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Christian Ethics Final Exam, Fall 2011
— Tuesday, November 15th, 2011 —
Every year my Christian ethics class at Southern Seminary ends with a final examination that amounts to answering a hypothetical question. The point is not to get to any particular answer, but to see how they get to where they get. Do they have the [...]
Keep Reading...Christ and Children’s Curricula
— Monday, November 7th, 2011 —
A couple of weeks back, beneath a commentary I wrote on my salvation testimony, one of you asked the question: “Do you have any articles or resources that you would recommend to Christian parents on how to view the spiritual status of their young [...]
Keep Reading...“The Times They Are a-Changin’,” by Bob Dylan
— Friday, November 4th, 2011 —
A while back I had the opportunity to sit down with Greg Thornbury of Union University to record this week’s episode of “The Cross and the Jukebox,” an episode in which we talk about Bob Dylan’s song, “The Times They Are a-Changin’.”
Dylan, Thornbury says, “does a very good job [...]
Keep Reading...Remembering a Home Church
— Sunday, October 30th, 2011 —
As I leave this morning to preach at my church, I can’t help but wish I were back in coastal Mississippi today. I wish I were back home, to pay honor to a seventieth birthday. It’s not for a parent or a grandparent or a friend, but for a congregation, the place where I [...]
Keep Reading...“Tears in Heaven,” by Eric Clapton
— Friday, October 28th, 2011 —
The day before recording this week’s episode of “The Cross and the Jukebox,” I attended a funeral for a baby who lived for only a few hours. Losing a child brings with it a certain kind of rawness—and it’s a rawness with which Eric Clapton would be familiar, and sings about in his [...]
Keep Reading...Do You Know When You Were Saved?
— Thursday, October 27th, 2011 —
October 27 is an important date for me.
On that day, many years ago, I was a young kid walking alone under a starry sky in my hometown of Biloxi, Mississippi. I was grappling with who I was and what my life would mean. And there, [...]
Keep Reading...Seven Reasons Halloween Judgment Houses Often Miss the Mark
— Monday, October 24th, 2011 —
1. They’re not scary enough. To speak of hell, Jesus used the imagery of a garbage dump overun with worms, a place where babies were once sacrified to demons (Mark 9:43-48). Teenagers in plastic red devil masks and styrofoam pitchforks usually don’t [...]
Keep Reading...“Pancho and Lefty,” by Willie Nelson and Merle Haggard
— Friday, October 21st, 2011 —
More people love the song “Pancho and Lefty” than actually understand what it means. The lyrics are haunting and evocative, but they are murky and hard to interpret.
On this week’s episode of “The Cross and the Jukebox,” I argue that the central thrust of this song is the question of friendship. Friendship [...]
Keep Reading...Your Skeleton Is Safe: Signs of Hope in a Cross-Bearing Life (John 19:16-36)
— Wednesday, October 19th, 2011 —
Your Skeleton is Safe: Signs of Hope in a Cross-Bearing Life from Southern Seminary on Vimeo.
This sermon, “Your Skeleton is Safe: Signs of Hope in a Cross-Bearing Life” (John 19:16-36), was originally preached at Alumni Chapel at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary on Thursday, August [...]
Keep Reading...Should I Marry a Man with Pornography Struggles?
— Monday, October 17th, 2011 —
Below is the latest “Questions and Ethics” query. Help me answer this question by telling me your thoughts in the comments. I’ll weigh in later. And remember to send me your real-life ethical dilemma to questions@russellmoore.com.
Dear Dr. Moore,
In the middle of my premarital counseling with our pastor, I found out [...]
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