Five Reasons Why I Don’t Drink
I don’t drink alcohol because even the passages that are cited in its favor are not necessarily making that case.
The Dangers of Straw Men and Slippery Slopes
The Dangers of Straw Men and Slippery Slopes Evangelist Dave Young Did you know that straw men and slippery slope arguments are logical fallacies? They appeal to emotions rather than to truth and logic. They side-step and misrepresent positions rather than discuss the position rationally. They broad brush issues and make assumptions that often have…
Five Take-Aways from a Diversified Youth Group
This has been one great week! I am preaching revival services here at Southeast Baptist Tabernacle in Indianapolis IN. It has been a full week. The church has served a full meal every evening at 6; we have had a revival service at 7; and immediately following that the youth pastor and summer interns have…
Why I Love Christian Camps
I love Christian Camps, and have spoken in camps every year since God allowed me to enter the ministry as an evangelist! I spent thirteen of those years working closely with my friend and mentor Evangelist Bill Rice III at the Bill Rice Ranch in Murfreesboro, TN. During those 13 summers of ministry I spoke…
Regarding the Invitation
Are you aware that many have “given up” on public invitations? I mean that in two ways. Many of my preacher friends have stopped having them and many believers have stopped responding to them. Reasons abound. Some have stopped having them because “they no longer work” or “no one responds to them anyways.” Many have…
Random Thoughts Regarding Music
Random Thoughts Regarding Music by Evangelist Dave Young Have you ever noticed that music can be a pretty big deal in our Independent Baptist Churches? As an evangelist, I suppose I have seen just about everything in this area. I have been to some churches who were more strict than others and to some who…
Steps Toward Overcoming a Family Mess
Steps Toward Overcoming a Family Mess by Dave Young, Evangelist One of the major factors in our generation is that many families are a mess! Many homes are broken and the results are enormous – bitterness, anger, and resentment between former spouses and almost every negative emotion under the sun among the children. Some families…
Dads, and THE TALK with their sons
Alert: I wrote this for men about their sons. It is a bit blunt and personal in places. Remember when your dad talked to you about the “birds and the bees?” You don’t? Remember when you talked to your son? You didn’t? It has always been a bit startling to me that many men never…
