Uncategorized Midwinter 2019: Witness 9 Mar 20199 Mar 2019 January 2019 marked another fantastic Midwinter retreat! At a new location, seven Waco-area churches gathered for worship, fun, and to retreat from the demands that teenagers (and adults!) face daily.…
Uncategorized “Earth Shattering Good News” 13 Jan 20199 Mar 2019 All right, kids! It's time we had a talk about "Law and Gospel!" A MidWinter 2019 retreat sermon by Jonathan Balmer, delivered January 12th, 2019. Video of the sermon from…
Uncategorized 7th & James Youth Mission Trip 2018 5 Sep 20187 Sep 2018 The context: Hurricane Harvey was the second costliest storm in United States History. In Houston, America’s most diverse city, thousands upon thousands of people faced flood damage, and grave uncertainty…
Uncategorized “More than we thought we wanted” 5 Aug 201813 Aug 2018 What we want is not what always what God gives. That is good news. A sermon delivered at 7th & James Baptist Church. Waco, TX. “More than we thought we…
Uncategorized Tara Beth Leach “Emboldened” (IVP Press, ’17) REVIEW 6 Apr 20185 Sep 2018 This is not a book about how to interpret the passages used to prevent women from seeking ordination. If you're looking for a theological / scriptural argument, the best free…
Uncategorized “So Abraham Went” Sermon 500th anniversary of the Reformation 31 Oct 20175 Sep 2018 Truett seminary hosted a preaching conference. All the sermons were to find their basis in Genesis. I preached earlier today, which happens to be Halloween (All Saints Day Eve), and…
Uncategorized MLK day, Two Views review on “Words about God,” and more. 16 Jan 201716 Jan 2017 Happy MLK, Jr. day. I hope we can spend the day wrestling with and furthering the as-of-yet-unrealized dream Martin Luther King, Jr. shared. "Letter from a Birmingham Jail" should be required reading for…
Uncategorized The Rev. Mrs. Fleming Rutledge on Justification 19 Dec 201629 May 2018 "God is using you in spite of yourself. We aren't responsible for making progress. Whatever progress is made will be the gift of God. Jesus said, "Fear not, little flock.…
Uncategorized Fulbright Orientation Week 3: Why I love visiting churches and Why ecclesiology is like surgery. 2 Aug 20154 Aug 2015 I am thankful for those of my ETA friends who consistently put up with my slow learning. Each time we are out, they correct my lacking Korean pronunciation. And, as…
Uncategorized What scares the new atheists -John Gray 20 Jun 2015 It’s impossible to read much contemporary polemic against religion without the impression that for the “new atheists” the world would be a better place if Jewish and Christian monotheism had…
