Author Archives: Blake Long

Since I just surpassed the 13,000-words mark for my next book, I thought I’d go ahead and let you all know what the topic is over. (I was going to wait until I heard back from any publishers, but that will be awhile and I know this is what I’m writing about regardless.) The workingContinue reading “New Book Project”

In the last five posts in this series, I wanted to show the things you needed to look for in your search of a church home. Those things included sound doctrine, expository preaching, church discipline, congregational singing, and a plurality of elders. These are all well and good. A church needs to have these inContinue reading “A Culture of Grace”

If you look at the average Southern Baptist (or even non-denominational) church, you will quickly notice it’s a one-man show. In other words, there’s only one pastor. Quite frankly, nobody blinks an eye because it’s normal. But just because it’s normal doesn’t mean it’s the most biblical. When searching for a church home, one ofContinue reading “The More (Elders), the Merrier”

“We have a ginormous worship team,” Jared C. Wilson tweeted recently. “It’s called ‘the congregation.’” This tweet, though tongue-in-cheek, is quite precise in its criticism. It speaks to a glaring issue within the evangelical church. When most churches want the worship team to be large, flashy, and concert-like, we need to regain the beautiful, harmoniousContinue reading “Can You Hear the Congregation Singing?”

The Death of Porn: Men of Integrity Building a World of Nobility is a one-of-a-kind book. It is not your ordinary how-to-stop-looking-at-porn book, but one that attacks it from a different angle. It focuses on creating a movement–“building a world of nobility”–and he invites us to come along. “That’s why I wrote this book–to startContinue reading “Getting Behind The Death of Porn”

Church discipline is a tough subject. I get it. Who wants to talk about something as weighty as that? And even more, what does church discipline actually look like? However, we must talk about it. Why? The church is made up of sinners. Any church to attend, you will find a group of sinners thatContinue reading “Looking for a Church? Church Discipline Should be on Your List”

Friends, I simply wanted to let you know, for the time being, my book Gospel Smugness is 99 cents for Kindle! Link is below.

The pulpit drives the church. There is no question about that. The culture, theological understanding, and overall atmosphere of the church has a direct correlation with the method and content of the preaching each Sunday. If the preaching is shallow, the church—as a whole—will be shallow. In other words, shallow preaching produces shallow Christians. WithContinue reading “Why the Church Needs Expository Preaching”

Looking for a church is one of the most important things you will do. In an age of consumerism and church-hoppers, we need to regain the brevity that comes with finding a church home. When doing so, several factors should be involved. When I became a Christian, my then-girlfriend (now my wife) and I beganContinue reading “Look for Sound Doctrine”