Since hearing several weeks ago that Frank Page might be nominated for the office of president of the SBC I have been trying to secure a copy of his book, The Trouble with the TULIP: A Closer Examination of the Five Points of Calvinism. I had read excerpts and…
“Reaching Today’s World through Differing Views of Election” is the theme of the breakout session to be led by Drs. Paige Patterson and Al Mohler at the upcoming Pastors’ Conference in Greensboro. Questions are being solicited for possible use in a a Q&A forum at the conference. Fill out…
This week marks my 20th anniversary as pastor of Grace Baptist Church in Cape Coral, Florida. It is a milestone worth noting because of its testimony to the grace of God working within a local church. Early in my ministry when I heard of a pastor who stayed a…
Does anyone else find it troubling to hear what sounds like a growing chorus of criticism directed toward Calvinistic pastors who run into difficulties when trying to shepherd their congregations toward greater spiritual health? Mixed in with the criticism is a charge that such men have been dishonest in…
Marty Duren alerted me to this story from the Atlanta Journal-Constitution that quotes this blog.
A couple of days ago David Young made this observation about my comments on 1 Corinthians 9:22b: Now that we have heard what the text is NOT about, I’m curious to know what Dr. Ascol believes the text IS about. He wrote that he believes there needs to be…
With all of the talk surrounding the endorsement of candidates for the SBC presidency this article on Florida politics helps give some perspective.
Gene Bridges has begun to post online the text of his recently printed volume on Landmarkism. The full title is, A Condensed History of Landmarkism in the Southern Baptist Convention with Particular Reference to Baptism and the International Mission Board in the Present Day (Gene is a graduate of…
G. Burch left this comment (completely off subject) on a previous thread:Tom, Ten dollars to hear you speak at a breakfast? What’s up with that? There’s a guy (who will remain anonymous at this time) who is going to be in the room next to you wrestle his deacons…