Saw this on Facebook. Thought it was pretty cool. Enjoy. Happy Halloween. Halloween: Trick or Treat? from 10ofthose.com on Vimeo. Here is the script, in case you are interested: Vast armies undead do tread through the night and In hordes march towards hapless victims to frighten. They stumble in step with glass-eyes on the prizes; Bunched hither, hunched over in monstrous disguises; In sizes not lofty but numb’ring a throng; To unleash on their prey the dreaded DING DONG. Small faces with traces of mother’s eye-liner, Peer up to the resident candy provider. And there to … [Read more...] about Halloween: Trick or Treat (Video)
Archives for 2013
A simple Cooperative Program quiz (from William Thornton)
William Thornton is the intrepid SBC Plodder. See how you do on this very simple, embarrassingly easy quiz on the Cooperative Program. I'll make it multiple choice with a few true-false questions so that my SBC colleagues have a good chance of getting answers right by guessing. 1. The Cooperative Program is how many years old? a. 168, it was started when the SBC was founded in 1845. b. 88, it was started during the evolution controversies in 1925. c. 58, it was started during the grand, boom years of SBC growth, 1955. d. 34, it was started when the Conservative Resurgence began in … [Read more...] about A simple Cooperative Program quiz (from William Thornton)
Baptist Blogging, SBC Voices, and the Future
Things have changed around here, and I am not talking just about the format of this website. While I was in Israel, I gave Dr. Frank Page an earful one day. "You have absolutely ruined Baptist blogging," I chided. Now, as anyone who reads this blog knows, I have an open and undeniable man-crush on Frank Page. I believe that God's grace brought Frank Page to the convention presidency in 2006 and then to the Executive Committee in 2010(?) "for such a time as this." But that doesn't change the fact that Dr. Page and all his reasonable, peace-loving, unifying efforts have put a serious crimp … [Read more...] about Baptist Blogging, SBC Voices, and the Future
The Persecuted Church, Prayer, and the Book of Revelation
In case you were not already aware, Sunday, November 10, is the International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church (though some are observing it this Sunday, November 3). I hope you are staying abreast of the alarming increase of the persecution and martyrdom of our brothers and sisters in Christ around the world in recent months. Of all the current events we read about and write about, from a biblical perspective, I truly believe this is one of the most important, if not the most important, issues of our day. A few recent articles have pointed out the relative lack of coverage the … [Read more...] about The Persecuted Church, Prayer, and the Book of Revelation
Why Evangelicals Should Support Immigration Reform (by Alan Cross)
Alan Cross blogs at Downshore Drift, where this article was originally published. When a stranger resides with you in your land, you shall not do him wrong. The stranger who resides with you shall be to you as the native among you, and you shall love him as yourself, for you were aliens in the land of Egypt; I am the LORD your God." (Leviticus 19:33-34) I have written about the need for Immigration Reform in the past. Here are the relevant articles: Should We Declare Amnesty? - Asks how America plans to deal with its illegal immigration problem and puts forward some solutions. … [Read more...] about Why Evangelicals Should Support Immigration Reform (by Alan Cross)
The Reverse Blog
I want to try an experiment today, let's write a blog together, sort of. I have some questions, and I would like you to post your thoughts. Here are the few basic rules. First off, please react only to the questions, write your thoughts. Let's not turn this into a fight (again). Share what you think, use as much scripture as possible to support your argument. Share WHY you think the way you do, give some specific reasons and rational. Lets try to enjoy this a little, and try to learn from one another. Here we go. Do you believe man in an unregenerate state is a free moral agent, … [Read more...] about The Reverse Blog
Get Out of Your Bubble!
I did an experiment this week, and decided pretty quickly I'd made a mistake. I have a somewhat eclectic theological combination, but I found a facebook group that I thought I fit into pretty well - one that shared both my soteriology and my eschatology. Perfect, I thought, conversing with people who are as right about these things as I am! So, I signed up and read some of the posts, engaging in a couple of discussions. Tonight, I left the group with a bad taste in my mouth and an intention not to join groups like that again. I haven't changed my theological positions; I still believe as I … [Read more...] about Get Out of Your Bubble!
It’s Time for Our Churches to Cross the Rubicon (by Dr. David W. Manner)
Dr. David W. Manner is the Associate Executive Director for the Kansas-Nebraska Convention of Southern Baptists. He blogs at http://kncsb.org/blogs/dmanner . You can follow him on Twitter: @dwmanner. Our churches are not getting it done. Instead of fulfilling the Great Commission by tapping into the unlimited creativity available from the Creator Himself, we continue trying to reach the culture by offering a mediocre imitation of what that culture already has. We are playing it safe by impersonating the language, structure, dress and music…usually a few notches below in quality or a few … [Read more...] about It’s Time for Our Churches to Cross the Rubicon (by Dr. David W. Manner)
When Romance Turns Into an Icy Heart
It’s always the cute boy playing the lyre (the modern day version of the cute boy playing the guitar)*. Michal fell hard for him. Maybe it was his ability to strum up sweet sounding tunes, or perhaps it was his eloquent speaking. The Scriptures don’t tell us what caused her to love this shepherd boy. But she did. Her father, the king, didn’t share her fondness for young David. The relationship started out well enough. David would use his musical skills to soothe Saul’s spirit. But in time Saul saw this gifted young man as a little too gifted. He saw the hand of God on him and he feared that … [Read more...] about When Romance Turns Into an Icy Heart
Cancer, Mental Health, and the Bible
I’ve been thinking a little about the sufficiency of Scripture. This doctrine is either neglected or misused. One denies the sufficiency of Scripture by completely outsourcing mental health issues, while the other misuses the sufficiency of Scripture by never outsourcing. One brother seems to put Scripture on par with other resources, while another brother believes that the Bible is the only book you need on your shelf and that it alone is needed to speak to all issues. Using cancer as an example, I hope to show how to properly use the doctrine of the sufficiency of Scripture. First, … [Read more...] about Cancer, Mental Health, and the Bible