{"id":6816,"date":"2020-06-04T08:21:30","date_gmt":"2020-06-04T13:21:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nafwb.org\/site\/?p=6816"},"modified":"2020-06-05T12:09:23","modified_gmt":"2020-06-05T17:09:23","slug":"pulpit-magazine-fall-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nafwb.org\/site\/pulpit-magazine-fall-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"PULPIT Magazine – Fall 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"

Why confront racism in the premiere issue of ONE Magazine?<\/strong><\/p>\n

When the late Tom McCullough spoke on racism during the 2015 national convention, his humble call to acknowledge, confront, and abandon racism for the sake of the gospel struck a chord. While Free Will Baptists have a rich history of standing for the rights of the oppressed, it is crucial that each succeeding generation continue to look within, to ruthlessly root out any vestige of prejudice that would hinder the work of the gospel.<\/p>\n

Scripture speaks clearly regarding racism. It\u2019s sin. It should have no place in the heart and life of any believer. Yet, as fallen beings, we all need to be reminded on a regular basis\u2014as Tom McCullough stated so eloquently in his article<\/a>\u2014\u201cGod cares nothing about the color of a man\u2019s skin but about the condition of his heart.\u201d\u00a0Interestingly, the deadline for PULP1T writers fell the week after horrible events in Charlottesville, Virginia, thrust the subject of race back into the national headlines. As usual, God\u2019s timing is impeccable.<\/p>\n

I am grateful for Free Will Baptist writers, pastors, and church members who share the truths of God\u2019s Word openly, fairly, and without apology, even when the subjects are difficult or controversial. When dark topics are brought from shadows into light and discussed openly, God can heal the festering wounds of sin.<\/p>\n

PULP1T magazine is free for any pastor or church leader who would like to receive it. Simply email editor@nafwb.org\u00a0<\/a>or call the Executive Office at 877-767-7659 to be added to the mailing list.<\/p>\n

Articles<\/h3>\n

Red, Yellow, Black & White<\/span><\/a>
\nA Christian Examination of Racism<\/p>\n

For the Sake of the Gospel<\/a><\/span>
\nLeaving Prejudice at the Cross<\/p>\n

Willis Bryant Was Cherokee<\/a><\/span>
\nOvercoming Racism to Bring the Gospel to Southwest Oklahoma<\/p>\n

Free Will Revisited<\/span><\/a>
\nA Fresh Approach to the Historical Debate<\/p>\n

Lessons in Leaving<\/a><\/span>
\nSimple Principles to Help Your Congregation Move Forward When You Leave<\/p>\n

Good News for Public Schools<\/span><\/a>
\nHow to (Legally) Take the Gospel Into Public Schools<\/p>\n

Parsonage or Pressure Cooker?<\/a><\/span>
\nLessons From 50 Years in a Pastor\u2019s Home<\/p>\n

Avoid the Ministry Mistress<\/a><\/span>
\nMaking Family Your Primary Ministry<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Columns<\/h3>\n

Prequel:\u00a0Free Will Baptists and the Heritage of Freedom<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Pastoral Perspective:\u00a0Importance of the Ministry of Presence<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Why confront racism in the premiere issue of ONE Magazine? When the late Tom McCullough spoke on racism during the 2015 national convention, his humble call to acknowledge, confront, and abandon racism for the sake of the gospel struck a chord. While Free Will Baptists have a rich history of standing for the rights of the oppressed, it is crucial that each succeeding generation continue to look within, to ruthlessly root out any vestige of prejudice that would hinder the work of the gospel. Scripture speaks clearly regarding racism. It\u2019s sin. It should have no place in the heart and life of any believer. Yet, as fallen beings, we all need to be reminded on a regular basis\u2014as Tom McCullough stated so eloquently in his article\u2014\u201cGod cares nothing about the color of a man\u2019s skin but about the condition of his heart.\u201d\u00a0Interestingly, the deadline for PULP1T writers fell the week after horrible events in Charlottesville, Virginia, thrust the subject of race back into the national headlines. As usual, God\u2019s timing is impeccable. I am grateful for Free Will Baptist writers, pastors, and church members who share the truths of God\u2019s Word openly, fairly, and without apology, even when the subjects […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":6817,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6816","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-pastors"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nafwb.org\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6816","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nafwb.org\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nafwb.org\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nafwb.org\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nafwb.org\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6816"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/nafwb.org\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6816\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6918,"href":"https:\/\/nafwb.org\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6816\/revisions\/6918"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nafwb.org\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6817"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nafwb.org\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6816"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nafwb.org\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6816"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nafwb.org\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6816"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}