I’ve asked that question a thousand times during my life and ministry. I’ve asked it about famous preachers who have been caught with prostitutes. I’ve asked it about friends who have lost their ministry because of adultery, pornography, and infidelity. I’ve asked it about church members who have thrown their lives and marriages away for a moment of fleeting pleasure. Continue reading “What Was He Thinking?”
Thoughts on Family and Marriage
This has been an incredible year in the life of the church I pastor and in my family. We’ve seen God use Fireproof to touch millions with the gospel and to impact millions of marriages. The emails have flooded in, and every week we hear stories of restoration, redemption, grace and second chances. No, this is not sloppy agape—it’s genuine love that demands confession, repentance and a turning away from bad habits, attitudes, and actions. Continue reading “Thoughts on Family and Marriage”
The Danger of Errant Theology and Lack of Discernment
I am amazed by the lack of discernment in the body of Christ today. We hear half-truths and embrace them as if they are God incarnate. We listen without discernment. We lack the ability to hear what is being said and what is not being said. False teachers are masters at disguising their message and misleading their followers. Continue reading “The Danger of Errant Theology and Lack of Discernment”
A Pretty Boy with an Unscriptural Message
He’s everywhere you turn. He seems to be FOX News’ favorite preacher. He’s on “FOX and Friends” and “Hannity” promoting his newest form of compromise and watered down Christianity. Yes, it’s the pretty boy from Houston—the guy who pastors a church with great music that is diluted by feel-good preaching. His worship team is willing to say things about Christ that it seems impossible for him to say. I’ve heard him over and over and over. He has nothing new to say. It’s the same old fluff like cotton candy: smile and be sweet and ignore the Word of God and its message. Continue reading “A Pretty Boy with an Unscriptural Message”
How Will They Speak of You When You’re Gone?
This week I was looking through some old papers and came across a resolution from the deacons of Monticello Baptist Church in Monticello, Mississippi, regarding my grandfather. Continue reading “How Will They Speak of You When You’re Gone?”