Many Christians think that denominations are driven by a desire to separate or divide from other Christians. Not so! What drives these denominations is not primarily separation, but cooperation. Speaking for Baptists, the primary purpose of the SBC, or the SBTC, or our local association, is fellowship. Cooperation. Collaboration. ...

At least once a month, someone will ask me about the baptism of their child. What a blessing to know that our children are hearing the gospel early and often! But how should we as parents shepherd our children on the subject of baptism? Each case is a little different, but perhaps some instruction would help. ...

Charles Spurgeon wasn’t just a preacher; he was a pastor, charged with leading a flock of precious sheep for whom he would one day give account. How could one man shepherd a congregation of many thousands of people? Answer: he can’t! One of the biggest reasons his church was able to function effectively was because of their decision to ordain nine men as elders early i...

Understand that it is possible to have a kind of faith that looks real for a while but is actually fake. Sometimes, a person hears the gospel and has a sort of faith: they respond positively to the message. They believe it—to a point. But then life’s trials (the rocks) or temptations (the thorns) choke this ungrounded faith to death. ...

Last week, I shared two regrets I had from my own life as a young man. By God’s grace, my time as a young man wasn’t all negative: while I have some regrets, there were also choices I’m glad I made, choices that made a difference in the long term even though they seemed inconsequential at the time. I’ll share just a few. ...

I’ve lived long enough to know that my strongest days are behind me. And when I do look back and observe the steps I’ve taken along the way, I see some that I’m glad I made and others I regret. Perhaps these observations could be a help. I’ll begin by sharing a couple of the things I would change if I could repeat the last 25 years....

Like many of you, I felt sick to my stomach when I learned that political activist Charlie Kirk had been murdered in broad daylight on September 10. The response of thousands of people on social media revealed a deep social disease running rampant in our country and dividing neighbor from neighbor....

In Romans 5, Paul makes clear that all human beings descended from Adam share in Adam’s guilt and inherit a corrupted nature. In light of the reality of “original sin,” many believers immediately begin to wonder, “What about babies?” More specifically, “Can those who die in infancy (or before birth) inherit eternal life?” ...

Believers do have a connection/union with Christ, mysterious though it may be, but we still don’t know anything about how this union actually looks. There are a few examples in the New Testament that give us a little more insight into this topic....

I’m sure there were weeks when the Awana volunteers felt a little frazzled and may have wondered how much of their teaching was making its way past my thick skull! I don’t remember any of their names, but I’ll forever benefit from the impact they had as they patiently taught the Word of God week in and week out....