I have waited two months before publicly responding to comments made at the recent Florida Baptist Convention by Executive Director, John Sullivan. I wanted to make sure that he actually said what I heard. My efforts immediately after the convention to secure a recording of his comments were futile….
Put a little pizzazz into your baptism service. From the reaction of the crowd, this was definitely a hit. It’s hard to believe that some of our forbears were actually put to death for submitting to believers’ baptism, given the widespread superficiality that swirls around current practices. Assuming that…
This may be old news by now someone just pointed out to me the Southern Baptist Texan’s special report on “Born-Again Baptists?” from last month. Managing Editor Jerry Pierce does a fine job of addressing the elephant in the corner that many Southern Baptists simply pretend is not there….
I am very grateful for the week I spent in Owensboro, Kentucky teaching at the Midwest Center for Theological Studies. Dean Sam Waldron and his assistant, Richard Barcellos, as well as the pastors and members of Heritage Baptist Church (who house the center) were very hospitable. The students were…
I plan to start the new year in Owensboro, Kentucky teaching a J-term for the Midwest Center for Theological Studies. You can read what I have previously written about MCTS to get my take on this new school. It is an honor to be associated with the men who…
Issue 66 of the Founders Journal is off the press and will soon be in the mail. It is one that you don’t want to miss. It analyzes aspects of the Sandy Creek tradition in fresh ways. Tom Nettles has an excellent article on Shubal Stearns that is taken…
John Huss (Jan Hus) was a forerunner of the Protestant Reformation. He was a Czech university professor whose extensive writings earned him the ire of the Roman Catholic Church. He was excommunicated, condemned and executed for his teachings against the papacy and Roman Catholic errors. On July 6, 1415…
Our nation’s attention has been unavoidably fixed on the tragic scenario that has unfolded on Mt. Hood in Oregon. The three friends who were lost in blizzards on the mountain have been the subject of many prayers from people around the world. Kelly James, whose body was discovered Sunday,…
From the Prince of Preachers: Natural humor may possibly be consecrated and made to wear the yoke of Christ, but he who apes it is no true man. If you find us a man who has any object in this world in what he says but the glory of…
Yesterday I preached from Mary’s song in Luke 1:46-56 and tried to show how the events surrounding her miraculous conception shaped her perception of God. Specifically, my concern was to call attention to those descriptions in the “Magnificat” that portray Him as the “Great Reverser.” That language is borrowed…