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Religious liberty is a topic that is always worth the time to think about and talk about because the concept is a uniquely American contribution to the history of western civilization. Also, religious liberty is a uniquely Baptist contribution to the history of the American experiment. We know historically there is a give and take in the relationship between church and state and we are forever try...

One of the critical marks of Christianity is the willingness of God’s people to cooperate together in Kingdom endeavors. My church is a part of the Southern Baptist Convention. The SBC is defined by cooperation more than organizational structure or any of the things that bind other denominations together. The SBC is a convention of churches who have voluntarily associated with each other because w...

I had breakfast this morning with nearly 100 men who gathered together for fellowship and spiritual warfare. I pastor a church where men are enthusiastically involved in disciple-making and pursuing Christ-likeness. I hear from other pastors all the time, “How do you get men involved at church because we are not being successful at it?” And I tell them that muscular Christianity is the key to livi...

Artificial Intelligence is changing our world in unexpected ways and oddly enough, AI is the biggest thing that Christians are not talking about. We need to consider the way that humanity and human society will be altered over the course of the next generation by Artificial Intelligence. C.R. Wiley, “ AI Jesus and other heresies from Silicon Valley ,” January 6, 2025. Anne Kennedy, “ In the care o...

Are charter schools state schools or private schools? And can they be religious schools. There’s an Oklahoma court case which has made it all the way to the Supreme Court and we should have answers to these questions in the next few weeks. Lael Weinberger, “ Funding for the faithful? ” May 1, 2025. Kristen Waggoner, “ Making religious school choice a reality ,” April 30, 2025. Steve West, “ Church...

Does your church have a pastor? Because if you do, you might want to hold on to him. Because if he leaves you might not be able to get another one. U.S. Pastors are calling it quits across the nation. Elizabeth Russell, “ Facebook removes churches’ SermonAudio links ,” May 5, 2025. U.S. Rep. Mark Harris, “ Free speech for pastors, too ,” April 15, 2025. Steven Wedgeworth, “ A shortage of shepherds...

The United Kingdom’s top court recently issued a radical ruling. They said that a woman can be defined as someone who is born biologically female. In other words, men are men, women are women, and that can be defined in objective, biological ways. The highest court in Great Britain has now come down on the side of what every toddler has known for the last 5,000 years. Will America follow suit and...

Today is Good Friday. It’s the day that we celebrate and remember the cross of Jesus Christ, the sacrifice for our sins that culminates in the glorious news of the resurrection on Easter Sunday morning. These observances are ingrained in the history of Western civilization. Or are they? Nasser Hussain, “ Canceling Easter, ” April 9, 2025. Denny Burk, “ What a difference a year makes ,” April 16, 2...

The wicked witch of progressivism is dead, right? And Christians finally have the opportunity that we said for generations that we wanted: the opportunity to engage culture and win. Well, we might not be as ready for that as we think. Andrew T. Walker, “ All grace, no nature ,” March 25, 2025. R. Albert Mohler, Jr. “ They are going to call us Christian nationalists ,” March 14, 2025.

Throughout human history, cultures have died and civilizations have vanished. Why? It’s because, eventually, nations or people groups lose the foundational principles, the core values that allowed them to thrive and have success. When a nation allows poisonous enemies to begin to assault their core identity from within a nation has started the process of self-extinction. Craig Carter, “ Mark Carne...

A few weeks ago, in February of this year, a Representative by the name of Laurel Libby, who serves in the House of Representative for the state of Maine, was censured by that body for what they termed, a reprehensible social media post. As it turns out, Libby had posted about a young, high school, male athlete who won first place in pole vaulting in the women’s category of competition in the stat...

Is a one-world, global government even a real possibility in our generation? As it turns out, political leaders, almost since the dawn of human history have always pursued an impulse to take global control of mankind. Larry Schweikart, “Return to Babel: The temptation of globalism persists despite historic failures,” World Magazine, pp.45-51, January 27, 2024.

