One of the critical marks of Christianity is the willingness of God’s people to cooperate together in Kingdom endeavors. My church is a part of the Southern Baptist Convention. The SBC is defined by cooperation more than organizational structure or any of the things that bind other denominations together. The SBC is a convention of churches who have voluntarily associated with each other because we know that together we can accomplish more than we can apart.

Last week was the annual SBC meeting held in Dallas, TX. I want to share with you the state of Southern Baptists: the good, the bad, and the embarrassing.

Mark Wingfield, “Why won’t the SBC be more financially transparent?” June 12, 2025.

Lauren Canterberry, “SBC urges Supreme Court overturn of gay marriage ruling,” June 11, 2025.

Nathan A. Finn, “Confessional fidelity and denominational faithfulness,” June 10, 2025.

I had breakfast this morning with nearly 100 men who gathered together for fellowship and spiritual warfare. I pastor a church where men are enthusiastically involved in disciple-making and pursuing Christ-likeness. I hear from other pastors all the time, “How do you get men involved at church because we are not being successful at it?” And I tell them that muscular Christianity is the key to living out the call of the gospel for men.

Artificial Intelligence is changing our world in unexpected ways and oddly enough, AI is the biggest thing that Christians are not talking about. We need to consider the way that humanity and human society will be altered over the course of the next generation by Artificial Intelligence.

C.R. Wiley, “AI Jesus and other heresies from Silicon Valley,” January 6, 2025.

Anne Kennedy, “In the care of AI,” March 3, 2025.

Flynn Evans, “Dating alone,” March 18, 2025.

Liz Lykins, “Should elementary students use AI tools?” March 19, 2025.