Wyman Richardson and Timmy Brister have informed me that the August 2 issue of the Alabama Baptist contains 6 articles on Calvinism written by Dr. James Leo Garrett, Distinguished Professor of Theology Emeritus at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. I am trying to access the articles, but thus far, have…
The formal announcement for the upcoming conference at Ridgecrest, North Carolina, November 26-28, 2007 is now available at the LifeWay website. Registration information is available there, as well. Speakers include Al Mohler, Danny Akin, Tom Nettles, David Dockery, Sam Waldron, Ken Keathley, Nathan Finn, Malcolm Yarnell, Greg Welty, Thom…
Octavius Winslow’s Morning Thoughts and Evening Thoughts are two of my favorite devotional books. His August 1 and August 2 morning readings are good reminders of how much pastors need the prayers of their people. I have often thought that if my people really knew how weak I am…
Thank you for your prayers for the Amazing Grace over Florida project. The DVDs are landing on the desks of pastors throughout the state and we are beginning to receive feedback. The response has been overwhelmingly positive so far. As I had expected, I have heard from brothers who…
The Carver elementary school in San Diego is paving the way for prayer to be returned to public schools. Carver administrators have set aside 15 minutes from classroom instruction each afternoon to accommodate 100 religious students that are newly enrolled in the school. Amazingly, the ACLU seems willing to…
Nearly 3000 copies of the “Amazing Grace: The History and Theology of Calvinism” were put in the mail today and should be landing in the mailboxes of Florida Baptist pastors over the next few days. Please pray that the Lord will use this effort to promote a clearer understanding…
I never heard of Frank Pastore until a fellow church member sent me his article from yesterday entitled, “Why Al Qaeda Supports the Emergent Church.” He is an award winning radio talk show host based in California. Though I probably share many of Pastore’s concerns about the emergent movement…
This may explain why this didn’t make it to the floor of the convention in San Antonio but died in Resolution Committee deliberations.
Jeff Robinson wrote the following stories on the Founders Conference last month for Baptist Press. OKLAHOMA–Wells analyzes competing spiritualitiesOKLAHOMA–Today’s culture is clueless, Wells saysOKLAHOMA–Gospel must become focus of SBC unity, Ascol says
I am always encouraged by SBC denominational employees who remember and appreciate the fact that they are servants of the churches. They exude a humble spirit and avoid giving any impression that they think Southern Baptists are accountable to them or in any way under their authority. Such denominational…