Today marks the 40th anniversary of my baptism. Let me share some reasons why I think it’s as big (if not bigger) than the anniversary of my conversion. First, baptism is often synonymous for salvation. In Mt. 28:19, Jesus commands his followers, “Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name […]
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*My article originally appeared in clearcreekresources.org but, because of the topic, I also wanted to include it on this website as well. Last Tuesday afternoon, one of Clear Creek Community Church’s pastors informed our Executive Team of the developing news concerning a man named George Floyd. According to a bystander video, Mr. Floyd, a native
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In their blog this week The Gospel Coalition commemorated John Piper’s famous 2000 Passion Conference message “Don’t Waste Your Life” (aka, the “seashells” talk). It not only fixed Piper’s influence in the hearts of the 40,000 twenty-somethings gathered in Memphis on that afternoon in May but also became, as the blog notes, “formative for a
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