New Piece at Christianity Today Today it was announced that Paige Patterson will be made President Emeritus at SWBTS. I believe there are thousands of SBC pastors who are not only grieved by what Patterson has done in his ministry and the lack of repentance, but also disagree fundamentally with his theology of abuse andContinueContinue reading “New Articles at CT and TGC on Abuse, Church Relationships”
Author Archives: Chad C. Ashby
Preparing a Sermon from the Original Languages
I think there is a bit of mystique that shrouds a pastor’s study: What exactly is taking place in there? How does he emerge with a sermon to preach every Sunday? And does he have a mini-fridge in there? Recently, someone asked about my sermon preparation, and I thought I would swing wide the door toContinueContinue reading “Preparing a Sermon from the Original Languages”
“Now About Your Wives…” A Sermon on 1 Peter 3:7 (Video)
Back in February, I delivered this sermon at the Immanuel Network Summit to our network partners. Immanuel Baptist Church was kind enough to post the video of the sermon recently, and I wanted to let you all know it was up. https://vimeo.com/260129757 Just audio: Here’s a taste: The Almighty God, before the dawn of creation,ContinueContinue reading ““Now About Your Wives…” A Sermon on 1 Peter 3:7 (Video)”
Edna Lewis and the Flourishing of African Americans
“I grew up in Freetown, Virginia, a community of farming people. It wasn’t really a town. The name was adopted because the first residents had all been freed from chattel slavery and they wanted to be known as a town of Free People.” From the opening paragraph of The Taste of Country Cooking, I wasContinueContinue reading “Edna Lewis and the Flourishing of African Americans”
Book Review: “The Kingdom of God” by Patrick Schreiner
What is the kingdom of God? … … … I’ve been waiting patiently for a full minute, and you still can’t come up with a coherent answer? Consider the fact that the Gospels summarize the message of Jesus in this way: “The kingdom of God is at hand; repent and believe the gospel!” (Mark 1:15;ContinueContinue reading “Book Review: “The Kingdom of God” by Patrick Schreiner”
Church Giving Calculator: How Much Do I Give?
One of our church leaders is teaching a personal finance discipleship class this spring, and I was putting together a spreadsheet for him that helps members make an honest assessment of their current giving to the church. If you are interested in that resource, you can download the PDF. I was just going to uploadContinueContinue reading “Church Giving Calculator: How Much Do I Give?”
Translating Proverbs 31 Afresh
I’m working on a project involving Proverbs 31, and I’ve really fallen in love with the poetry of its twenty-two lines. The famous work is an acrostic, each line beginning with a successive letter of the Hebrew alphabet. Hopefully there will be much more to come on the poem from me, but for now IContinueContinue reading “Translating Proverbs 31 Afresh”