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Justin Bullington

Justin Bullington is the husband of Deb, a father of four, the Associate Pastor at Princeton Bible Church, a 6th...

When Should We Officially Ditch a Christian Content Creator?

Garrett O’Hara

Garrett appears to have originated the term, but not the theology, "dispybapticalvinistic-expialidocious." He ...

Socially Responsible Investing Choices, part 3 — Conscience, China, and Putting it Together

Allen Nelson IV

Allen S. Nelson IV is the pastor of Perryville Second Baptist Church in Perryville, Arkansas. He and his wife Steph...

God’s Hatred of Sin and the Coming Judgment

Tim Bates

Tim lives in Akron, Ohio with his wife, Melanie and two children, Calvin and Caroline. He serves as a deacon, teacher...

Reflections on a World Without Sports

Michael Coughlin

Michael Coughlin lives near Columbus, OH, and leads local outreaches to glorify our Lord and reach the lost with...

Encouraging the Church After the Violence in Washington DC

Chuck Ivey

By God’s grace, Chuck Ivey grew up in a Christian home and came to know Jesus Christ as his Lord and Savior at a y...

Book Review — Zondervan Single Column Reference Premier Collection

George Alvarado

George Alvarado is an almost retired member of our Armed Forces (yes, he's older than he looks). He has a beautiful w...

A Open Letter to Afflicted Saints

“Whiteness” and the Eternal Nations: A Commentary on Ekemini Uwan’s Sparrow Q&A (Part 1)

The world needs peacemakers, because conflict is everywhere – in relationships, on social media, at work – so follow God’s call and join an amazing community of peacemaking women at the 2019 Sparrow Conference! This year we’ll walk through the entire book of Ephesians and learn what it means to Walk in Love. The advertised […]

It Doesn’t Matter What Bruce Waltke Said about Abortion

Here’s a tweet that caught my eye in my “Dallas Seminary” TweetDeck column. “Professor Bruce Waltke, of the famously conservative Dallas Theological Seminary, explained the Bible plainly teaches that life begins at birth “God does not regard the fetus as a soul, no matter how far gestation has progressed.” https://t.co/rZpOqUgRsf #prochoice #prolife — Dave Quast […]

2019 Advent Devotionals — Week 2

Whether or not the liturgical calendar is even on your radar, we hope these devotions give you an opportunity to think about the incarnation, the reason Jesus came, and afford you the opportunity to dialogue with your family and others about the glory and greatness of Christ, our treasure and King. This is week 2 […]

Interview with Franky Collazo – Wrath and Grace

Wrath and Grace is holding a conference June 30, 2018 at Del Ray Baptist Church in Alexandria, Virginia. I sat down with Franky Collazo, who is organizing this event in order to hear from his heart what he and the team at Wrath and Grace hope to accomplish. Michael: Thanks for agreeing to talk to […]

Ep. 009 | Pride and Humility — TAU Roundtable

In TAU Roundtable 009, the guys discuss pride and humility from a handful of verses in the Bible and give their sports hot-takes. Verses considered for discussion Proverbs 11:2 (ESV) When pride comes, then comes disgrace, but with the humble is wisdom. Proverbs 29:23 (ESV) One’s pride will bring him low, but he who is […]

Book Review — John Calvin: For a New Reformation

Love him or hate him, John Calvin remains “The Theologian” who is often dismissed, pigeonholed, or lionized without actually being read. In John Calvin: For a New Reformation, editors Derek Thomas and John Tweedale ask us to reconsider Calvin.