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06/09/2026

The Southern Baptist Convention is tackling a major issue this week: 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐰𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧 𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐬 𝐩𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐬.

Although the Baptist Faith and Message clearly states that the office of pastor is limited to men, some SBC churches actually have women serving in that role right now.

When looking at the text, the Bible outlines the qualifications of a pastor as male in several places. For example, 1 Timothy 3:2 states that an overseer must be "the husband of one wife," which aligns with the qualifications for elders laid out in Titus 1 and the broader biblical design for church leadership.

And yet, some denominations have claimed that other places in Scripture, often pointing to verses like Galatians 3:28 or the presence of female fellow workers in the early church, or that the risen Christ appeared to a woman first, allow for women to pastor.

I have very solid ideas on the subject, but I am curious as to what my followers think. How do you weigh the biblical texts on this issue?

I know this is considered a "secondary" issue in the church, but it is a serious issue. It is also a very counter-cultural idea that rubs many people the wrong way. So at the risk of upsetting the apple cart, I am interested in what YOU think.

Comment below! 👇📖🗣️

06/06/2026

Just wrapped up a great week in Lake Charles at the 𝐋𝐨𝐮𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐚 𝐀𝐬𝐬𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐂𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐬 𝐍𝐞𝐠𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐬 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞. I am so thankful to have the opportunity to serve as their chaplain.
Yesterday, one of our guest speakers was 𝐊𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐧 𝐅𝐚𝐮𝐥𝐤. You may remember him as the all-time leading rusher at LSU, or from his time playing with the New England Patriots from 1999-2011, where he won 3 Super Bowls.
Before he spoke, we had a great conversation and he mentioned that he's been reading a lot from the book of Proverbs lately. I told him how fitting that was, as I had just opened the conference on Wednesday morning with a prayer and a verse from Proverbs that perfectly describes what we do as negotiators:
"𝑇ℎ𝑟𝑜𝑢𝑔ℎ 𝑝𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑒𝑛𝑐𝑒 𝑎 𝑟𝑢𝑙𝑒𝑟 𝑐𝑎𝑛 𝑏𝑒 𝑝𝑒𝑟𝑠𝑢𝑎𝑑𝑒𝑑, 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑎 𝑔𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑙𝑒 𝑡𝑜𝑛𝑔𝑢𝑒 𝑐𝑎𝑛 𝑏𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑘 𝑎 𝑏𝑜𝑛𝑒." Proverbs 25:15
Kevin went on to speak to our conference, sharing the struggles and triumphs in his life. He mentioned his faith in God several times throughout his speech before closing with a powerful passage from Romans. He is a very nice guy, incredibly down-to-earth, and I really enjoyed both our chat and his message.
(𝑇ℎ𝑎𝑛𝑘 𝑦𝑜𝑢, 𝐺𝑜𝑑, 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑔𝑖𝑣𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑚𝑒 𝑜𝑝𝑝𝑜𝑟𝑡𝑢𝑛𝑖𝑡𝑖𝑒𝑠 𝑡𝑜 𝑠𝑝𝑒𝑎𝑘 𝑎𝑏𝑜𝑢𝑡 𝑌𝑜𝑢 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑚𝑎𝑘𝑒 𝑚𝑢𝑐ℎ 𝑜𝑓 𝑌𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑛𝑎𝑚𝑒. 𝐼 𝑑𝑜𝑛'𝑡 𝑑𝑒𝑠𝑒𝑟𝑣𝑒 𝑡𝑜 𝑠𝑝𝑒𝑎𝑘 𝑌𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑛𝑎𝑚𝑒, 𝑏𝑢𝑡 𝑡ℎ𝑟𝑜𝑢𝑔ℎ 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑑𝑒𝑝𝑡ℎ𝑠 𝑜𝑓 𝑦𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑙𝑜𝑣𝑒, 𝑚𝑒𝑟𝑐𝑦, 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑓𝑜𝑟𝑔𝑖𝑣𝑒𝑛𝑒𝑠𝑠, 𝑌𝑜𝑢 ℎ𝑎𝑣𝑒 𝑔𝑟𝑎𝑛𝑡𝑒𝑑 𝑢𝑠 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑝𝑟𝑖𝑣𝑖𝑙𝑒𝑔𝑒. 𝐴𝑚𝑒𝑛.)

