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Monthly Archives: July 2009
Twitter, Stuart Smalley, and Evangelism
You probably should not post about a tweet (a relatively new discovery for a Twitter novice like me), but it does encapsulate a sentiment that’s been brewing in my brain for some time. Here’s the retweet I received from Rick … Continue reading
Posted in Evangelism, Gospel issues
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Praying for Great Commission Resurgence Task Force
Ronnie Floyd, chair of the Great Commission Resurgence Task Force, has asked for 5,000 Southern Baptists to commit to pray daily for the work of the task force. I have responded to that call. In voicing my prayers I want … Continue reading
Posted in Great Commission Resurgence
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Misunderstandings, Monikers, and Misrepresentations Part 4: Reflections of an Under 40 Pastor in the SBC
“You shall rise up before the gray-headed and honor the aged, and you shall revere your God; I am the Lord.” Leviticus 19:32 NASB
“The whig historian thinks that the course of history, the passage of centuries can give judgment on a man or an age or a movement.” The Whig Interpretation of History” Herbert Butterfield, p88.
Many of the issues that we see within the Southern Baptist Convention today are as much a battle for the history of the SBC as they are a battle for her future. It is innate within human consciousness that the one who writes the definitive history directs the future. Therefore, controlling the purpose of the Conservative Resurgence is key to controlling her future. Continue reading
Posted in Great Commission Resurgence, Pastors, Under 40
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Agreement with the Episcopal Primate
Fellow pastor and blogger John Quincy Hooks has graciously invited me, along with a couple other members of the SBC Today team, to participate the last two weeks in his internet radio program, Baptist Talk. I appreciate his kindness in … Continue reading
Posted in Ecclesiology, Gospel issues
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Reading is Fundamental!
It’s not just a children’s literacy organization. Reading is fundamental to our lives as Christians. Daily devotional reading of God’s word and personal, in-depth study of the Bible are non-negotiable necessities. We must pore over the pages of the sacred … Continue reading
Posted in Book Reviews
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Missing the Point of the Text
I have passed the half-way point of my two week seminars here at Southwestern. Because of my blogging slavemaster friend, Wes Kenney, :-D I find myself writing a post instead of working on my DMin assignments. Yet I am reminded … Continue reading
Posted in SWBTS, Text Driven Preaching
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2009 SBC Annual Meeting Review, Part 3
Apart from the task-force motion, this year’s convention involved very few business items, although the few matters accomplished were important. Broadway Baptist Church and Homosexuality I take special comfort in several aspects of the convention’s action to acknowledge that Broadway … Continue reading
Posted in SBC
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2009 SBC Annual Meeting Review, Part 2
Some will regard this particular post as a delving into trivialities. Nevertheless, we all do well to remember that each individual messenger’s experience of a particular convention will not necessarily consist of the things that will mark the history books. … Continue reading
Posted in SBC
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Logan Resignation Forced
Clark Logan, who until last week served the SBC as Vice President for Business and Finance of the Executive Committee and as Convention Manager, was forced to resign. According to his statement, he was asked last Wednesday, July 1, to … Continue reading
Posted in Announcements, Executive Committee, SBC Issues
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Glory in the Church
On my desk sits a plaque of the kind that typically contains the name of the person sitting behind the desk. This plaque sat on my grandfather’s desk, and rather than displaying his name, it displays his favorite verse of … Continue reading
Posted in Ecclesiology, Great Commission Resurgence
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