Tonight, we'll have a "run through" of our new weekly event called The Gathering.  Weekly we will have a time of extended corporate prayer, worship, and a 20-minute topical message.  Feel free to come tonight.  We will have childcare for all ages available.  Our regular Wednesday night schedule begins next Wednesday, August 26th.

HERE is yet another example of why I love The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, where I'm concluding my doctoral work soon (Lord willing).

Thanks, Tiffany, for sending this video today!  Good stuff...

Here are two links that are informative on the atrocity of abortion.  Pray for our gospel-driven battle against it and for the young women who have been, and are being, deceived.  God's grace is THAT deep.  If you need a good dose of remembering God's grace in the face of the vile behavior of His … Continue reading A Few Articles on Abortion…

There was one point I wanted to make yesterday in the sermon, but since it was "extra" I decided to leave it out and post it here.  In the second half of the message on 1 John 4:13-21, I shared that these passages dealt with the doctrine of the love of God.  These verses all … Continue reading And another thing…

Okay, this is a dangerous post because you never know how well people know you, therefore react to what you say.  Well, here goes... (not that organized, just some thoughts) I preach mostly around 55 minutes, sometimes as much as 62 minutes and sometimes in the upper 40 minute range.  I've always been on the … Continue reading Help! I preach too long and I can’t get up!

I'll deal with that question personally in the near future.  In the meantime, read this Christianity Today ARTICLE on David Platt, Pastor of the Church at Brook Hills in Birmingham and recently spoke at the SBC's Pastor's Conference.

You might think from the title of this blog that I'm about to tackle my views on particular (limited) atonement.  Not really.  See, most evangelicals either simply believe that Christ died specifically for His sheep while others believe that Christ died for everyone (whether or not He died for everyone in the same way is … Continue reading For Whom Did Christ Die?

Starting tomorrow morning the UBC staff will be spending a day and a half in prayer, planning and dreaming about the near and not-so-distant future for the body of Christ @ UBC.  Please pray that God would give us hearts of passion for His greatest passion...His glory, specifically His glory in the church.  I am … Continue reading Pray for the Staff

I'll give you my take on this GCR among Southern Baptists in upcoming posts, but in the meantime go HERE and commit to pray for your convention and our involvement together as churches to make disciples of all nations!