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SBC Name Change News

The Administrative Subcommittee of the Executive Committee of the Southern Baptist Convention unanimously recommended to the Executive Committee today that the recommendations of the SBC Name Change Task Force (that the name “Southern Baptist Convention” be retained, but the alternate … Continue reading

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BREAKING NEWS ON THE SBC NAME CHANGE

SBC Convention President Bryant Wright presented Jimmy Draper, chairman of the SBC Name Change Task Force, to the SBC Executive Committee meeting in Nashville this evening (Monday, February 20th). The task force was appointed by President Wright, and thus is … Continue reading

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Breaking News

Vanderbilt University is now targeting the Baptist Collegiate Ministry on the Vanderbilt campus. The Vanderbilt BCM has been told if they even require that their leaders have “faith,” then it is discriminatory. See the story in Baptist Press. We plead … Continue reading

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Breaking News

Phil Roberts Resigns as President of Midwestern Seminary. According to published reports in the Missouri Baptist Pathway and Baptist Press, the trustees of Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary (MBTS) Friday accepted the resignation of seminary president R. Philip Roberts effective Feb. 29 … Continue reading

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Breaking News

Rev. Fred Luter, Pastor of Franklin Avenue Baptist Church in New Orleans, announced to his congregation Sunday that he was willing for his name to be placed in nomination for President of the Southern Baptist Convention. Luter has served as … Continue reading

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Osama Bin Laden is Dead–and I am Both Grieved and Gladdened!

Tim Rogers, Pastor, Ebeneezer Baptist Church, Indian Trail, NC This video is taken from a gathering in Times Square on the Sunday evening it was revealed that Osama Bin Laden was dead…. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4__MYjh64YE The demise of this terrorist, the man … Continue reading

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I'm Not Sorry for Being a Christian

It’s really sad to hear some people whine and cry and complain about the way that some Christians have messed up in the past, or about all the bad things that they think are happening now.  It’s really sad to … Continue reading

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A Day of Mourning for Our Nation

Yesterday should be known as a day that our country took a huge step down.  In fact, it should be known as a day that our nation fell down into a deep pit.  That deep pit’s name is socialism.  Today … Continue reading

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"It Ain't Over 'Til It's Over"

That quote is most commonly attributed to Yankee great, Yogi Berra.  I am choosing to borrow that expression to express my thoughts on the recent GCR Task Force lunch meeting in Rogers, Arkansas, and the status of the GCRTF in … Continue reading

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Podcast Episode 5

We’re back with episode five of the SBC Today podcast. This time, I’m joined by Robin Foster, Scott Gordon, and Joe Stewart, and with a smaller crew comes a shorter podcast, this time coming in under thirty minutes. We were … Continue reading

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