The electronic versions of Whomever He Wills: A Surprising Display of Sovereign Mercy, edited by Tom Nettles and Matthew Barrett, are now available. Until September 1, 2012, 3PM Eastern time, you can purchase an electronic version for only $2.99. EDIT: Due to the tremendous response and in recognition of…
Dr. Tom Nettles spoke at the 2012 Founders Breakfast in New Orleans before the opening session of the annual meeting of the Southern Baptist Convention. In his talk, he analyzes the history of the SBC in a chiastic structure and then looks at the contemporary scene in light of…
I’m excited to announce the newest title from Founders Press: Whomever He Wills, Surprising Display of Sovereign Mercy. Edited by Tom Nettles and Matthew Barrett. Contributors include Tom Schreiner, Bruce Ware, Steve Lawson, Andy Davis, Tom Hicks, Steve Wellum et al (including me). A special 1/2 price prepub offer…
Tom Nettles is one of the foremost Baptist historians in the world. His published work has helped shape Southern Baptists for more than three decades in the areas of biblical authority, Baptist identity, gospel recovery and church health and polity. There is no one that I would rather hear…
Scripture says to give honor to whom honor is due (Romans 13:7). Today I have one the greatest privileges of my life in recognizing and paying honor to one of the Lord’s most useful servants in our generation, Dr. Tom Nettles. If all goes as planned then during today’s…
In what will go down in Southern Baptist history as the introduction of a new genre of academic literature, last month Paige Patterson, David Allen and William Dembski combined to give a written response to Tom Nettles‘ review of Dembski’s latest book, The End of Christianity: Finding a Good…
Today I am traveling to North Carolina with my wife, Donna. Tomorrow I will preach in chapel at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. Tonight I will speak at the Grace Reformed Baptist Church in Mebane. I also hope to connect with those in the seminary family who are interested in…
The the third and final installment of my interview with Dr. Tom Nettles of Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. In it he addresses the issue of what constitutes genuine baptism. He also discusses the examples of Benjamin Keach and Abraham Booth as well-known Baptists from earlier generations who were baptized…
The new Founders podcast has been posted online. It’s about 20 minutes long. The second part of my interview with Tom Nettles delves further into the question of Baptist identity. I ask him about Landmarkism, and learned one very good thing that J.R. Graves and the Landmarkers did for…
A few weeks ago I interviewed Tom Nettles, professor of historical theology at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, for the Founders Podcast. The first part of that interview is available here. In it Dr. Nettles talks about how he became a seminary professor and the book, Baptists and the Bible,…