Should I Get a Christian Tattoo (Even If My Parents Don’t Like It)? My Response
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Dear Dr. Moore,
I want to get a tattoo. I’d like it on my stomach, with a cross, with the words, “Flee Immorality: You Were Bought with a Price.” I’d like this as a measure of accountability for myself as the years go by, in case the zeal I have for the gospel ever wanes [...]
Your Christ-Haunted Credit Card Statement: Why Your Finances Test Your Readiness for the Kingdom (Deut 8:1-20)
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Your Christ-Haunted Credit Card Statement: Why Your Finances Test Your Readiness for the Kingdom (Deut 8:1-20) from Russell Moore on Vimeo.
This sermon, “Your Christ-Haunted Credit Card Statement: Why Your Finances Test Your Readiness for the Kingdom” (Deut 8:1-20), was originally preached on Sunday, January 10, 2010 at Highview Baptist Church in Louisville, Kentucky. You can [...]
One Gospel, Unabortable (1 John 3:10-24)
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One Gospel, Unabortable (1 John 3:10-24) from Russell Moore on Vimeo.
This sermon, “One Gospel, Unabortable” (1 John 3:10-24), was originally preached on Sunday, January 17, 2010 at Highview Baptist Church in Louisville, Kentucky. You can find more sermons and other audio from Dr. Moore at our media page.
Why King’s Dream Overcame “Christian” White Supremacy
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One of my earliest memories is of a substitute Sunday school teacher chastening me for putting a coin in my mouth. “That’s filthy,” she said. “Why, you don’t know if a colored man might have held that.” It might just be my imagination playing tricks on me, but it seems as though she immediately followed [...]
Should I Get a Christian Tattoo (Even If My Parents Don’t Like It)?
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Dear Dr. Moore,
I want to get a tattoo. I’d like it on my stomach, with a cross, with the words, “Flee Immorality: You Were Bought with a Price.” I’d like this as a measure of accountability for myself as the years go by, in case the zeal I have for the gospel ever wanes [...]
Round Yon Violence: Why the Virgin Birth Ought to Scare You to Death (Luke 1:26-38; Gen 3:15)
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Round Yon Violence: Why the Virgin Birth Ought to Scare You to Death (Luke 1:26-38; Gen 3:15) from Russell Moore on Vimeo.
This sermon, “Round Yon Violence: Why the Virgin Birth Ought to Scare You to Death” (Luke 1:26-38; Gen 3:15), was originally preached on Sunday, December 20, 2009 at Highview Baptist Church in Louisville, Kentucky. [...]
Magazines Worth Keeping
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Not too long ago, Mondays were an important day for me. On late Monday afternoon, I’d stop by the local independent bookstore, Hawley-Cooke here in Louisville, and raid the newsstand. There would the “hot off the press” editions of Newsweek, Time, and U.S. News and World Report, along with others such as the New Yorker. [...]
The Three Generation Family: Is It Gone?
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Elvis Presley sang about a “Blue Christmas,” and I’m not feeling so perky myself.
That’s not because my Christmas was depressing, far from it. It’s that the aftermath was.
We spent Christmas with our extended family back in Elvis’s homeland and mine, Mississippi. My four sons spent a little over a week romping through the streets of [...]
Christmas Blessings
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Sing aloud, O daughter of Zion; shout, O Israel!
Rejoice and exult with all your heart,
O daughter of Jerusalem!
The Lord has taken away the judgments against you;
He has cleared away your enemies.
The King of Israel, the Lord, is in your midst;
you shall never again fear evil.
-Zeph. 3:14-15 (ESV)
Christmas blessings from the [...]
A Word about Family Tensions and the Holidays
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There’s a reason the “Cousin Eddie” character in the movie National Lampoon Christmas Vacation resonates with so many. We’ve all got a Cousin Eddie, or two, in our extended families. Some of us are Cousin Eddie. Our families weren’t designed for a televised Christmas special.
And despite the idyllic picture in Christmas cards and carol lyrics, [...]