05/30/2026

𝐍𝐨 𝐋𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐁𝐚𝐜𝐤: 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐢𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩
Biblical Christianity is rapidly becoming more and more counter-cultural. We are witnessing an erosion of moral conviction, with many seeking "workarounds" to God's commands in the name of being "loving" just to maintain the world's acceptance.
It is genuinely heartbreaking to watch family and friends turn from God’s design. The pressure to become accepted in social circles is a real struggle to some. Yet, Christ's call demands our steadfast and unwavering allegiance:
"𝑰𝒇 𝒂𝒏𝒚𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒆𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝒎𝒆 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒅𝒐𝒆𝒔 𝒏𝒐𝒕 𝒉𝒂𝒕𝒆 𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒐𝒘𝒏 𝒇𝒂𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒎𝒐𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒘𝒊𝒇𝒆 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒄𝒉𝒊𝒍𝒅𝒓𝒆𝒏 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒃𝒓𝒐𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒔𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒔, 𝒚𝒆𝒔, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒏 𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒐𝒘𝒏 𝒍𝒊𝒇𝒆, 𝒉𝒆 𝒄𝒂𝒏𝒏𝒐𝒕 𝒃𝒆 𝒎𝒚 𝒅𝒊𝒔𝒄𝒊𝒑𝒍𝒆." -Luke 14:26
Our devotion to Christ must be an outgrowth of Him being Lord of our lives. Even when forced to choose family members, community, and God, our obedience to our thrice-holy God is a definite non-negotiable.

While the shifting culture is disheartening, it is a direct fulfillment of Scripture. Christ calls us to a level of devotion that truly defines his place in our lives above everyone else:
"𝑱𝒆𝒔𝒖𝒔 𝒔𝒂𝒊𝒅 𝒕𝒐 𝒉𝒊𝒎, '𝑵𝒐 𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒘𝒉𝒐 𝒑𝒖𝒕𝒔 𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒕𝒐 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒑𝒍𝒐𝒘 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒍𝒐𝒐𝒌𝒔 𝒃𝒂𝒄𝒌 𝒊𝒔 𝒇𝒊𝒕 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒌𝒊𝒏𝒈𝒅𝒐𝒎 𝒐𝒇 𝑮𝒐𝒅.'" -Luke 9:62
We must not look back. I pray for those who struggle with these things. I pray their faith will grow and they will choose to stand courageously on God’s Word and embrace the One who gave Himself on the cross at Calvary.
I pray that all of us will stand firm and unwavering until the day of His appearing. Come soon, Lord Jesus.

05/29/2026

For some people, they will read this and be all upset. Those people, in my opinion, need to go read Hebrews 1:1-2 and study it closely.

05/29/2026

Some preachers I heard back when I was younger were like this....

🤣🤣🤣

05/25/2026

𝐈𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐡𝐮𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐅𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠?
We’ve all seen the headlines, and it’s easy to get discouraged by church scandals... involving Robert Morris, Ravi Zacharias, James MacDonald, Mike Bickle, Benny Hinn, Brian Houston, Carl Lentz, Tony Evans, and unfortunately, the list goes on.
Scandals straight from pulpits... seemingly devastating to many in the pews and lighting fires of the critics of Christianity.
This new video reminds us what God's church is REALLY all about. The church isn’t built on human performance or the lack of; it’s built on something else entirely.
I poured a lot into today's video, so take a watch and let me know your thoughts.

Is the American church failing? You've seen the headlines: anothe...

05/25/2026

Memorial Day 🇺🇸
Today, our focus turns to a deep, sobering truth: the freedoms we enjoy were bought at a tremendous price.
True sacrifice mirrors the very heart of the Gospel. While we rest in Christ’s ultimate sacrifice for our eternal freedom, we carry a profound gratitude for the brave men and women who stood in the gap and gave everything on the battlefield.
Today, let’s pause, remember, and honor those who made the ultimate sacrifice, and the families they left behind. May we never forget the price of the freedom they died to protect.

