Category: Russell Moore

Russell Moore

Blog can be found on:

http://www.russellmoore.com/

By micoots
04/11/2016 0

Signposts: What I Learned From Congressman Gene Taylor

On this episode of Signposts I reflect on life lessons I learned from serving Congressman Gene Taylor, and how a politician modeled integrity and conscience for me that made a lasting impact.

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Below is an edited transcript of the audio.

This week I was thinking about the fact that it was the anniversary of the day that my old boss was elected to the United States Congress. On that date every year I..

By micoots
28/10/2016 0

Signposts: How Should Christians Handle Disagreement Over Halloween?

In this episode I respond to a question about Halloween and the local church, and how Christians can handle disagreements in a way that glorifies Christ and preserves fellowship.

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I had a question from a listener asking about Halloween, and she is particularly concerned not about Halloween itself and whether or not Christians ought ..

By micoots
27/10/2016 0

Why I Am a Christian

October 27 is an important date for me.

I grew up in Woolmarket Baptist Church, a rural, blue-collar congregation in a small community just north of Biloxi, Mississippi. My grandfather had served as pastor of that congregation and died when I was six years old.

I was active in all things related to Woolmarket Baptist Church: Sunday school, training union, Vacation Bible School, Royal Ambassadors, youth choir, youth council. At about the age of twelve, I was walking home from a revival meeting ..

By micoots
25/10/2016 0

Can the Religious Right Be Saved?

Below, you can watch the address I delivered at the 2016 Erasmus Lectures of First Things magazine, on the topic: “Can the religious right be saved?”

(Note: the lecture begins around the 15:30 mark of the video)

By micoots
21/10/2016 0

Signposts: How to Talk to Children About Their Adoption Story

In this episode of Signposts I reflect on how parents can talk to their adopted children about their story, and what adoption stories should teach us about our own adoption into the family of Christ.

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I had a listener who asked me how I told our children that they were adopted. At first I was reluctant to take that question because I assumed it’s just a very..

By micoots
17/10/2016 0

The Gospel vs 100 Years of Planned Parenthood

This weekend Planned Parenthood turned 100. As several politicians and pro-choice supporters publicly celebrated the milestone, many Christians and others committed to defending life and human dignity mourned.

While supporters see a century of Planned Parenthood as an era of choice and physical autonomy, many of us see it as an era of death, both of unborn humans and of the consciences of millions of women and men. Many Americans cannot hear the words “Planned Parenthood” without remembering a ..

By micoots
14/10/2016 0

Signposts: How Churches Can Minister to the Divorced

In this episode of Signposts I discuss what the responsibility of the local church is toward members who have experienced divorce, and what the gospel means for how we bear each other’s burdens through this.

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By micoots
07/10/2016 0

Signposts: Why I’m a Baptist

In this episode of Signposts, I reflect on what being a Baptist has meant for my Christian life, and why I am still one today.

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Below is an edited transcript of the audio.

In this episode I am responding to a listener who asked me the question why I am still a Baptist—specifically, is there a set of reasons why I would be co..

By micoots
30/09/2016 0

Signposts: How Christians Should Handle Shame

Every Christian has had to wrestle at some point with guilt. Even for those who believe, theologically, that they are forgiven in Christ, the struggle to feel forgiven can be agonizing. How should believers in the gospel of justification handle their residing feelings of shame, guilt, and condemnation?

In this episode of Signposts I reflect on what the Scriptures say about our guilt, and why Christians can–and can’t–trust their feelings.

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By micoots
28/09/2016 0

Christians and Election 2016

On Facebook I recently shared some thoughts about the first presidential debate, election 2016, and how Christians ought to respond to it all. The video is below: