Monday, November 30, 2015

Why are You Afraid?

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My wife will tell you that I'm not always the sharpest knife in the drawer, especially when it comes to quickly picking up on things. ...
Wednesday, November 25, 2015

A New and Exciting Chapter is Beginning: An Announcement from the Raineys

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For the past 11 years I have had the privilege to serve Maryland/Delaware Baptists.  When our family moved to central Maryland in January ...
Monday, November 23, 2015

Definitions Matter, Especially Theological Ones: What is an Evangelical?

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“Evangelical Christianity, as everyone knows, is founded upon hate.”  -Henry Louis Mencken “To be Evangelical is to be faithful to...
Monday, November 16, 2015

The Pastor and Politics: Some Guidelines in an Election Year

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A year from now, we will have a new "President-elect."  But for several months already, pundits, politicians, and the general pu...
Saturday, November 14, 2015

Sure Hope in an Uncertain World: The Paris Attacks and the Christian Response

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And do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul.  Rather, fear Him who can kill both soul and body in hell.  -Jes...
Friday, November 06, 2015

"We Need to Talk!" The Conversation Most White Evangelicals are Avoiding

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Woe to those who make unjust laws; to those who issue oppressive decrees.  -Isaiah 10:1 "Systemic Racism"  Just utter the phra...
Monday, November 02, 2015

Six Words that Need to Disappear from the Church

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In the church, I've found that we often "talk on auto-pilot."  That is, we use a lot of common lingo and assume everyone els...
Friday, October 30, 2015

Ecclesia semper reformanda: What We Should Learn from the Protestant Reformation

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Tomorrow night I will gather my kids--two of which will be dressed as a gymnast and Joe Flacco of the Baltimore Ravens---and visit a downt...
Monday, October 26, 2015

On Meetings that Should have been Emails: How to Avoid Time Wasters

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"I survived another meeting that should have been an email." One day, I'm going to market T-shirts with this message on th...