May 10, 2022 To the friends of Northwest Nazarene University, Grace and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. I am Sean Killackey, a recent graduate from NNU (B.A. Religious Studies). During my four years at NNU I carefully considered how to address...
Introduction “In him you also, when you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation, and believed in him, were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit, who is the guarantee of our inheritance until we acquire possession of it, to the praise of his glory.”...
Introduction Growing up in the sister movement of the Churches of Christ, Independent Christian Church, and attending a “Restoration” college, I have a general understanding of Churches of Christ history and traditions associated with it. Many of the traditions are...
Intro The following statement has been regurgitated many times over social media, and in many sermons, “We ought to whisper about what the Bible whispers about, and we ought to shout about what it shouts about.’ And the Bible appears more to whisper when it comes to...
Is the Southern Baptist Convention preaching and teaching the biblical gospel or one contrary to Scripture? What gospel message are SBC churches, with their tithes and offerings, actually supporting? “The success of an illegitimate coiner depends largely upon how...
“In one sense, I don’t have a dog in the SBC fight. But this all dishonors Christ and His church. So it becomes the prerogative and duty of other Christians to protest for His sake. I’m grateful that so many more prominent voices than mine have done exactly that. ...
Most followers of evangelicalism in general and of the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC), in particular, are aware of the unique structure of the SBC as a denomination. It is not technically a denomination with a top-down hierarchy. The SBC proper does not dictate...
In April 2018, the Ethics And Religious Liberty Commission (ERLC) of the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) released a video entitled “What Do White Christians Need To Be Mindful Of When Speaking About Racial Reconciliation?” Produced during the tenure of Russell...
If You’ve Got A Microphone, We’ve Got A Sermon Lifeway, the publishing arm of the Southern Baptist Convention, has recently announced a new service targeting preachers and those who wish to play one on Sunday mornings. The “LipSyncing Litton” Sermon Scripting Service...
In recent days, the egregious plagiarism scandal of Ed Litton, newly elected President of the Southern Baptist Convention, has been the controversy du jour of evangelicalism. An already clearly divided SBC has shown, as would be expected, the scandal to be markedly...