Luke’s Newsletter

June 2026

Baptist History Books Worth Your Shelf Space

Baptists have a longer and richer history than most of us realize — stretching back four centuries, crossing oceans and frontiers, and running through…

Jun 22 • Luke Holmes

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Baptist Biographies Worth Your Time

There’s a reason the church has always told its story through the lives of its people.

Jun 22 • Luke Holmes

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The Newport Collection of Baptist Hymns

As Baptists began to spread across the continent of America, they began to want books, songs, and resources that supported their beliefs.

Jun 18 • Luke Holmes

Receive and Transform

Be soil, not a sponge

Jun 4 • Luke Holmes

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May 2026

My Granny's Bible

It’s feels strange to go through someone else's personal life, but it’s a privilege that pastors often have.

May 24 • Luke Holmes

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The Revitalization Reading List: Best Books on Church Renewal and Replanting

Most churches in America are not dying from lack of effort. They are dying from lack of direction.

May 19 • Luke Holmes

April 2026

The Office of Recording Secretary in the Southern Baptist Convention: Origins, Development, and Present Role

The office of Recording Secretary rarely receives the attention given to the office of president, but it has played an indispensable role in the history…

Apr 23 • Luke Holmes

Shaming the Strong

Learn how to live from those who are dying

Apr 16 • Luke Holmes

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Whether We Live Or Die

Lasting just over a decade, the Conservative Resurgence took control of the SBC and her entities from those that were deemed as liberals.

Apr 9 • Luke Holmes

March 2026

Where is the light?

While I was walking one night I found myself on a dark road without a lot of light.

Mar 19 • Luke Holmes