I have a book I received as a gift from Plum Creek Baptist Church in Taylorsville, KY. This book...
Church History
Augustine vs. Pelagius
The Debate In the 5th century — the early 400s — there was a controversy in the church between two...
A Primer on Jacob Arminius, John Wesley, and Charles Finney
Jacob Arminius and John Wesley Jacob Arminius (1560-1609), in response to William Perkins, wrote,...
A (Not) Short History of “Second Eve” — (Not Yet) Addressing That Rachel Jankovic Blog Post, part ‘0’
Last year, I reviewed two books that heavily concerned the role of women in the church. The first was No More Holding Back by Kat Armstrong. Writing from an egalitarian perspective whereby John 20 effectively releases women to preach from the pulpit, Armstrong states...
A Short Recounting of George Whitefield’s Conversion
Before Lifeway, there was the Sunday School Board of the Southern Baptist Convention. In the Mid-20th Century, this board put out a series of studies for churches to use with their parishioners. One such study was called Soul-Winning Doctrines by J. Clyde Turner...
Nine Day Queen of England – Book Review
In October of 2018, I took our church through a Sunday Night Series entitled "Church History Profiles." We looked at various people of the Reformation and sought to explain their significance and how we might learn from them. As an aside, I think this is something I...
Why I Hope You’re Celebrating October 31st
Post Tenebras LuxIt means 'after darkness, light' and it's hanging on the wall in my Study and features the pictures of John Knox, Jonathan Edwards, William Tyndale, Martin Luther, and John Calvin. I'm all for free candy, and I think it is certainly permissible for...
The Saddest Day in Church History NO ONE Talks About
Christ's bride has had many dark days throughout its history. We've survived persecution in every century. We overcame theological falsehoods asserted as facts. We've been downgraded, liberalized, made mystical, and became seeker sensitive. Charlatans, popes, and...