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.

The Cross and the Jukebox: Me and Jesus

— Friday, January 28th, 2011 —

I used to feel guilty about enjoying Tom T. Hall’s “Me and Jesus.” It represented to me the individualistic, non-churchly, “do what I want to do” kind of pseudo-Christianity I’ve spent my whole life opposing. Still, I couldn’t help listening to it, and smiling when I did, but with kind of a guilty [...]

Why Facebook (and Your Church) Might Be Making You Sad

— Thursday, January 27th, 2011 —

We’ve been warned that social media can distract us, shorten our attention spans, disconnect us from real-life relationships. Now a new study suggests that Facebook might also be making us miserable. I suspect there’s something to this, and it’s not just about Facebook. It’s about [...]

The Cross and the Jukebox: Ring of Fire

— Friday, January 21st, 2011 —

When I was a small child, I thought Johnny Cash’s song “Ring of Fire” was a warning about the fires of hell. When I was a teenager it dawned on me that, no, the song actually was a celebration of the fire of love. Now I’ve concluded that it was really about both.

On [...]

The Kingdom of God, Explained to a 15 Year-Old

— Thursday, January 20th, 2011 —

Several of us collaborated recently on a new book called Don’t Call It a Comeback: The Old Faith for a New Day. This week the book’s editor, Kevin DeYoung, asked if several of us would answer a quick question related to our respective topics, and posted them over at his blog. Here’s [...]

Racial Justice and the Godness of God

— Monday, January 17th, 2011 —

On a wall in my study hangs one of my favorite pictures. It’s a photograph of a line of civil rights workers—in the heat of the Jim Crow era. They’re standing shoulder-to-shoulder, all of them bearing a sandwich-board-type sign. The sign reads, simply: “I Am [...]

Introducing the Cross and the Jukebox

— Friday, January 14th, 2011 —

Today is the official launch of my new weekly podcast “The Cross and the Jukebox: Roots, Music, and Religion.” The first episode, which looks at Hank Williams’ “I Saw the Light,” is up now and available here in this post. Every Friday morning, there will be a new conversation about a particular song or [...]

Preaching at Living Water Baptist Church in Myrtle Beach, SC

— Friday, January 7th, 2011 —

Dr. Moore will be preaching at Living Water Baptist Church in Myrtle Beach, SC, on July 18, 2011.

Christlessness Is Peace (Col. 1:13-23)

— Friday, January 7th, 2011 —

This sermon, “Christlessness Is Peace” (Col. 1:13-23), was originally preached on Sunday, December 19, 2010 at Highview Baptist Church in Louisville, Kentucky. You can find more sermons and other audio from Dr. Moore at our media page.

A Son, a Sign: More than a Myth (Luke 2:8-20)

— Friday, January 7th, 2011 —

This sermon, “A Son, a Sign: More than a Myth” (Luke 2:8-20), was originally preached on Sunday, December 12, 2010 at Highview Baptist Church in Louisville, Kentucky. You can find more sermons and other audio from Dr. Moore at our media page.

In the Beginning, Jesus (John 1:1-18)

— Friday, January 7th, 2011 —

This sermon, “In the Beginning, Jesus” (John 1:1-18), was originally preached on Sunday, December 5, 2010 at Highview Baptist Church in Louisville, Kentucky. You can find more sermons and other audio from Dr. Moore at our media page.