With our 2019 perspective, we find it absolutely unbelievable that the founders of the SBC could preach the gospel while also owning slaves and regarding people for whom Christ died as sub-human. There are discussions ongoing as to whether the founders – blatant and unrepentant racists – were actually saved. We took action at the […]
Prayer Requests from IMB July 15
I love the beginning of the week. I almost always get a missionary newsletter, or an update, Today was no exception. I’ll share with you this morning some of the prayer requests I received in my inbox this morning. There are more over at Beautiful Feet 10:15 These come from some of our missionaries in Africa: […]
A Letter from the President of SBU to Missouri Baptist Pastors
This letter was sent to me by a Missouri Baptist pastor. Since we have published articles about the controversy at Southwest Baptist University, it seems fair to publish this response by the president, Dr. Eric Turner, to the controversy. It appears to be transparent and forthright. Dear Missouri Baptist Pastor, In Matthew 28, […]
People change churches easily and often and I was totally unprepared for this
If Dave Miller can bare his soul by reflecting on his ministry I can at least empty my mind on one aspect of my own: I was totally uprepared for how folks move so easily and often among churches. It was my own fault, or at least a lack of preparation caused by never having been […]
What about Deaconesses?
I’m sure some readers will assume that I’m trying to launch a feminist campaign. I intend nothing of the sort. I fully affirm the Baptist Statement of Faith and Message article that specifies that the office of pastor is for males only. Still, I find the question of deaconesses (female deacons) an interesting exegetical question. […]
IMB Europe Prayer Requests
Here are a couple of prayer requests from our IMB missionaries in Europe. Thanks for praying. There are more prayer requests from Europe at Beautiful Feet 10:15 Eastern Europe–Please pray for a team from Alabama from July 13 – 19 who will be engaging those in a major eastern European capital city this week through speaking clubs and […]
Faithful? Failure? Reflections on Frustrating Ministry
We in the SBC have sanctified the bottom line. Good pastors grow churches. If your ministry is plateaued or declining (as the majority of SBC churches are) there is something wrong with you, your ministry, your priorities, or your people. In a Facebook exchange recently, a couple of online friends unwittingly drove knives in my […]
The sorry state of SBC evangelism and ye old time gospel beans
Pictured above are my magnificent gospel beans, heirloom pole beans handed down in my wife’s family for generations. These beans made the trek in a wagon down the eastern seaboard and across Georgia and Alabama to northeast Mississippi. The family story is told that in the 19th century one ancestor, a woman, traveled through Indian […]
Prayers for IMB July 10, 2019
These prayer requests come from one of our international city teams. Please take some time to pray through these requests and click on over to Beautiful Feet 10:15 and catch up on some more missions prayer requests Ask God to help our team leader to see specific ways partners can effectively engage in sharing the Gospel […]
A pastor looks at immigration and immigration policy
My friend and colleague Alan Cross is an expert on immigration and immigration policy. Your humble, happy, semi-retired hacker and plodder SBC pastor is not. But I know what I am seeing and reading. While on a vigorous four mile walk yesterday morning (vigorous to me, approaching my eigth decade, is about 18 minutes per […]
Prayers for IMB–Europe July 5, 2019
It’s Europe Friday. Ok, I almost alliterated. Here’s a couple of requests from Europe. I have a whole week worth of Europe prayer requests if you’ll click on my blog here Poland–“Each year our team has the opportunity to care for Polish orphans by serving at their summer camp. This year 5 ladies from the US […]
Anne Marie Miller’s Survivor Statement to Mark Aderholt
I am an old, conservative, fuddy-duddy Baptist preacher. I never thought I would be posting something like I am about to post! If you are not aware, Mark Aderholt, former SBC pastor, IMB missionary, and South Carolina state convention staffer, pled guilty to lesser charges while denying the charges that Anne has consistently made through […]