Update: At 5:10 PM Eastern Time, September 9, 2010, CNN is reporting that Terry Jones has agreed not to go through with his announced plans. The furor created by Pastor Terry Jones of the Dove World Outreach Center in Gainesville, Florida has stretched around the world. In July, Jones…
Roger Olsen, Professor of Theology at George W. Truett Theological Seminary, associated with Baylor University, in Waco Texas is a self-described “five-point-Arminian.” I had the privilege of lecturing in one of his classes at Truett several years ago and found my time with him to be warm and cordial….
Collin Hansen, the new Editorial Director for the Gospel Coalition, has written a thoughtful post about the interaction of new media and local church ministry. It is easy either to dismiss the new forms of internet media or to overestimate their significance instead of doing the hard work of…
Why don’t men preach Christ crucified? John Stott offers some profound insights on this question with his analysis of the offense of cross, from his commentary on Galatians. I am humbled and challenged by this reminder. What is there about the cross of Christ which angers the world and…
One of the most encouraging outcomes of the recent gathering of Southern Baptists in Orlando is the adoption of a resolution on the centrality of the gospel. While some Southern Baptists–including academics and pastors–have scoffed at the idea that we need to recover the gospel in our day, this…
The Great Commission Resurgence Task Force Report (GCRTFR) passed with relatively little change. The expected fireworks never materialized despite ominous predictions by those on all sides of the issue. Component 3, on Great Commission Giving, had some language amended to reiterate that the Cooperative Program is still a valued…
Loads of bandwidth has been occupied with debate over the upcoming vote on the Great Commission Resurgence Task Force Report that will be recommended to the Southern Baptist Convention next week in Orlando. Arguments both pro and con have at times bordered on the apocalyptic. Trevin Wax has done…
Thomas Nelson is releasing a new book called Jesus Manifesto: Restoring the Supremacy and Sovereignty of Jesus Christ by Leonard Sweet and Frank Viola. This book will be on special discount from Amazon.com on June 1st, the date of the release. You can learn more by going to www.theJesusManifesto.com….
The Southern Baptist Convention is scheduled to meet in Orlando June 15-16. Once again this year, Founders Ministries will host a breakfast before the opening session. At 6:30 AM in the Orange County Convention Center West Building, Rooms W303A-C on Level 3, we will enjoy breakfast and a message…
This Saturday our family will experience another “first” when Rachel, our third-born daughter, is married. Her husband-to-be is Ricky Davis, a wonderful young man from our church in Cape Coral. The process leading up to this day began over 18 months ago when Ricky told me of his interest….