Relevant Flames

The following video is an interview with Mark Driscoll in preparation for the Desiring God 2006 National Conference . Driscoll explains terms such as "emergent," "emerging," and "missional." It really helped me understand these terms, as well as how I Read More...

The power of the truth written in Scripture also brought new life to Martin Luther. He had done everything that a “good monk” in the Roman Catholic Church of his time could possibly do to assuage the unrest of his heart. Then he was appointed professor Read More...

Due to my desire to be relevant without offending brothers and sisters in the Lord, I have changed the title of my first post. The post, "Are we, as Baptists, being Relevant?" was not written to offend, only to offer my observations concerning our Baptist Read More...

As each of us struggle with the task of casting the missional vision to our churches, I believe that God has gifted certain individuals with the ability to address such issues and then relate their findings to church leaders. One such man seeking to offer Read More...

Today I attended the wedding ceremony of some close friends. As I sat there and watched the groom weep as he saw his radiant bride walk toward him, my heart was flooded with joy as I thought about how Christ longs to see His bride, the church gathered Read More...

This week I attended the annual meeting of a “ Southern State ” Baptist Convention. During the business sessions, the southern gospel singing, and the man-centered preaching (if you can call it that, I prefer "yelling and story telling"), and while watching Read More...