May 4 was my last day at Louisiana College, where I had taught Old Testament and Hebrew for the past four years. I left because of how the school handled what seemed to me to be a clear example of the type of theological system that undergirds the current sexual abuse crisis in the Southern […]
Malevolence, incompetence, and ignorance in the SBC concerning abuse
The SBC meeting in Birmingham is one week past. In this short time three horrific cases of sexual abuse of children involving the SBC at various levels have come to light. All of these are malevolent and deplorable. The nationally-known reporter for the Houston Chronicle and co-author of the long and depressing series on abuse […]
Prayers for IMB June 19, 2019
I get a lot of prayer requests and prayer calendars every week. I’ve divided my daily post on Prayers for IMB into two posts, one covering Europe and one covering the rest of the world. If you’d like to pray more for our European missionaries, the second post on Prayers for IMB is always published at noon. […]
LifeWay Video Explaining the Store Closings
LifeWay shared this video at the SBC Annual Meeting which explained why they had to close the brick and mortar stores. I know there are people who are upset about that decision, but this video makes a compelling case. This is the way all such decisions can and should be handled. LifeWay gave the straight […]
Predictions for SBC 2020 in Orlando
I am still having trouble recovering from this year’s annual meeting. Wears this old codger out. I was born on Friday the 13th, and tried to wear 13 in athletic competition when possible. So, here are 13 prophetic utterances about 2020. Of course, if this were OT Israel my track record on predictions would have […]
Your housing allowance is safe for the forseeable future
The group that brought the federal lawsuit against the cash version of the clergy housing allowance has decided not to appeal the unanimous Federal Appeals Court ruling that upheld the thing. They have a clever title to this news: Appeals Court Blesses Housing Allowance. Now’s the time to start thinking about next year, brethren and […]
Prayers for IMB June 17, 2019
I often get newsletter updates from our missionaries. This request comes from one of those newsletters. All names have been changed for security purposes. There are many more requests over at Prayers for IMB. Take some extra time today and pray for our missionaries. We would like to ask you to please pray for one of […]
Prayers for IMB Friday June 14
This is a story from one of our missionaries. It is reprinted here with permission. All of us have stories to tell… about our lives, circumstances we may find ourselves in, or even simply what was done that day. As a journalism student I was taught to listen, but in our busy lives today, I […]
#SBC19: home runs and whiffs
Probably my most enjoyable convention in quite some time, partly because I stayed in the HQ hotel with the SBC heavy hitters. I spent my own money doing so. They surely did not. Good to see Kevin Ezell in the lobby very early in the morning, 5:30-6:00, working for us. The Westin had some very […]
On the forsuchatimeasthis rally
I made it a point to be at the rally. I suppose there were a hundred or so, some coming and going. Several of the leaders are people I have been following for a decade or more and I was pleased to meet and talk with them before and after the rally. Christa Brown and […]
Committee on Resolutions Report FINAL
It appears that 16 resolutions were submitted and 13 are being reported out, though some were produced by the committee. Many are completely rewritten by the committee. Ten of the 16 are listed as declined, yet some of them appear to have been the basis of resolutions brought forth by the committee. I am going […]
LifeWay Video Explains Store Closings
Retail losses in the last 5 years have been 50 million dollars. I hope this video is widely available. It explains the closings very well. LifeWay.com is growing and healthy. (You should go watch the whole report through the SBC’s portal, here’s the nearest points on the Lifeway report, unfortunately it’s on my Youtube […]