Worth the Read – September 17, 2016

17 Sep Worth the Read – September 17, 2016

We’re living in a world that has completely lost its mind. Take for example the first two posts for this weekend. The NCAA is punishing the state of North Carolina for not allowing grown men to use the women’s showers with little girls while still promoting separate sports leagues for men and women. Then, our legislators and military leaders are seriously considering caving to political correctness and requiring our daughters to register for the draft. The thought of my little girl being forced to register to go to war to protect grown men is unfathomable to this father, and any politician who doesn’t stand firmly against this will forever lose my vote. Into this craziness comes the clear proclamation of God’s truth from God’s Word through God’s man. I believe the posts below dealing with text-driven preaching and how it intersects with these cultural concerns are must reads. And preachers, make sure you take the time to listen to Dr. Barry McCarty’s interview with Dr. Kyle Walker on the history of text-driven preaching. It’s well worth your time! Enjoy and remember that just because I share a post here doesn’t mean I endorse the writer or everything he wrote. I share these to help you understand the times and think clearly about how to live in these last, dark, desperate days.

1. North Carolina GOP Issues Blistering Response to the NCAA
2. GOP senators fight female draft in defense bill
3. Preaching Interview: History of Text-Driven Preaching
4. Andy Stanley and the “NEW Hermeneutic”
5. 10 Really Smart Things I Did as a Young Pastor
6. To Focus on Jesus and His Resurrection—Spotlight the Bible
7. 7 Things Pastors Wish Their Congregation Knew
8. To attract young people to your church, you’ve got to be warm. Not cool.
9. It’s ‘digital heroin’: How screens turn kids into psychotic junkies
10. Speak Where the Bible Speaks: Can Expository Preaching Intersect with Pressing Cultural Concerns?