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The Babbling Pastors

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RSS Kingdom People

  • One Overlooked Danger in Christian Parenting
    Most religious parents want their kids to “stay in the faith” not because they believe their religion to be true, but because they see religion as helpful.
  • Parents, Here’s the Best Way to Hand Down Your Faith
    Three takeaways from a recent study on how parents pass on the faith to their children.
  • I Won’t Kiss Evangelicalism Goodbye
    At their best, evangelicals have always insisted on two truths that should never be separated: a commitment to the total truthfulness of the Bible and a passion for loving our neighbors and seeing society transformed.
  • Trevin Wax: Why I’m Going Back to the Email Newsletter
    I miss the eclectic feel of those early years of blogging and the personal interaction with readers. So, I’ve decided to launch an email newsletter, free for subscribers, with articles, “Trevin’s Seven,” and brief book reviews.
  • Reflections on Turning 40
    Reflections on turning 40.
  • Controversy and the Sin of Self-Importance
    Controversies appeal to our sense of self-importance. They can make us feel important in the grand scheme of things.
  • Trevin’s Seven
    Links for your weekend reading.

RSS Church Health

  • A Sample Prayer of Corporate Confession
    Does your church regularly confess their sins together? Consider this sample prayer of confession for some direction.
  • Want to Be a Pastor? Be Someone Worth Imitating.
    To be a pastor is to live your life in public. Even when you’re off, you’re on. If you want to be a pastor, get ready to be watched, and start setting an example worth watching.
  • After Withdrawal, Afghan Christians Still Need Your Prayers
    In the aftermath of the United States’ withdrawal, brothers and sisters from Afghanistan continue to reach out with requests for prayer. How can you pray for them?
  • 15 Reasons Your Soul Needs Gathered Worship, Not Just a Livestream
    Here are 15 reflections on all that is lost when we choose to worship from the couch instead of the pew.
  • A Brief, Personal History of How God May Use Friendships Like Yours
    Getting to spend your life serving Christ is sweet. Getting to do so with dear friends only makes it sweeter.
  • Learn to Pastor from Faithful Pastors and Healthy Churches
    The best way to learn the art of pastoral medicine is by closely observing a healthy church body. Learn to pastor from faithful pastors and healthy churches.
  • Afghan Pastors Ask for Prayer
    Here are three ways you can pray for pastors and churches in Afghanistan right now.

RSS Evangelical History

  • Southern Baptists and the Founding of Israel
    A new book that anyone interested in Baptist history or American views of Israel should definitely read.
  • Andrew Walls (1928-2021) and World Christianity
    Andrew Walls was one of the greatest scholars of world Christianity and missiology.
  • Interpreting the Second Great Awakening
    Video from a recent online panel discussion on the Second Great Awakening, hosted by the National Organization of Scholars.
  • Southern Baptist Fundamentalism, Then and Now
    The way forward for Southern Baptists is a Great Commandment Resurgence.
  • New and Notable Books: Summer 2021
    Here’s my latest edition of New and Notable Books. As a reminder, these suggestions focus on recent books in history, especially American history and religious/church history. These books certainly may interest fellow historians, but I also suggest ones that are accessible and (relatively) affordable to students and general readers. Jehu J. Hanciles, Migrati […]
  • Who Is a Fundamentalist?
    If “fundamentalist” is simply a way to place people beyond the pale, then it may be rhetorically useful, but not much else.
  • Who Was William Jennings Bryan?
    Only Theodore Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson had a greater impact on politics and political culture during the reform era.
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