The Building Bridges Confernce: Southern Baptists and Calvinism conference is scheduled to begin in a few hours. There will be no live webcast of the sessions but it is anticipated that some will be live-blogging the meeting. If this indeed does happen, and I discover who is doing it,…
World Magazine reveals that the number of participants that many churches report don’t add up in an article entitled, “Numbers Racket” in the December 1, 2007 issue. You can read part of the story here, but you must be a subscriber to read all of it. If you don’t…
In honor of Black Friday and the kickoff of that season when retailers work doubly hard to separate you from your money, I offer this video instruction on how to avoid debt. It is painfully accurate. HT: Andrew Nicewander
With the upcoming Building Bridges conference I will not be posting much for the next two weeks. If you are able to make it to Ridgecrest I hope we can have a few minutes at least to say hello (the schedule is really packed!). If you can’t attend, please…
I got this from Timmy Brister’s blog. It is great! Dr. Orrick teaches at Boyce College in Louisville, KY. Founders Press has published his very helpful Baptist Catechism set to music. Needless to say, Dr. Orrick is a very talented man.
SBC Today has interviews with Al Mohler and Danny Akin available. Dr. Akin speaks about the upcoming Building Bridges conference November 26-28, as well as gives some thoughts on Mark Driscoll. Doug Baker of the Baptist State Convention of North Carolina has made available some interesting interviews, as well,…
Nathan Finn writes about the Building Bridges Conference coming up November 26, 2007 at Ridgecrest, NC. He will be speaking on “Southern Baptist Calvinism: Setting the Record Straight.” He is also asking for examples of common myth about Calvinism that people have heard. Click over and offer him your…
The Associated Press and Washington Times report on a study that challenges the stereotype concocted by some university officials about parents who take an active interest in their children’s college education. Called “helicopter parents” by college administrators, because they are perceived as hovering over their college-age children, such moms…
The goal of reformation in a local church should not be to make all the members Calvinists. Obviously (or at least it ought to be obvious to anyone who knows me!), I would not think that a bad thing if it happened, but I would never recommend that as…
American Family Radio interviewed me earlier this week about my resolution on integrity in church membership. You can read a report and listen to a snippet of the interview here. Since the interview I have heard from a fellow pastor that another association, the Olney Baptist Association in Illinois,…