Author Archives: Pastor Tom Rush
Making a Difference – A Tribute to Jay Pierce
I was privileged to meet John “Jay” Raymond Pierce in 2006. I had just moved back to Georgia from Florida and had joined the Northeast Georgia Officials Association (NEGOA) as an umpire. I was continuing an avocation I started in 1975. Jay was a relatively new umpire but had attended professional umpire school. Even at […]
Belief Predicates Behavior
That belief predicates behavior is an axiom of truth I learned early on in my ministry. It was a favorite phrase of my mentor. The concept behind the thought is thoroughly biblical. Proverbs 23:7 says, “For as he thinks in his heart, so is he.” Clearly, from a scriptural point of view, what we believe […]
THE GOOD, THE BAD and THE UGLY
An Update on the State of the SBC in 2023 Here is an update to my prior blog on the SBC which is precipitated by the recent actions of the convention at the annual meeting held in New Orleans in June of this year. Previously I shared my deep concern with the slow but steady […]
HOW WE GOT HERE – The SBC Becoming Complicit with Egalitarianism
By Thomas E. Rush I have long realized that an organization the size of the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) could certainly experience some degree of downgrade in its theological commitments. There are differences of opinion on certain theological matters that can be expected, and which are not of a nature to render the difference a […]
“No Justice, No Peace” – is Not a Biblical Construct
June 18, 2020 Let me clarify at the outset that I abhor racism in any form. I am opposed to brutality regardless of who the perpetrator or victim may be. I oppose injustice wherever it may rear its ugly head. Unfortunately, as a believer in God’s Word, the Bible, I am forced to recognize […]
I DO NOT THINK IT MEANS WHAT YOU THINK IT MEANS
Getting our words right in worship is critical if we truly want to honor God with our lips.
The Camel’s Nose is Under the SBC Tent
Note: I am aware of the recent articles from the Houston Chronicle exposing sexual abuse in the Southern Baptist Convention. In a follow up post I will address that issue and the response that we have seen from SBC leadership relative to the reports, which has in my opinion failed to address the issue in […]
Cultural Compromise Never Wins the Battle for Truth
These are trying days for the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC). We find ourselves living in a society that has rejected biblical truth and morality. Political correctness is the order of the day and if you don’t play along with the left’s skewed view of morality, you will be made an outcast. The goal of the […]
The New Moral Majority
You have probably heard the statement before, “I thought you were a Christian.” This insult was hurled at you after you had blundered big time. Perhaps it was because you didn’t set a guard over your mouth, or you were somewhere you shouldn’t have been, or you did something you shouldn’t have done. And there […]
A Passion to Share the Gospel
2 Corinthians 5:9-21 It is true that some of God’s sainted millions are scarred and broken. They have lives filled with sin and shame from their past. The good news for them is that they have been forgiven! And that is exactly the good news they are called to share with others. Regardless of how […]
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