Pastor Gabe's Articles

Introduction John 3:16 is one of the most famous verses in the Bible and considered by many to be a one-verse summary of the gospel: “For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life.” This is understood to have […]

Unless you’ve been living out in the desert eating locusts and wild honey, you’ve heard of The Chosen, a crowd-funded streaming series about the adventures of Jesus and his disciples. The show is made by protestant Dallas Jenkins, starring Catholic mystic Jonathan Roumie as Jesus, and distributed through Mormon-owned Angel Studios. In addition to having […]

On January 10 on Twitter, Seth Dillon, the CEO of satire website The Babylon Bee, made the following comment: Christianity Today says the Babylon Bee “has run a number of anti-trans jokes—mocking both particular transgender people like Levine as well as fictional trans people.” Our jokes are not anti-trans. They’re pro-truth. The idea that men […]

Hey, I’m back! I know, it took me way too long to get to Part 2 of My Top 10 Favorite Worship Songs on the CCLI Top 100. But hey, better late than never. At least I got it in before the end of the year. (If you missed Part 1, you can find it […]

After my last column, a review of the Top 10 most popular worship songs in 2022 according to CCLI, a reader named Keoki commented: “Thank you for doing this. I always look forward to this list. Would you consider doing an article such as ‘Pastor Gabe’s 10 Favorite Songs (for Corporate Worship) on the CCLI […]

It’s that time again—time for me to review and critique the most popular praise and worship songs sung in American churches today. The last time I did this was three years ago, in October of 2019, and the time before that was in October of 2016. I’ve been asked why I do this so sparingly—why […]

At First Baptist Church in Lindale, TX, in our Sunday evening service, we have been doing a Survey of the New Testament. I have been writing overviews of New Testament books, which I will be posting here on my blog. This is the presentation that I did on 2 Timothy. 2 Timothy 1:13-14 “Hold to […]

In Psalm 51:2-4, David prayed, “Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity and cleanse me from my sin. For I know my transgressions, and my sin is ever before me. Against You and You only I have sinned and done what is evil in Your sight, so that You are justified when You speak and pure […]

In 2 Timothy 3:5-7, the Apostle Paul warned Timothy to watch out for those “holding to a form of godliness, but having denied its power.” Keep away from them, Paul said. “For among them are those who enter into households and take captive weak women weighed down with sins, being led on by various passions […]

Well, it has finally happened—I’ve been banned from Twitter permanently. All previous bans were temporary bans. This time, I was told, is abiding. As of yesterday morning, June 29, my long-time account has been nuked, my phone number and e-mail address have been blocked, and any new accounts I create will be deleted. The tweet […]