05/24/2026

BIBLICAL DISCERNMENT NEEDED
"𝑱𝒆𝒔𝒖𝒔 𝒅𝒊𝒅𝒏’𝒕 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒆 𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒐 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒍𝒅 𝒕𝒐 𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒄𝒉 𝒐𝒓 𝒕𝒐 𝒕𝒆𝒂𝒄𝒉 𝒂 '𝑴𝒚-𝑾𝒂𝒚-𝒐𝒓-𝒕𝒉𝒆-𝑯𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒘𝒂𝒚' 𝒌𝒊𝒏𝒅 𝒐𝒇 𝒓𝒆𝒍𝒊𝒈𝒊𝒐𝒏." — Rev. Anna Flowers, United Church in Walpole.
𝐀𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲, 𝐲𝐞𝐬 𝐇𝐞 𝐝𝐢𝐝.
By Jesus’ own words, that is exactly what He said. He didn't come to be a vague moral teacher; He came as our penal substitutionary atonement, bearing the sins of all whom God would save and graft into His church. He is the 𝐎𝐍𝐋𝐘 way.
There are plenty of other issues here with this, but I am just dealing with what she said in her message today. We live in a time where people take massive liberties with their theology, inventing ideas not found in Scripture, and then preaching and teaching those falsehoods as truth.
𝑩𝒊𝒃𝒍𝒊𝒄𝒂𝒍 𝒅𝒊𝒔𝒄𝒆𝒓𝒏𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒊𝒔 𝒅𝒆𝒔𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒍𝒚 𝒏𝒆𝒆𝒅𝒆𝒅 𝒓𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕 𝒏𝒐𝒘. Be Bereans, my friends. Examine the Scriptures daily and test everything against the Word of God.

05/23/2026

𝗔𝗵𝗵𝗵... 𝘁𝗵𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗺𝘀.⛈️
I am sitting here listening to the rain, hearing the thunder, watching the lightning, and right as I am typing this thought, the lights just went out! Total darkness, except for the glow of my computer screen.
And honestly? I love it. 𝑰 𝒂𝒎 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒑𝒍𝒆𝒕𝒆𝒍𝒚 𝒔𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒐𝒖𝒔.
This love for a good storm goes all the way back to my childhood. We lived in a mobile home about 9 miles out of town in the country. My bed was right in the front corner of the house, right where the rain would drain off that tin roof and pour down the metal side of the home. Whenever a storm rolled in, I’d just wake up and listen to it. We lost power all the time, so us kids were completely used to it. We had flashlights and candles scattered everywhere, and I always just found the whole thing so cool.
It never left me. Years ago, I hiked a portion of the 𝐀𝐩𝐩𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐥 𝐢𝐧 𝐓𝐞𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐞 and stayed in a little stone shelter with a tin roof. It poured hard all night, with lightning cracking so close you could practically feel it, and I slept in my hammock like a baby. To this day, whether I'm working at my computer or heading to bed, 𝐈 𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐦 𝐚𝐮𝐝𝐢𝐨. 𝐈𝐭’𝐬 𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐲 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠.
Most of all, it reminds me of Matthew 24:27: "𝐹𝑜𝑟 𝑎𝑠 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑙𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑡𝑛𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑒𝑠 𝑓𝑟𝑜𝑚 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑒𝑎𝑠𝑡 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑠ℎ𝑖𝑛𝑒𝑠 𝑎𝑠 𝑓𝑎𝑟 𝑎𝑠 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑤𝑒𝑠𝑡, 𝑠𝑜 𝑤𝑖𝑙𝑙 𝑏𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑆𝑜𝑛 𝑜𝑓 𝑀𝑎𝑛."
There is such comfort in knowing that just like a flash of lightning instantly shatters the deep darkness of a storm, Christ’s return will be sudden, magnificent, and undeniable to the entire world.
So, sitting here in the quiet stillness of my home, listening to the rain and thunder, I'm going to sleep well tonight, resting my head on the Sovereignty of our Creator, and thinking about that glorious day when He will come again. 🙌🏼