I confess. I’m a chronic thief. Almost everyday, something inside of me, something irresistible, drives me to steal. It’s as if I’m unaware of my looting. In fact, unless I consider my previous actions and motives, I usually excuse myself from any wrongdoing. It’s as if I do it and don’t even realize I’ve done […]
Author: Donnie
I was born in the mountains of Southwest Virginia, born again at a very young age, married a beautiful and likeminded woman, moved to Tennessee, and raised two children in the Southern traditions of loving God and neighbor, exercising manners, and being stewards of the land and its bounty.
After becoming involved in youth ministry in our local church, the need of teaching people "what they believe and why they believe it" became painfully apparent, especially in my immediate context (rural Southern churches). We began an apologetics/theology ministry there but have since moved on.
After serving in church leadership and being called to faithfulness and duty to protect our congregation from a rogue pastor under church discipline of his previous church, my experiences in this biblical process shape much of what I believe about how churches in the South have become weak and why nominal Christianity is prevalent.
I love the Church and Southern culture so you can expect to read about apologetics and theology as well as church and culture here, written southern style, by the grace of God. Deo Vindice
WHAT IS GRACE?
5 even when we were dead in our trespasses, made us alive together with Christ—by grace you have been saved— Ephesians 2:5 (ESV) What makes Christianity different from all the other religions of the world? Years ago that very question was discussed at a conference. Some of the participants argued that Christianity is unique in […]
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Some Reasons For Apologetics In the Bible Belt
It really us frustrating when someone just doesn’t understand the need or reasons for apologetics. Most of the time its out of ignorance, I know, but that doesn’t give me much reprieve from the agony of realizing what a task that lies before us. To have people (Christian people) look at you like you have […]
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Something to be Proud of
It’s almost “football time in Tennessee” again! The words of John Ward still fall across the radios of this state on Saturdays in such a phenominal rate that folks around here treat those words as if they come from kin. Those words bring pause to those of us who still harbor a sense of pride […]
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Good Instant Tea and Relative Morality
My wife was raised in Ohio. I love her, but it’s true. I do have a disclaimer though, she was born in Tennessee and she moved back to Virginia when she was about 13. She is the love of my life, no kidding. Although she married this good ole boy, she does have a few […]
