The following articles have been selected because they are informative, instructive, entertaining, or simply interesting. Articles appearing in Your Friday Five do not represent an endorsement.
The Amazing Life of Richard Allen, By Trevin Wax
What if I told you there was a man during the American Revolutionary era who was born into slavery, trusted in Christ as a teenager, converted his master, purchased his freedom, rode the circuit as a preacher with famous Methodist preacher Francis Asbury, served as a chimney sweep (perhaps even for George Washington!), survived yellow fever, walked out of his church in protest of segregation, founded the black church, and then bought back his own church building years later?
Preaching in the Heart of the City An Interview with Mac Brunson, By Preaching Magazine
Mac Brunson has served for 11 years as Senior Pastor of First Baptist Church of Jacksonville, Florida. Prior to that he served as Senior Pastor of First Baptist Church in Dallas, Texas. He is an author and former President of the Southern Baptist Pastors Conference. Editor Michael Duduit recently visited with him at his church.
Southern Baptist leaders react to Chauvin verdict, By Scott Barkley
MINNEAPOLIS (BP) – Leaders and pastors in the Southern Baptist Convention joined others today (April 20) in commenting on the verdict of former police officer Derek Chauvin as guilty on all counts in the death of George Floyd.
On Exposition An Interview With HB Charles, By Preaching Magazine
H.B. Charles is Senior Pastor of the Shiloh Church in Jacksonville, Florida and the author of several books on preaching and on pastoring. He is also the founder and director of the Cutting It Straight Conference, and provides a popular podcast and website for pastors. This summer he was elected as the first African-American to serve as President of the Southern Baptist Pastors Conference. He was recently interviewed by Executive Editor Michael Duduit.
How Hyperbole Dulls Our Spiritual Discernment, By Thomas Schreiner
Perhaps the master of hyperbole in the 20th century was the acclaimed journalist and author G. K. Chesterton. He was once reputed to have said, “The whole modern world has divided itself into conservatives and progressives. The business of progressives is to go on making mistakes. The business of the conservatives is to prevent the mistakes being corrected.” Chesterton manages to criticize both progressives and conservatives humorously, at the same time.