Colby Adams

Baise on teaching Boyce students to counter secularism with ‘gospel swagger’

Have you ever met someone whose singular aim is to convince you they are called to ministry? Maybe they give away scores of Vista Print business cards asking you to invite them to your church; maybe they email you regularly to convince you why they should speak or sing or play at your next youth…

Every American has undoubtedly heard the phrase: “Be who you are.” … But despite such endearing sources, I’m fairly certain its origins are far more sinister than we might imagine.

Don’t leave the interiew before asking these ten (often-forgotten) questions.

Change occurs through people. People follow leaders, and leaders know the value of relationship.

Last year, I was having a conversation about our service with a member, and I realized the two of us were talking past each other. It began to dawn on me when the terms “singing service” and “preaching service” entered the discussion: the disconnect was an effect of twentieth century revivalism. Big tent revivals of the…

The awkward silence and uncomfortable feelings you have when trying to visit your folks in your church is not a justifiable reason to stop and neglect them.

Theology is about God, and that’s precisely what Calvin intended to write about.

By speaking the Word of God to us, sharing insights we haven’t been given, the right heroes will protect us from far more error than they may give us.

A pastor should first come in, love them where they are, earn their trust, then break the news to them of their current state.

One of the most frustrating parts of living overseas was placing an order at a fast food restaurant. Virtually every time I would have to elbow my way to the counter, mentally rehearse the order for a family of five in another language, and then hope that I could communicate without being misunderstood or worse,…

The church is not a platform to serve a pastor’s visionary ideals, social stature, or emotional well-being. The church is the blood-bought property of God. For a pastor to treat the people as his platform is an act of treasonous theft, stealing for himself that which Christ our great high priest has purchased at the cost of his own blood.

In his classic book, Lectures To My Students, Charles Spurgeon wrote, “Scarcely one man in a dozen in the pulpit talks like a man.” This is a problem all too common today. Some preachers feel inclined to take certain routes in their sermon preparation, leaving them to be very unnatural in their delivery, as if…

  What is it like to read your Bible and pray on the International Space Station (ISS)? Implied in the question is the notion that Bible reading and prayer are somehow enhanced given the vantage point. There certainly is an acute awareness and appreciation of God’s creative and providential work given the literal “worldview,” and…

Christ’s disciples always need the Word of God and they need faithful teachers to help them understand what it means and how it applies.

It is rare to find an evangelical Christian under 50 who has been a part of one denomination for their entire church life. I was born into a family that was deeply committed to the local church and equally committed to the vision and mission of the Southern Baptist Convention. I have many cherished friends…

No doubt, there are other questions that may need to be asked, but some of these helped me make this solemn decision.