Alan Strange

3 weeks ago | crossway.org | Caleb Morell |Peter Orr |Paul Tripp |Alan Strange

How Not to Handle a Pastoral SuccessionOn September 17, 1944, a relatively unknown pastor named Kenneth Owen White arrived at Metropolitan Baptist Church in Washington, D. C. (later known as Capitol Hill Baptist Church), eager to prove himself. In time, he would rise to national prominence—most famously, grilling John F. Kennedy during the 1960 presidential campaign and then later serving as president of the Southern Baptist Convention.

May 24, 2024 | crossway.org | Alan Strange |Lemuel Haynes

A Sad Chapter in HistoryThis is one of the saddest chapters in American history. You can look at the history of the ancient church—as Kyle Harper has in a couple of important books that he has published—and see how Christianity, the effects and consequences of Christianity, played a part in the waning and the dissolution of slavery in the old Roman Empire.

Apr 29, 2024 | theaquilareport.com | Alan Strange

The gospel is a spiritual message for a world whose greatest need is spiritual: redemption from sin and new life in Christ. This is not to say, however, that the effects of the gospel do not have consequences for the world in which we live.

Apr 17, 2024 | crossway.org | Alan Strange |Jonathan Leeman

The True Calling of the ChurchThe calling, or mission, of the church as the church is to proclaim the gospel to the ends of the earth, not to be another merely (or even chiefly) political, social, or economic institution. The church, in its full-orbed existence, may have political, economic, or social concerns that develop out of its mission, but those aspects are not what primarily mark and define it.

Mar 2, 2024 | crossway.org | Alan Strange

This article is part of the 10 Things You Should Know series. 1. What the doctrine of “the spirituality of the church” means. Many who hear or read “spirituality” and “church” may think that it means the same thing as “Christian spirituality.” This is understandable since the term “spirituality of the church” has fallen out of use because the doctrine has been forgotten due both to neglect and abuse (see below for the abuse of the teaching).