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Monday, December 17th, 2007There are two vivid memories that I have from growing up and the lessons learned from these memories have shaped me in a huge way. The first memory I want to share with you is one about relationship.
I had some friends that were, shall I say, always doing things in expressive ways. Sometimes these ways […]
Where Would They Lead Us?
Thursday, December 13th, 2007“I don’t care about your doctrines as long as you name the name of Jesus, as long as you believe He died dead [sic] and was buried but came out of the tomb on Sunday morning and ascended to the Father … I don’t care about anything else! Let’s join hands … to get this […]
The Distinctive of Believer’s Baptism by Immersion
Monday, December 10th, 2007Douglas Fairbanks once said; “I feel like a mosquito in a nudist colony. I look around and I know it’s wonderful to be here, but I don’t know where to begin.” As I embark on this post, I must confess I feel much the same way. What else can be said about the ordinance of […]
Dr. Patterson on Calvinism
Monday, December 3rd, 2007I am hopeful that last week’s Building Bridges conference on Calvinism in the Southern Baptist Convention will be the beginning of an important and helpful conversation about how we can work together as Baptists, Calvinist and non-Calvinist, without any negative effects resulting from our differing viewpoints. There is so much on which we agree that […]
Are Baptist Distinctives That Important?
Friday, November 30th, 2007One man thinks so. Dr. R. Stanton Norman in his book, The Baptist Way, states this:
No Christian denomination therefore embraces consistently all our distinctive traits. Baptist distinctives are still distinctive only of Baptists.
In light of this, we should remain loyal to and actively seek to propagate our distinctive theological identity as an expression […]
Interview with Dr. Malcolm Yarnell
Wednesday, November 28th, 2007After spending some time together with Dr. Malcolm Yarnell I was able to sit down with him and conduct an interview. Something interesting about this interview is that it came at the end of a day where Dr. Yarnell was specifically mentioned by another presenter at the “Building Bridges” conference as being wrong in […]
Standard Podcast [22:21m]: Dissent, Religious Liberty, and Dr. Bart Barber
Sunday, November 25th, 2007Recently Dr. Bart Barber posted an article on his blog Praisegod Barebones that dealt with dissent and religious liberty. Baptist are living in a time where influences from the world are becoming prevalent in our conversations. One such area is the repackaging and redefining of Baptist historical theology in the way of terms […]
Baptist Thanks
Thursday, November 22nd, 2007I’m not much for trite sayings during this time of season. I’ve made up a satirical song for thanksgiving about Mr. Turkey, but I’ll spare you the sing-a-long. I’ve also been somewhat AWOL in the blogging community because doctoral work has been overwhelming. There is a season for everything, and I appreciate my fellow bloggers […]
Church Discipline: What Sins Should Enact It?
Tuesday, October 30th, 2007As a group of people from my church are reading through R. Stanton Norman’s book The Baptist Way, we have arrived at the chapter titled “Church Discipline.” Again, I suggest purchasing this book for your library. It is very readable, informative and a steal at the price!
In this chapter, Dr. Norman puts forth […]
Do Not Apologize for Truth
Monday, October 29th, 2007In Dr. Thomas White’s chapel message at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary on October 18, 2007, he spoke multitudes of truth. He addressed more truth about the issues concerning Southern Baptists in 48 minutes than many have heard in the past 2 years. Dr. White is a very articulate speaker and has the gift of saying […]
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