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Attempts at Honesty

Reflections on the interplay of the Bible and Culture

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About Todd Pylant

Dr. Todd Pylant is the Senior Pastor of the First Baptist Church of Benbrook in Fort Worth, Texas. He holds degrees from Baylor University, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, and Bethel University. In 23 years of ministry, he has served churches in Texas and Georgia. He lives in Fort Worth, Texas with his wife Kelli and their three children. Todd is also the author of Word of God Speak: Understanding the Bible, Hearing God's Voice and If: The Conditionality of the Gospel and the Real Danger of Apostasy and D14: A Strategy for Making Disciples Who Make Disciples at the First Baptist Church of Benbrook

Failure: The Unintended Consequence of Success

Posted on July 30, 2014 Written by Todd Pylant 1 Comment

This is a guest post by Todd Pylant whose biographical information appears in the author box below this post. If you would like to provide a guest post to Attempts at Honesty, please see the guest post guidelines and contact me if you are interested in providing a post. The writer of Hebrews demonstrated faith […]

Filed Under: Bible Reflection, Guest Post Tagged With: failure, Gideon, success

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Are boycotts effective in “reclaiming our culture”?

Recently I was notified that there is an American Family Association boycott of Home Depot over their LBGT policy. This morning, I was made aware of a boycott of Fort Worth public transportation because they agreed to display advertising from an atheistic group. The story can be seen by clicking on this link. I question […]

The Cross of Christ

John Stott on Jesus’ Hour

Jesus referred to an “hour” that was coming in his life and ministry. John Stott writes about what Jesus meant by this.

On the value of good preaching

We should expect our preacher to communicate to himself and to us the diagnosis that God makes upon our condition and the corrective action that God prescribes. We don’t need or want the preacher to interfere with this process by filtering out the inconvenient or disturbing bits.

Why people lie – Infographic

In response to an earlier post, an infographic entitled “Why People Lie” was brought to my attention. The infographic is shared with some commentary.

Mysterious

Allowing God to be mysterious

As I have grown older, I have become increasingly comfortable with allowing God to be mysterious. This has relieved me of some of the pressure to provide explanations for particular events.

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