In honor of tonight’s UFC 71 I present my first ever YouTube video embed. It’s a clip from last night’s Sportscenter broadcast where Joe Rogan (UFC commentator) and Lou Dibella (old school boxing promoter) Joe belabors the “Boxing is only one aspect of fighting” point a bit. Other than that he makes the points that [...]

Here is a post I dredged up from my old Blogspot blog. It addresses an issue that I believe will always need discussion as the church seeks to honor her Lord. As always, comments are most welcome. ———————————- I’m coming back to the heart of worship and its all about You, it’s all about You, [...]

Breaking the Missional Code Ed Stetzer and David Putman “Evangelistic community.” That phrase isn’t quite an oxymoron and is perhaps more than a misnomer. By definition, communities are defined, limited. How do you know who is and who isn’t part of the community without the boundaries that distinguish one community from another? Churches are, amongst [...]

Somewhere on the road between Monticello and Washington D.C. Sola Gratia?

Jared Moore, 1/3 of the original exaltChrist bloggers has retooled his blog and posted a new article. “Unintentional Neo-Orthodoxy and the Evangelical Pulpit: A brief examination of our “priestly” prayers” is the name of his latest offering to the blogosphere. Head over to his side of the domain and check out what he has to [...]

This past Sunday I received a letter addressed to our church regarding the state of church planting in the Tennessee Baptist Convention. As a Tennessee Baptist I find this subject to be of great importance. Furthermore, the letter (reproduced below) centered on the actions of The River Community Church of Cookeville, TN – a church [...]