Salvation is surrender. Sanctification is war.

URGENT PRAYER REQUEST: I am in Moneta (near Roanoke), Virginia, to preach the 20th church anniversary of Troy Keaton and the Eastlake Community Church. The service was in a tent on campus, with close to 1,000 attendees. Ten minutes into the service, a sudden, severe weather event pulled the support poles out of the ground and blew the tent off. One of the elders of the church went to be with Jesus, and several others were seriously injured. Please pray for Pastor Troy, Eastlake Church, and this community - that the hope of our risen Savior would be theirs in abundance during this crisis.

@PastorSWade @MattCapps Excited to start reading this new one tonight! The Lord sent me to serve in His revitalization at FBC LaPlace. #churchrevitalization

I’ve always appreciated this volume by Leon Morris, former principal of @CollegeRidley. Written to be devotional but backed with the weight of a respected New Testament scholar. It’s out of print now, and being sold for the equivalent of a car payment. amzn.to/4v0jgzD

I’ve returned from the 2026 Annual Meeting of the Southern Baptist Convention, where 21,144 were in attendance. I want to offer a few thoughts. First, it was encouraging to hear about the work of the International Mission Board, the North American Mission Board, our six seminaries, and other entities. At the meeting, 63 missionaries were commissioned to take the gospel to the ends of the earth. This past year, 951 new churches were planted in North America. We celebrated five consecutive years of increased baptisms within our churches. And, we have six theologically conservative seminaries that are faithfully equipping the next generation for ministry and mission work. In fact, the six SBC seminaries enrolled more than 25,000 students last year. I am grateful for Fairview’s commitment to support these efforts. Second, there has been a lot of online discussion about adding to the SBC constitution to provide specificity to what is already stated in the Baptist Faith and Message 2000. The BFM 2000 states that there are “two scriptural offices” in the local church: “pastor/elder/overseer and deacon,” and “while both men and women are gifted for service in the church, the office of pastor/elder/overseer is limited to men as qualified by Scripture.” The intent of the amendment was to clarify that pastors/elders/overseers alone are charged with “preaching the Word of God to the gathered assembly.” 74.66% of the convention messengers voted in favor of the amendment. It’s important to note that the amendment does not state that women cannot minister within the church or serve as missionaries. At Fairview, we hold that the office of pastor is for qualified men. We also highly value and celebrate the ministry of the women in our congregation. There is a lot more that I could say. Does our convention have its challenges? Yes. Have we, as a convention, made errors in our history? Certainly. There is always work to do in our convention of local churches. It’s important to remember that as a convention of churches, we cooperate for the “one sacred effort” of proclaiming the gospel, making disciples, and supporting one another as we do so. #SBC2026 #SBC26

It was good to spend time with so many friends! Here are a few of them. #SBC2026 #SBC26

Two of my favorite moments at #SBC2026 #SBC26

Congratulations @WillyRice on your election as the new President of the SBC. Praying for you as you lead our convention of churches. #SBC26 #SBC2026

Praying for @pastorclint today. Voting for @JoshuaWPowell today. #SBC2026 #SBC26

Record baptisms in the SBC! Love it. That's a Baptist renewal!!

What song are they singing? Wrong answers only. #SBC2026 #SBC26 #Duet #SpecialMusic

The @FairviewBC pastors are well represented at the @Lifeway booth this year at #SBC26 #SBC2026!

Badge and ballot. Ready to go! #SBC26 #SBC2026

It's worth remembering that the majority of people in the Orlando convention hall at #SBC26/#SBC2026 do not have an account on this platform.

As we prepare to head to Orlando for #SBC26, I look forward to voting for my friend @JoshuaWPowell as the next President of the SBC. Josh is a faithful pastor and will lead us well. baptistpress.com/resource-li…

The old saying is true: when you try to defend yourself, your enemies won’t believe it and your friends don’t need it. Just note the Pharisees falsely criticized Jesus as being “liberal.” When modern day Pharisees criticize me and my friends falsely, I consider the source…

Small town southern BBQ joint. There are signs.

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