A prominent evangelical leader—Al Mohler Jr., president of Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville—indicted today’s churches with the following alarming evaluation: “The decline of church discipline is perhaps the most visible failure of the contemporary church.” When was the last time you remember a church exercising this scriptural mandate?Discipline is never joyous at the time,Continue reading “Discipline—in the Local Church”
Author Archives: Dr. Anthony Slutz
Matthew, the Apostle (#7 in a series on the Apostles)
Before and after pictures are always fascinating to me. You know—like the ones you see in the newspapers or magazines; or, more commonly now, on commercials for diets, plastic surgery, or hair replacement. The Word of God gives us a striking picture of a “before and after” of an Apostle of the Lord Jesus Christ.Continue reading “Matthew, the Apostle (#7 in a series on the Apostles)”
God’s Blueprint for Local Church Leadership
Evangelical churches are generally known by their desire to evangelize the unevangelized world; that is, to send missionaries into all the world with the gospel of Jesus Christ, in obedience to Christ’s command (Matt. 28:18-20). Then, when people who hear the gospel accept Christ, the missionary will endeavor to lead the convert into baptism, churchContinue reading “God’s Blueprint for Local Church Leadership”
Bartholomew (Nathanael) the Apostle (6th in a series on the Apostles)
The 12 men who uniquely lived and labored with Jesus of Nazareth for the duration of his 42-month public ministry are the subjects of this series on the Apostles. They were holy men, yet not hallowed. They were good and godly men, yet men of passions and prejudices as men of today are. They wereContinue reading “Bartholomew (Nathanael) the Apostle (6th in a series on the Apostles)”
One Invitation
Fifty-one years ago, Ed Christy graduated from Beech Grove High School in Beech Grove, Indiana. After graduation he found a job, and working alongside of him was a member of Thompson Road Baptist Church, at that time pastored by Dr. Fred Moritz. One day, Dick Reed, Ed’s co-worker, invited Ed to attend services at TRBCContinue reading “One Invitation”
MY SISTER MARY ANN
She is my oldest sister, born about eight years before I became the fourth of five children of Theodore and Margaret in Van Buren County, southeastern Iowa. Mary Ann was the first born, and she has always demonstrated an individualistic spirit. She is an avid reader, a loyal friend, a lover of fine china, aContinue reading “MY SISTER MARY ANN”
Eugene Satterfield
March 13, 1953 – February 16, 2025 This eulogy, read at Gene’s memorial service, is printed in “You and God” with permission from his wife, Miracle. Gene Satterfield made a mark on every life he touched, for he could not, would not, be ignored. And, when he was on target spiritually and right with theContinue reading “Eugene Satterfield”
James, Brother of John (5th in a series on the Apostles)
Mark tells us that Jesus “ordained twelve, that they should be with Him, and that He might send them forth to preach.” (Mark 3:14) These men, ordinary as they might have appeared to some, became known as “the apostles” of our Lord Jesus Christ. He prayed with them and for them, and when He calledContinue reading “James, Brother of John (5th in a series on the Apostles)”
All I Heard Was, Go!
She and her husband have been serving on the mission field in the US Intermountain West for 35 of the 40 years they have been married. We will call her Diane, as that is her name. In her earliest years, her home environment made her the most unlikely candidate for a future missionary. But God!Continue reading “All I Heard Was, Go!”
Happy Valentine’s Day!
I beg of you, my loyal readers, your indulgence of my peek back into the past for this personal Special Valentine’s edition of “You and God.” I have before me a yellow-stained, faded copy of a “love” poem that I wrote to my fiancée in 1964, the year we became engaged to be married. SheContinue reading “Happy Valentine’s Day!”
YOU and GOD 