Monthly Archives: July 2009

A Caution and Reminder

A CAUTION AND REMINDER Unless wisdom flees from us, Baptists will ever see to it that churches, churches and the New Testament type of preachers, meritorious preachers, are, in the right sense, the constant center of their concern, the first … Continue reading

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Kitchen Tables and Interventions

The way I write is actually fairly simple – it’s much like birthing a sermon. You incubate it in prayer, research it in study, and wrestle with it until you have a burden you believe is from God that you … Continue reading

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The Podcast Returns

We are either slow learners or gluttons for punishment (or both, as I suppose they’re not mutually exclusive), but we’ve decided to have another go at producing a weekly podcast. We’ve had good intentions in the past, but I think … Continue reading

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The Irony of Dearborn, Michigan

We are grateful to Dr. Ergun Caner for providing to us his perspective on the recent firing of a Christian wrestling coach by a Muslim high school principal in Dearborn, Michigan. Ergun Mehmet Caner is the President and Dean of … Continue reading

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Confusing Message, but Concerns for Millions

Paul told Timothy to be “instant in season and out of season.”  The New American Standard Bible translates 2 Timothy 4:2 “Preach the word; be ready in season and out of season;”  When I entered the ministry I was instructed … Continue reading

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Poisoning the Fountains of Truth: Part Two

This is part of an article originally published January 1922 in the Southwestern Journal of Theology by Dr. L. R. Scarborough entitled, “Poisoning the Fountains of Truth.” It was republished in the most recent Southwestern Journal of Theology, “Baptists and … Continue reading

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Evangelism: The Work of the Resurrection

I’m grateful to Dr. David Mills, Associate Professor of Evangelism and Assistant Dean of Applied Ministry at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, for writing and allowing us to publish this great challenge for us regarding evangelism. In the resurrection chapter of … Continue reading

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Messages on Ordinances

On behalf of my brothers here at SBC Today, I have the privilege of presenting our readers video of two excellent messages from Dr. Russell Moore, dean of the School of Theology at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. In these … Continue reading

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Poisoning the Fountains of Truth: Part One

This is part of an article originally published January 1922 in the Southwestern Journal of Theology by Dr. L. R. Scarborough entitled, “Poisoning the Fountains of Truth.” It was republished in the most recent Southwestern Journal of Theology, “Baptists and … Continue reading

Posted in Baptist Identity, Church, Convictions, Doctrine, Ecclesiology, Ecumenical, Evangelism, Great Commission Resurgence, SWBTS, Theological Error | 2 Comments

Frank Tripp Is One of My Heroes

OK, perhaps the title of this post raises some questions in your mind: Should a pastor be watching a violent show like “CSI: Miami”? Should a pastor find heroic a fictional character who divorced his alcoholic wife rather than employing … Continue reading

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