Author Archives: Bart Barber

No Longer a Church

Posted on August 31, 2009 by Bart Barber

In my most recent previous post on SBC Today, I discussed “The Unique Authority of the Local Congregations.” In the text of the original post itself, I mentioned my own uneasiness with Christ’s conferral of so much heavenly authority behind … Continue reading →

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The Unique Authority of the Local Congregations

Posted on August 20, 2009 by Bart Barber

I also say to you that you are Peter, and upon this rock I will build My church; and the gates of Hades will not overpower it. I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven; and whatever … Continue reading →

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On Improvements and Advancements in Christianity

Posted on August 11, 2009 by Bart Barber

The Celestial Railroad by Nathaniel Hawthorne Not a great while ago, passing through the gate of dreams, I visited that region of the earth in which lies the famous City of Destruction. It interested me much to learn that by … Continue reading →

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A Caution and Reminder

Posted on July 31, 2009 by Bart Barber

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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Frank Tripp Is One of My Heroes

Posted on July 22, 2009 by Bart Barber

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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2009 SBC Annual Meeting Review, Part 3

Posted on July 13, 2009 by Bart Barber

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 →

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2009 SBC Annual Meeting Review, Part 2

Posted on July 8, 2009 by Bart Barber

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 →

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2009 SBC Annual Meeting Review, Part 1

Posted on June 29, 2009 by Bart Barber

Before I even made it home to Texas, I had begun to mull over my week in Louisville, Kentucky. I hope to spend a few posts in reflection over the week’s events, with a little bit of looking forward mixed … Continue reading →

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A Solution to the Missouri Lawsuit Problem

Posted on May 1, 2009 by Bart Barber

The Missouri Baptist Convention is considering the use of Cooperative Program funding to pay legal fees in their ongoing lawsuits attempting to regain the entities that were stolen from them. Ethics Daily has produced articles alleging that the MBC has … Continue reading →

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Southern Baptists and Sex

Posted on April 24, 2009 by Bart Barber

You can comment on this post over at Praisegod Barebones Caution: This post contains some language more explicit than my standard fare. Until I sat down and thought it through, I hadn’t realized how much the topic of sex has … Continue reading →

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