What is Apologetics?
See the series home page here. When I was around 19 years of age I came under a deep conviction of both my sin and my need of Jesus Christ. I had previously made a confession of faith, but most likely it was a false confession. As I grew and lived my teenage years I...
New Defending the Faith Series
A new series will begin in the weeks to come on important issues concerning the Christian faith. I plan to have at least nine blogs - the first being an introduction into defending the faith - that cover some of the most asked and important questions and topics of our...
“When Pain is Real and God Seems Silent,” by Ligon Duncan
Our next book we are reading in Great Christian Books: A Reading Community in Middle Georgia is "When Pain is Real and God Seems Silent," by Ligon Duncan. This is a small book, and though I haven't read it yet (I believe I have read a small amount before) I think it...
Lawlessness and the Church
There is much unrest in America. I don’t have to tell you this. You see it for yourself. Many begin to think of looting, rioting, the destruction of hard earned property, and the death of innocent lives. There are calls for reforms, abuses of authority, and disrespect...
Book Discussion on June 20th
Our next book discussion, which will be on When the Darkness Will Not Lift by John Piper, will be on Saturday, June 20th, at 9:00 am at Double Branch Free Will Baptist Church. I know this is not very far off. I am sorry about the late notice. But this is a short book...
John Calvin and James Arminius on How to Know the Bible is God’s Word
Though often wrongly set as opposites, John Calvin and James Arminius have much in common when it comes to their Christian beliefs. One of these areas is in how we can know that the Bible is God’s Word. Below are two quotes, the first being from John Calvin As to the...
Must Churches Always Obey the Government?
Must churches always obey the government? I hope not. If she did we would have no Christianity, for the Jewish leaders wanted the teaching of Jesus stopped, but He would not listen, leaving an example. We would not have had the apostles preaching, for leaders told...
“When the Darkness Will Not Lift,” by John Piper
Our next book that we’re going to read in “Great Christian Books” is When the Darkness Will Not Lift, by John Piper. It is a short book and I think many of you will find it helpful. Because of the Coronavirus we don’t have a meeting time scheduled. However, I hope...
Recommendation: “Evangelical Feminism,” By Wayne Grudem
I wanted to recommend a very helpful book entitled Evangelical Feminism: A New Path To Liberalism? by Wayne Grudem (Crossway Books, 2006). Grudem warns and shows how evangelical feminist arguments for the removal of the traditional understanding of men and women...
“Discipling: How to Help Others Follow Jesus,” by Mark Dever
I am happy to announce that our next book that we are to read is “Discipling: How to Help Others Follow Jesus,” by Mark Dever. This is a smaller book, and though I haven’t read it yet, I think it is going to be a helpful book for us to read. We will read it on our own...