I believe we are in the middle of a revolution in Independent Baptist churches and I don’t think it is a completely good thing.  This week, I’m going to be writing about things I think we young guys need to live through the revolution without becoming revolutionaries. Here are the posts: (More will appear [...]

There can be no doubt that calvinism has had a surge in popularity over the last ten years. Actually, that’s probably an understatement. Calvinism has been a driving force throughout the spectrum of evangelicalism, and to a lesser degree, fundamentalism. It’s been particularly enticing to younger christians and church leaders, with men like John Piper, [...]

In the past few weeks, my blog has generated a lot of attention. My “Stricter than God” series was far and away the most popular thing I’ve ever written and has generated tons of traffic. I’m grateful for that, I really am. While I’m grateful for the attention. Some of the links that I’ve received, [...]

Revival is a wonderful theme, and also quite dangerous. Many misconceptions about the work of the Holy Spirit, the way that we live the Christian life, and the way ministry should be accomplished have snuck in under the trojan horse of revival. For the next little while, I’ll be writing (and preaching) about the dangers [...]

This week, I’m going to be posting every day about sins the Bible talk about, but that you rarely hear any Independent Baptists mention. You can find all kinds of Independent Baptist sermons on immodesty, on alcohol, on failure to go soul winning, on worldliness, on abortion and homosexuality (and I’ve preached on all of [...]

Last Sunday I preached from Matthew 12, where Jesus and the Pharisees butted heads over their interpretation of the sabbath.  The Pharisees took a much stricter view of it than Jesus did.  Which got me thinking, is it possible to be stricter than God? Many Independent Baptists spend a lot of time arguing and defending [...]

Some people are just inspiring. (Even if they are not Christians.) I’ve learned a lot from reading about Walt Disney, Steve Jobs, Ben Franklin and Ronald Reagan. Sometimes you learn positive lessons, sometimes you learn negative, but you can almost always learn something. Jamie Oliver is my favorite celebrity. He is not a pastor. I [...]

I am an Independent Fundamental Baptist.  Not because of necessity  not because my parents are, not because I went to an IFB school or most of my friends are Independent Fundamental Baptists, but because I want to be and because I believe that the original ideals of Independent Fundamental Baptists are closest to what scripture says [...]