K.V. Paxton

The Bearded Ecclesiologian Podcast Episode 1: Why Should We Care About the Church?

Church Idolatry?

Exodus 32 is undoubtedly one of the most disappointing chapters in the entire Bible. You know the story. While Moses is on Sinai receiving instructions concerning the new Eden, the tabernacle, Israel grows impatient. “Where is Moses? What’s taking him so long? We don’t know if he is dead or alive.” So they panic, andContinue reading “Church Idolatry?”

Some Men Just Want the Fight

One of the very best movies I have seen in recent years is the World War I epic called 1917. The basic premise of the film is two young soldiers are tasked with delivering orders to another unit to call off a planned offensive attack because they would surely lose as it is a trap. InContinue reading “Some Men Just Want the Fight”

Are You Bored with Jesus?

“Discipleship is learning about Christ’s supremacy over all things. It is truly companionship with Jesus through all of life. A scheme of the devil is to get people to renounce their faith in Christ, but another scheme of the devil is for people to simply grow bored with Christ. Satan will do anything he can toContinue reading “Are You Bored with Jesus?”

What in the World is Going on in the Southern Baptist Convention?

No one can deny that the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) is a gigantic mess right now. “Dumpster fire” was the way one podcast host recently described it. Most people are not super engaged in SBC politics, not even most SBC members. And who could blame them? But one cannot help but see them now thatContinue reading “What in the World is Going on in the Southern Baptist Convention?”

Now is No Time to Abandon the Fellowship

To the surprise of no one who knows me, I’ve never been the seafaring type. Travel on the water (in whatever form) has exactly zero appeal to me. That being said, something I do know about travel on the high seas is that the worst possible time to abandon ship is in the midst ofContinue reading “Now is No Time to Abandon the Fellowship”

Be Faithful and Come What May

What does church success look like during a global pandemic? For at least a generation, success in churches was based largely on numerics, on this we can agree. Every year in my denomination (the Southern Baptist Convention), for example, churches must fill out the Annual Church Profile (ACP), which asks churches nearly every conceivable questionContinue reading “Be Faithful and Come What May”

A Plea to Church Members, Give Your Pastor Grace

This post originally appeared on FTC.co on August 11, 2020. A few days ago I was scrolling through my Timehop and I came across a tweet that I had retweeted from Ray Ortlund in which he said, “If your pastor loves the Lord, is faithful to his wife, preaches Jesus from the Bible, don’t hassleContinue reading “A Plea to Church Members, Give Your Pastor Grace”

Worship According to Habakkuk

This post originally appeared on FTC.co How long has it been since you’ve stumbled on the book of Habakkuk? I hope, if not recently, you’ll revisit it soon. Habakkuk is a rich (but short) book that is very unique among the prophetic books of the Old Testament. Usually we would see a prophet speaking onContinue reading “Worship According to Habakkuk”