I came across this “White Paper” by Dr. James Wicker, Associate Professor of New Testament at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, concerning the debate on whether to buy traditional book materials for study or go to electronic books and bible search programs. I found it helpful and it reinforced my decision two years ago to move… [Read more…]
I am linking to this article by my friend Tim Rogers. He uses a well reasoned argument concerning the debate over whether we change our name or not. Below is my response to his piece: Tim Well argued. We are not seeking to win people to the SBC, but to Jesus. When I witness, I… [Read more…]
To find articles both pro and con concerning the discussion surrounding the name change of the SBC click here. I was speaking with a good friend today and the topic of the name change for the SBC came up. My friend is totally against any such change and I have to believe his reasoning is… [Read more…]
Dr. Steve Lemke is the provost a the New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary. He and the seminary have also adopted the old group blog that I once participated in, SBC Today. Dr. Lemke has written a series of posts on distinctive Baptist beliefs that separate us from Presbyterians. One of the best has been his… [Read more…]
Recently Bryant Wright established a task force to see if the Southern Baptist Convention should change her name. My friend Bart Barber has written an excellent piece on this here. I highly recommend it.
A recent article by Susan Brooks Thistlethwaite in the Washington Post aroused my interest. Not because I am a bit of a political junkie and I keep up with most things political, but because Thistlethwaite invoked God and the Bible to back up President Obama’s recent Jobs Act that includes $1.5 trillion in tax increases. … [Read more…]
It has always been the view of Courageously Baptist that the church is called to make disciples as the Great Commission of Jesus commands. Contrary to this here has been a lot of talk over the last few years about being missional in our focus, purpose, and strategy. Mike Breen has written an article concerning… [Read more…]
It seems that the issue of inerrancy has again crept into the world of the Southern Baptist Convention. Check out the article here. Just one quick note, the fight for inerrancy and truth has not ended. It will never end until Jesus returns. This is why doctrine matters. To deny the truth of God’s Word… [Read more…]
I highly recommend listening to this sermon that was delivered by Josh Smith at SWBTS chapel. He spoke my heart beat. Click here
Tomorrow is the National Day of Prayer. I hope that we will lift our thoughts and voices upward to our Heavenly Father and pray for the Gospel to reign in our nation and world. I received this bit of information from Bill Federer’s American Minute concerning the old Mc Guffey’s Reader that was used in… [Read more…]
November 9, 2011
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