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The Narcissism of Small Difference & the SBC

March 11, 2020 by Mike Leake

“I am not being melodramatic when I say that people from Eagleton are snobby and evil and would most likely exterminate everybody who isn’t from Eagleton if they weren’t so busy being obsessed with themselves.” — Leslie Knope Leslie Knope, of Parks and Recreation fame, abhorred folks from Eagleton. That’s what people from Pawnee did. […]

There Should Be Peace. A Response to Tom Ascol.

November 22, 2019 by Mike Leake

On November 21st, Tom Ascol of Founders Ministry, wrote a piece encouraging either Karen Swallow Prior to “reconsider her endorsement of Revoice and withdraw it or that Danny Akin will reconsider this hire and retract it.” Though I’m not sure how viable that first option is for her because Ascol also framed the discussion this […]

What I Learned When My Position Was Mocked

December 10, 2018 by Mike Leake

It was my favorite class. At least for the first half of the semester. I loved the passion with which the professor destroyed the arguments of opponents. His words helped to deepen my faith and my convictions. And I appreciated his humor and wit. He had a special way of pointing out the ignorance of […]

Biblical Sexuality Isn’t a Stump You Can Mow Around

December 4, 2018 by Mike Leake

I read a helpful illustration somewhere about the nature of pastoral ministry. The illustration likened ministry to mowing around a troublesome stump in your yard. Ultimately things would be easier if the stump were removed and you could just mow a straight path. But uprooting the thing might cause more trouble than it’s worth and […]

From the Voices That Matters Most: Ephesians 4:11-16

May 24, 2018 by Mike Leake

Do you remember Wordle? It was a fun little app we played with for awhile that made word clouds. About a decade ago Thom Rainer asked the question of many people what they thought of when they thought of Southern Baptists. This is what he got: Looking at this Wordle it is pretty clear that […]

A Concern with Paige Patterson’s Apology

May 14, 2018 by Mike Leake

Editor: This article was originally posted at Mike’s website, Borrowed Light, on Friday, May 11. I really don’t want to write this. It is going to be seen as dog piling or as harboring bitterness and unforgiveness. I pray if those charges are leveled that they don’t have truth in them. I pray that my […]

The Radical Remedy: Ephesians 2:1-10

May 11, 2018 by Mike Leake

“It is a failure to recognize this gravity of the human condition which explains people’s naïve faith in superficial remedies…A radical disease requires a radical remedy.” -John Stott So what do you think is needed in order to provide change? What will it take to change the world? Your life? Are you thinking of circumstances?  […]

From the Voice that Matters Most: Ephesians 1:1-2 – Is This Someone Else’s Mail?

April 25, 2018 by Mike Leake

We share our opinions and insights at SBC Voices, but we believe that the Voice that matters most is the one that comes from God’s Word. We present these daily expositional devotions, beginning with a tour of Ephesians called, “Walk Worthy,” in hopes of encouraging our readers to remember to Voice above every voice. Passage: […]

What To Do When Your Sin Makes Enemies Pounce

April 24, 2018 by Mike Leake

“It is a marvel that any man escapes ruin, the dangers which beset even the best being many and terrible.” –W.S. Plumer Have you noticed 90% of news stories necessitate a person being ruined? Occasionally the ruin is not a result of a bone-headed decision or immoral choice. But more often than not, it is because sin […]

Even If The Foundations Are Destroyed Fear-Mongering is Not an Option

March 16, 2018 by Mike Leake

“if the foundations are destroyed, what can the righteous do?” –Psalm 11:3 In America we are seeing many of our foundations destroyed. There are godly principles upon which for hundreds of years we have stood. These pillars of our society are being decimated by an increasingly liberal and progressive culture. So, what should people of […]

The Cautionary Tale of John Rockycana

March 11, 2018 by Mike Leake

With a name like Rockycana (pronounced Rockitsanna) you have to be destined for greatness. Had competivie bobsledding or battle rapping been invented by 1448 perhaps John Rockycana would be a name that more people would know. But as it stands he’ll have to settle for having been a 15th century Archbishop-elect of Prague. Rockycana was […]

How a Presbyterian Principle Reinforces My Baptist Conviction

February 28, 2018 by Mike Leake

My son and I went to a community wide service the other day. This began an interesting conversation about the difference between denominations. I tried as best as I could to explain to him all of the different distinctives which both unite us and separate us. Part of our discussion centered around why we’ve been […]

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