Russell Moore
Russell Moore is president of the Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission of the Southern Baptist Convention. The ERLC is the moral and public policy entity of the nation’s largest Protestant denomination.
President of the ERLC of the Southern Baptist Convention
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Sabbath and the Rhythm of Creation
There’s something kind of providential about lecturing on Sabbath the day after Labor Day.Tuesday, September 8, 2009
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The Eternal Weight of Wasted Time
As I was preparing to teach preaching class here at Southern Seminary last week, I thought about all the twists and turns my own call to preach had taken before it led me here, there, and here. It...Friday, September 4, 2009
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Reflections on the Kennedy Funeral
The homily's words about the kingdom, frozen as they were in the partisan debates of our little blip of history, didn’t communicate the transcendence offered by the Basilica itself.Tuesday, September 1, 2009
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Reflections on Katrina, Four Years Later
Four years ago today was one of the worst days of my life, and I was safely a thousand miles away.Tuesday, September 1, 2009
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Gambling, the Gospel, and Social Justice
I grew up there on the Gulf of Mexico, and spent my life on those waters, under those stars. Now, however, the place is aglow with neon, as casinos dot the landscape, as far as the eye can see.Friday, August 28, 2009
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Uncrippled and Uncrucified
Why Your Ministry Must Become More Pathetic Before It Can Be Less Pathetic (2 Cor 5:16-6:13)Friday, August 28, 2009
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The Spirit Strikes
How the Holy Spirit Changes Everything (Acts 2:1-41)Monday, August 17, 2009
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The City
I don’t think I’ve ever (until now) written for a publication before I’ve ever actually seen a copy.Monday, August 3, 2009
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Freed to Visit Orphans (Ethiopia)
We encourage you to watch this video, produced by our friends at Together for Adoption.Thursday, July 23, 2009
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Dead Man Washing: Why Baptism (Really) Matters
How important is baptism really?Thursday, July 23, 2009
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Communion (Really)
A sermon I recently preached on why the Lord's Table really matters.Thursday, July 16, 2009
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Orphan Care and the Great Commission Resurgence
On Wednesday of last week, the Southern Baptist Convention adopted my resolution “On Adoption and Orphan Care,” while my sons stood on the platform watching. It was one of the most emotionally...Monday, June 29, 2009
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A Fathers’ Day Reflection
I’m really, really depressed, and I don’t know what to do. As a matter of fact, I didn’t even know I was depressed until a study came out, and I’m at high, high risk--because I'm a parent.Tuesday, June 23, 2009
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When Doves Try
“When Doves Try: The Terrible Tribunal of the Spirit of Christ," preached at Highview Baptist Church in Louisville, Kentucky.Friday, June 19, 2009
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Chick Flicks and the Spirit of Christ?
The most controversial radio show I’ve ever guest-hosted for the Albert Mohler Program was on the potential spiritual pitfalls of Christian romance novels. You should see the incendiary emails that...Monday, June 15, 2009
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Some Suggestions for Church Business Meetings?
Do these meetings have to be "painful"?Monday, June 8, 2009
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Why Stand to Read Scripture?
A pastor in Oklahoma wrote to me this week to ask why I typically ask people in my congregation (or elsewhere) to stand for the reading of the Scripture, and whether I encourage others to do so as...Friday, June 5, 2009
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Girl Wrestlers, Blue Parakeets, Talkative Men, and Other Interesting Stuff
Commendation for the new edition of the "Journal for Biblical Manhood and Womanhood."Monday, June 1, 2009