Adam Blosser

Several years ago I sat in an associational meeting where a trio of pastors sang "In Christ Alone."  It's a wonderful hymn, and I was excited to hear it sung in our meeting.  That is until they got to the end of the second verse where the song—as written by Stuart Townend and Keith Getty—says, "'Till on that cross as Jesus died, the wrath of God was satisfied."  I knew the song and was familiar with the lyrics.  So you can imagine my shock when instead these three pastors sang, "Till on that cross as Jesus died, the love of God was magnified."  Of course there is nothing wrong with saying that … [Read more...] about Another Reminder of the Necessity of the Conservative Resurgence

A lot could be said about the effects of social media on the annual meeting of the Southern Baptist Convention.  But my purpose here is to focus on one particular dynamic that I find interesting.  I'm interested to know your thoughts concerning how social media has affected our meetings in this way. Our convention meetings over the last two years have both included contested votes.  In 2016 it was the presidential election.  We started with three candidates.  No candidate received a majority of the vote.  One candidate was thus eliminated and the top two vote getters went head to head. … [Read more...] about Social Media and our SBC Annual Meeting

This has been an interesting convention. Yesterday's events during the Resolutions Committee's report were a black eye on the Southern Baptist Convention. The resolution that the committee brought out today was an attempt to make things right. The resolution passed with very little opposition (maybe 3 or 4 voting no).  Praise God for that.  I will hopefully have some further reflections later, but wanted to give a brief update here. … [Read more...] about Resolution Condemning Alt-Right Racism Passes Overwhelmingly

You've read about the Resolutions Committtee's decision not to bring a resolution on the alt-right and white supremacy to the floor.  You've read about a messenger's attempts to bring the resolution out of committee.  You've read about some of the ensuing conflict.  And you've read about the announcement last night that a resolution was being crafted on this issue.  The full text of the proposed resolution is printed below.  The resolution is scheduled to be voted on at 2:45pm today. WHEREAS, Scripture teaches, “From one man [God] has made every nationality to live over the whole earth and … [Read more...] about PROPOSED RESOLUTION #10 ON THE ANTI-GOSPEL OF ALT-RIGHT WHITE SUPREMACY

Tomorrow is the last day to sign up for the SBC Voices Dinner at the Hotel San Carlos on Tuesday night.  The menu is pizza, salad, drink, and dessert.  The cost is $10.  You won't find a better deal for dinner Tuesday night.  We will be meeting in the Governor’s Room at the Hotel San Carlos on Tuesday, June 13 at 5pm. The meal is being catered by Fired Pie in Phoenix. Read more here. Register here. We will only order food for those who have registered and payed.  So don't miss the deadline of 7pm on Sunday! … [Read more...] about Voices Dinner at the SBC Reminder