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.

Arousing Ourselves to Death

— Wednesday, April 27th, 2011 —

The couple will typically tell me first about how stressful their lives are. Maybe he’s lost his job. Perhaps she’s working two. Maybe their children are rowdy or the house is chaotic. But usually, if we talk long enough about their fracturing marriage, there is a sense that something else is afoot. The couple [...]

What Has Earth Day to Do with Good Friday?

— Friday, April 22nd, 2011 —

Today some around the world are marking Good Friday, the commemoration of the crucifixion of Jesus Christ. Many are celebrating Earth Day, the reminder that we should care for our natural environment. What does the one have to do with the other? More than we [...]

“Cup of Loneliness” by George Jones

— Friday, April 22nd, 2011 —

In this special Good Friday episode of “The Cross and the Jukebox,” we look at one crucial aspect of our Lord’s suffering: the isolation and loneliness he bore from Gethsemane to the grave. As we listen to George Jones’ singing about the cup of loneliness, we’ll ponder why Jesus uses the language of “cup” [...]

Is Easter Too Scary for Children?

— Thursday, April 21st, 2011 —

Every year, around this time, parents and churches ponder how to communicate the Easter story to children, as something more than dyed eggs. The problem is, of course, that it’s impossible to talk about the resurrection of Jesus without talking about death. And, in the [...]

Why the Insomnia of Jesus Matters to Us

— Thursday, April 21st, 2011 —

When the disciples screamed in the face of a storm, Jesus slept (Mk. 4:37-38). When Jesus screamed in the face of a cross, the disciples slept (Mk. 14:37,41).

Why could Jesus sleep so peacefully through a life-threatening sea-storm, and yet is awake all night in the olive garden before his arrest, crying out in [...]

The Normalization of Pride

— Tuesday, April 19th, 2011 —

Pride is, by definition, idolatrous and insurrectionist because it is rooted in ingratitude. It glorifies the creature over against the Creator and claims the inheritance rights of image-bearers without acknowledging that we have these things because we reflect an image, not because we are ultimate (Rom. 1:22–23).

It is the primal sin because no other [...]

“American Pie” by Don McLean

— Friday, April 15th, 2011 —

Several weeks ago, a friend asked, via Twitter, “Can anyone tell me what the lyrics to ‘American Pie‘ mean?” I feel his pain. I’ve listened to this song for years, and who can’t help but like it? But, at the same time, I didn’t have an idea of what the lyrics meant.

And [...]

Why You’re Tempted

— Monday, April 11th, 2011 —

I don’t know what’s wrong with you.

Maybe you tear up when you think about the words you screamed at your kids this morning. Maybe you’ve deleted the history cache of your computer this week, again, promising yourself that you’ll never access those images again. Maybe [...]

Preaching at The Journey in St. Louis, MO

— Monday, April 11th, 2011 —

Dr. Moore will be preaching at The Journey in St. Louis, MO, the weekend of July 16-17, 2011.

“The Way I Am” by Merle Haggard

— Friday, April 8th, 2011 —

I hope you love your job. I hope you bound out of bed every morning with excitement about what you get to do every day. But, even if that’s so, I guarantee you there are those around you who hate their jobs. They are living with a bleak disappointment that things just didn’t turn [...]