The Gallup polling group recently released new data on a very interesting subject. They have decided that the LGBTQI+ collection of viewpoints is nothing more than an incoherent, undefinable absurdity of random political positions that really have nothing to do with each other. What they’re telling us is, far from being a monolithic political force in our country, this media narrative of a group o...

This generation continues to be marked by the persecution of the church of Jesus Christ across the globe. It’s not just a single enemy. Islam, Buddhism, Hinduism, in a variety of countries are persecuting the church and martyring believers. We need to talk about the persecuted church because you won’t hear about it in the mainstream media. “ Christian Husband, Wife First to Be Convicted Under Anti...

I lost some church members recently. They left evangelicalism to become Roman Catholic. That surprised me because I would consider that a reverse reformation. But as I did some research, it turns out that there is a slight trend, right now, of people leaving Protestantism, disillusioned with a variety of things, to make their way back to the church of Rome. How do we think about this theologically...

A few months ago, I received a letter from a friend asking for advice. The letter says, “I want to ask for some advice regarding politics. I started trying to help 5 years ago and in those 5 years, I’ve never seen so much deception, greed, lies, good ol’ boy clubs, evil plans, abuse, etc. My eyes were truly open to the amount of evil in our country and our city. I had no idea.” It then goes on to...

Rafael Samuel rocketed to world-wide fame about six years ago with a simple lawsuit. He filed a lawsuit against his own parents for bringing him into the world without his consent. Now, six years later he admits that that was pretty much nothing more than a publicity stunt. He knew the judge would throw it out and it didn’t have any real standing, but he wanted to raise issues that he believes nee...

Over the last couple of weeks, have you noticed there has been a vibe change in America? Much of America is moving from despair to hope, from trepidation about the future to enthusiasm about where we’re headed. Except, in some quarters, the movement is in the opposite direction. Let’s talk about that. Daniel Darling, “ Evangelicals in today’s America ,” January 27, 2025. Alex Kocman, Seize the Mom...

This week we were privileged again, to observe something that is relatively rare in the history of nations. We watched the peaceful transition of political power from one president to another. In a nation as divided as ours, it is remarkable to watch a president from one party voluntarily leave office and a president of a different party take the oath to be inaugurated. This is one of the marks of...

As we approach the inauguration a new presidential administration in just a few days, it might be worth while for us to examine the soul-searching process that progressives have undergone over the last ten weeks trying to figure out why Democrats were so overwhelmingly set back and defeated last November. The question is, have they learned any lessons? But there’s another question: what lessons sh...

Welcome back to TruthCurrents! The holidays are passed. It’s 2025, and it’s time for us to look forward. A new year usually brings out resolutions because we’ve decided that there are things in our lives we want to make better because we’re chasing a nebulous idea: I want to be happy. Well, we now have scientific research that tells us the secret recipe for being happy. Katelyn Walls Shelton, “Who...

Almost two weeks ago British lawmakers advanced a bill toward full engagement in Biritish society that legalizes euthanasia, or what is often referred to as medically-assisted suicide. The culture of death continues to make advances across the globe, particularly in western industrialized societies. How do we think about this biblically? Lauren Canterberry, “ U.K. Parliament backs assisted suicide...

As we enter a season with a lame-duck President, we find that President Biden is not just running out the clock. He is, in fact, desperately trying to accomplish things that he couldn’t get done otherwise while he still has democratic support and the opportunity with the stroke of a pen to do what he thinks is ok, whatever that happens to be. How do we think biblically about his abuse of office? C...

Should Christians ask for miracles? Should we demand a sign from God? What is the purpose of signs and miracles? This week on TruthCurrents, Pastor Michael finishes his conversation with Emilio Lartigue from the podcast Truth Matters about tough theological questions. Last week the topic was evil and the demonic. This week these two focus in on signs and wonders. TruthMatters Podcast: https://www....

What does the Bible say about Demons? Why hasn’t God destroyed Satan and his demons yet? Why do bad things happen to Christians? This week on TruthCurrents, Pastor Michael continues his conversation with Emilio Lartigue from the podcast Truth Matters about tough theological questions about evil. Last week the topic was hell. This week these two focus in on Satan and demons. TruthMatters Podcast: h...