The only white people in the Bible were lepers.
But white supremacy dies hard.
The Texas Baptist Standard newspaper recently published an article about trans-ethnic [...]
Keep Reading...A Word to Young Preachers
— Friday, October 30th, 2009 —
Your first few sermons are always terrible, no matter who you are.
If you think your first few sermons are great, you’re probably self-deceived. If the folks in your home church think your first few sermons are great, it’s probably because they love you and they’re proud of you. If [...]
Keep Reading...A Sheet Full of Lizards (Acts 10:1-48)
— Thursday, October 29th, 2009 —
A Sheet Full of Lizards (Acts 10:1-48) from Russell Moore on Vimeo.
This sermon, “A Sheet Full of Lizards” (Acts 10:1-48), was originally preached on Sunday, October 25, 2009 at Highview Baptist Church in [...]
Keep Reading...Inerrancy Fatigue?
— Monday, October 26th, 2009 —
I’ve suspected the “battle for the Bible” was lost ever since my Microsoft Word spell-check started suggesting the word “ignorance” every time I type the word “inerrant.”
Texas pastor Bart Barber posts this morning one of the finest, and most charitable, explanations of inerrancy I’ve seen in a long, long time. I suspect he’s [...]
Keep Reading...Swine Flu and the Common Cup
— Tuesday, October 20th, 2009 —
As I type this there’s a bottle of hand sanitizer next to my computer. And there’s one on the table behind me. And there’s one on the credenza in my outer office. And there’s one in my coat pocket. And two in my car.
I don’t want the swine flu. And I’m not alone.
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Blood Soup: Why the Culture of Craving Is Wrecking Your Life, Your Church, and Our Mission—and How Jesus Can Turn It Around (Gen. 25:19-24; Heb. 12:15-17)
— Tuesday, October 20th, 2009 —
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This sermon, “Blood Soup: Why the Culture of Craving Is Wrecking Your Life, Your Church, and Our Mission—and How Jesus Can Turn It Around” (Gen. 25:19-24; Heb. 12:15-17), was originally preached at Alumni Chapel at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary on Thursday, October 15, 2009.
Keep Reading...Where the Wild Things Aren’t
— Monday, October 19th, 2009 —
This past Saturday I took my three oldest sons to see the movie Where the Wild Things Are. Some Christians are all exercised about the fact that the movie might be too frightening for children. They’re wrong. The movie is not a great one, but that’s not the reason why. As a matter of [...]
Keep Reading...Evangelicals Romp Over at First Things
— Monday, October 19th, 2009 —
You can decide if it’s the Star Wars canteen scene or the opening theme to a Super Friends cartoon, but a team’s a team. A group of us evangelicals are launching a brand-new group effort today. First Things magazine launches the Evangel blog, featuring evangelical writers such as Joe Carter, Justin Taylor, and John Mark Reynolds. [...]
Keep Reading...Same Kind of Different as You: A Mutilated Man Meets a Mutilated God (Acts 8:26-39)
— Monday, October 12th, 2009 —
Same Kind of Different as You: A Mutilated Man Meets a Mutilated God (Acts 8:26-39) from Russell Moore on Vimeo.
This sermon, “Same Kind of Different as You: A Mutilated Man Meets a Mutilated God” [...]
Keep Reading...Happy (38th) Birthday, RDM
— Friday, October 9th, 2009 —
Today marks Dr. Moore’s 38th birthday.
And I know what you’re thinking: Wow, 38? Dr. Moore is getting really old!
Two birthdays ago I wrote a short article about Dr. Moore here on this site. It’s called, “Happy Birthday, RDM.” I’ve copied it below, should you like to read it.
Thinking back over these past several [...]
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