Everything That Rises

Hey folks, I'm starting a new blog for sermon manuscripts. You can check it out here .

I've been feeling like a tightrope walker without a net lately. As many of you who read this know I'm a Baptist, though not your ordinary Baptist in the South (and by no means a Southern Baptist). I tend to believe that the ecclesiological organizationof the Baptist tradition (i.e. congregational governance, autonomy, etc.) is more in line with the freedom and equality found in the gospel. I believe that the true mark of a Christian is a real, living, and personal relationship with Jesus Christ. I also believe that those who claim such a relationship are called to spread the gospel to unbelievers throughout the world. With that being said, one would think I'd have no problem fitting in with my Baptist brothers and sisters. Ah, but how fooled we all are to think that the beautiful simplicity of unity in Christ is enough for unity in kingdom work. While I strongly believe those thing I've already mentioned, I also believe that women have an equal opportunity in the shari