In this Associated Baptist Press article, Beth Newman, Professor of Theology and Ethics at the Baptist Theological Seminary at Richmond, VA advocates the use of confetti-spewing firetruck baptistries for children. Curiouser and curiouser…. HT: Bill Ascol
HT for the cartoon: James White and AngelzErgun Caner has written that the debate was cancelled because, “They quit.” As I have tried to show in the previous blog entries, it’s not quite that simple. We refused to allow the moderator, with the approval of Drs. Caner, to completely…
My September 13th email took the original format suggested by Ergun Caner in his May 11th email in which he first introduced the Parliamentary format and set out the actual speaking schedule for what was then a proposed 2 hour debate (it was later agreed to extend it to…
This is a post I had hoped never to have to write. Instead of looking up dates and rereading emails and phone logs, I had hoped to be spending this week finishing up preparation for the debate in which Emir Caner, Ergun Caner, James White and I had months…
Two radio interviews are coming up in the next two days. First, tomorrow, Tuesday, October 10, at 2 PM Eastern time, I will have the privilege of joining James White and Mike O’Brien, a graduate of LU and currently a Dean at the University, on the Dividing Line (you…
An email from Brett O’Donnell has confirmed the cancellation of the debate October 16. He has conferred with Dr. Falwell and has written, “Given that the two sides cannot agree on the terms of the debate in a spirit of compromise he concurs that the debate should…
Well, that seems to be the question regarding the debate on “Baptists and Calvinism” scheduled for October 16 in Lynchburg, VA. The events of the last two days have made the prospect of actually having the debate very slim. The moderator, Brett O’Donnell has unilaterally changed the terms and…
This week it is my privilege to participate in the 22nd national Brazilian Editora Fiel Conference for Pastors and Church Leaders held in Aguas de Lindoia in the state of Sau Paulo, Brazil. This conference is the fruit of Rich Denham who, together with his wife, Pearl, has served…
Here are the final details on the upcoming debate on Calvinism hosted by Thomas Road Baptist Church in Lynchburg, Virginia, October 16. The topic is Baptists and Calvinism: An Open Debate. It is intentionally broad in order to give each participant latitude to address what he believes to be…