On the Tribulation and Rapture

For many years, I had not put much study or deep thought into the rapture or tribulation. I grew up as a Millennial in a Southern Baptist church in Oklahoma, so you can probably correctly guess what I had been taught. Basically, whatever you read or see in the Left Behind series was pretty close to what I had in my mind. More recently, my discipleship group was studying these things as we read through Revelation, while also going back and forth between other books of both the Old and New Testaments as we studied. I’ve had it in my mind and heart for a while to sit down and organize my current conclusions from these fresh studies.

To Stay SBC or Not to Stay SBC

Reflecting on my time at the 2022 SBC Annual Meeting and the troubling things I’ve seen and read for several years, I find myself in a curious position. Should I stay or should I go? Thus, I’d like to share what I believe my options are, along with the pros and cons of each.

Encouragements and Discouragements from the 2022 SBC Annual Meeting

This is a smorgasbord of reflections from the 2022 convention. Each are labeled so you can easily focus on issues of interest to you and skip those you wish.

Are All Pastors Automatically Abusers if They Commit Sexual Immorality? (or what’s wrong with SBC business meetings?)

This post is directly related to the passage of Resolution 5 at the 2022 SBC Annual Meeting, which can be read in its entirety here. A more accurate title would be, “Are All Pastors Automatically Abusers if They Commit Sexual Immorality With Someone in Their Church?”, but I didn’t want to make it too long.

What My Sermon Writing Process Looks Like

I know most people won’t be interested in this post, but a few groups will. 1) Other pastors who are just curious and/or want to glean something and/or criticize my process. 2) Future preachers looking to gain information and insights. 3) Those who have been following the SBC’s “sermongate” controversy and want to know if I’m plagiarizing or outsourcing my studies.

10 Tips for a Healthy Christian Marriage

I recently wrote a letter to pair with a wedding gift, and the letter included 10 pieces of advice for the newlywed Christian couple. I thought these might help others, too.

A Letter for Wives After Their Christian Husband’s Lust Has Hurt Them Again

After years in ministry, I know that lust is often one of the biggest challenges in a Christian man’s life. In our society, it does not even wait for men to come after it. Rather, it pursues them relentlessly. In the wake of these struggles, countless wives are left hurt, confused, and numb time and time again. This letter is for them. This letter is for wives who need something to help them keep their head straight after they have been hurt again. It is not exhaustive, but it does focus on the principles of Scripture that will help wives keep their focus on Christ and their hearts from becoming hard and falling into their own sinful patterns.

Brothers and sisters, if someone is overtaken in any wrongdoing, you who are spiritual, restore such a person with a gentle spirit, watching out for yourselves so that you also won’t be tempted.

Galatians 6:1

How 1 Corinthians 8 Speaks to America’s Divide

Yesterday, I wrote about how 1 Corinthians 8 changed my mind about yoga. The same chapter also speaks some wisdom into our country’s current plague of division.

How 1 Corinthians 8 Changed My Mind About Yoga

When I was training for American Ninja Warrior, I started doing some yoga to help with flexibility and core strength. It was quite helpful and challenging and seemed to benefit my ninja skills. At the time, I didn’t know much about yoga’s background or how it was connected to Eastern religions. Then I gained some knowledge.