A friend just sent me this. Apparently my God's Good Design book made it onto the SBTS bookstore shelf. I'll take it.

"NAMB created a problem by funding men who weren't qualified to plant, then solved the problem by funding men to fix it." My latest piece on NAMB and the SBC's church planting problem christoverall.com/article/co…

Incredible honor and blessing today to ordain two new elders, Tom Cantwell and Will Glover, at Christ the King Church (Ft. Thomas, KY)!

My wife wrote an excellent piece about Christian friendships. She addresses lies we believe about friendship and practical steps towards developing healthy friendships. "The Bible doesn’t command you to be loved. It commands you to love. So stop waiting for someone to initiate and go first." dmichaelclary.com/p/lessons-…

How can you tell if your compassion has been weaponized to bypass discernment? Simple. The pattern works in three moves. 1. Lead with suffering. Pain triggers our compassion and activates our emotions. That's normal and human. Your heart gets racing before your brain catches up. 2. Create a sense of urgency. If someone is in pain, then rescuing them is an emergency. There's no time to think, reflect, or even discern if it's true. SOMEONE IS SUFFERING! SOMETHING MUST BE DONE NOW! Speed becomes the measure of love. Slowness becomes cruelty. 3. Discredit your judgment. If you say, "hold on a minute, what's really going on here?", you will seem heartless. Why? Because the time it takes to accurately discern the situation prolongs the victim's suffering. The person who cares about truth will be seen as an evil monster who doesn't care about peoples' pain. Asking questions to discern the truth is seen as heartless and cruel. In the end, people abandon discernment because the crowd demands it. They are the compassionate ones. For them, ignoring the truth is a badge of virtue. They are on a moral crusade to ease the world's suffering, even though some of the suffering is manufactured by propagandists to manipulate them into doing this very thing. Thus, the most emotionally manipulated people are absolutely convinced of their moral superiority. They are the humble ones who truly love people, feel compassion, and will do what it takes to ease the suffering of others. Everyone else is a cold hearted snake.

RT @dmichaelclary: Pastors, mark your calendars for a one day @FoundersMin pastor's seminar this June. It will be hosted by Christ the King…

Christmas Eve service at Christ the King Church

Seven Beautiful Truths about the Incarnation of Christ 1. The Word is Eternal 2. The Word was with God & the Word was God 3. The Word is a Person 4. The Word is Creator 5. The Word is light and life 6. The Word became flesh & dwelt among us 7. The Word was full of grace & truth