Archive for July, 2008
The Great Commission Resurgence: Understanding and Preaching Salvation
Monday, July 28th, 2008One of the trends in our Christian nomenclature that bothers me is when someone says “they want to invite Jesus into their heart.” When I ask them why they want to do that, I normally get a blank look. Frankly, I am also confused because I have not preached or told unbelievers, in [...]
“By My Own Reckoning”
Tuesday, July 22nd, 2008Dr. Cecil Sherman’s latest book By My Own Reckoning is one this writer was planning to invest in for his library. However, after reading Dr. Paige Patterson’s review, my mind has placed this book on the front of my “to do” list and I cannot wait until my copy arrives. Dr. Patterson has shown the [...]
GCR Specifics from Dr. Akin, With More to Come
Tuesday, July 15th, 2008Dr. Danny Akin has published the first in what will be a series of 15 articles outlining the Great Commission Resurgence (GCR) he envisions for the SBC. I encourage you to read the article here. In this article he is on record that this vision must be wed to the Conservative Resurgence (CR). To take [...]
Great Commission Resurgence - Revisited
Wednesday, July 9th, 2008It seems that some are trying to paint SBC Today into a corner with accusations that simply are not true. Of those out there that are trying such, they are resorting to false statements and outlandish claims about the motives of SBC Today (here), while others use a cover-up tactic of writing accolades about someone [...]
Does Your Church Celebrate the 4th?
Thursday, July 3rd, 2008The Battle of Trenton is believed to have been the turning point of the American Revolution. It galvanized the psyche of the Americans as to their objective. It is this battle that the picture to the left portrays as Washington crosses the Delaware River heading to Trenton. Two items that is seldom reported about this [...]
What is a Disciple?
Tuesday, July 1st, 2008Sorry I haven’t interacted much with the last post. I have been busy preparing for the DMin seminars I will be taking next week. After the seminars, I hope to continue looking at the Great Commission with further dialog on the Great Commission Resurgence.
This next year the DMin program will primarily study the [...]