I put out an appeal for help in posting at SBC Voices and the response was gratifying and overwhelming. I want to tell you a little about what we want this site to become – “the vision thing.” Then, I want to introduce you to our new team of regular contributors. Of course, we will […]
Two Questions for the Readers of SBC Voices
1) Who is going to Phoenix? I had a great time last year in Orlando, getting to know people I had blogged with (and against). I discovered that rumors that Tim Rogers has horns are greatly exaggerated. I found out that CB Scott is a real person, not a myth. It was great fun. This […]
The Racism Motion: A Response from the Inside
I received an email from someone who was “in the know” relative to some of the decisions that I have been critical of here. I’ll call him Jason Bourne (Obviously, NOT his real name). He responded in a reasoned and forthright way to some of the comments that I (and others) have made here about […]
I Wish Every Baptist Executive Was Like Our Jimmy Barrentine!
I got an email a couple of days ago telling me what I had already heard. Sometime this year, the SBC’s best state executive director will be retiring. We Iowa Baptists don’t have a lot to brag about. We are one of the smaller conventions – so small we don’t even get representation on our […]
The SBC, Racism and the Future: My (Lily White) Brothers, We Can Do Better!
Dwight McKissic said something to me the other day that absolutely shocked me. He had called me about another matter, and but he told me something that really disturbed me. The podium at the SBC Annual Meeting last year was just like me – lily white! When he made his motion to make racism as […]
If You Had Any Doubt about Rob Bell…
Read Denny Burk’s latest post. He denies the gospel, abandons the biblical gospel, and unmasks himself.
“Pujols: More than the Game” A Review
I cheered for Brett Favre for a long time. I loved his grit, his competitive spirit and the joy he demonstrated as he played football. I even cheered for him as he retired and unretired fourteen times. But he made it difficult to cheer for him as stories of his boorish behavior in his year […]
When Did the Trinity Become Non-Essential Doctrine?
NOTE: I still have not seen any statement, though I assume that one is forthcoming. But the link to Potter’s House and the bio for Jamar Jones have been removed from the Pastor’s Conference website. Two items for your consideration: 1) Ed Young, Jr has been trumpeting his “EXC3ED” conference which just wrapped up. Now, […]
NAMB and Disaster Relief: If It Ain’t Broke, Let’s Fix It?
As an Iowa Baptist, I can tell you that there are two Southern Baptist ministries that really make a difference in our neck of the woods. No one here cares a lick about who is elected president of the SBC, or about the NAMB restructuring or the IMB search committee. If you offered a million […]
Tom Eliff: IMB Presidential Nominee
Tom Eliff is going to be the next president of the Southern Baptist Convention’s International Mission Board, and I’m not sure exactly what to think about that. I have no problem with Tom Eliff. I just don’t know that much about him. Tom Eliff’s father was the pastor of the church that sponsored the church […]
Someone Switched the Price Tags
(This was originally published last Friday at sbcIMPACT) My mom and I were shopping at K-Mart back in my much younger days. I was not easy to shop for – I was both very tall and unnaturally thin (trust me, it used to be true). Finding pants my size was not easy. That waist just […]
Editor’s Note: Looking for Help
I made a little bit of an email mistake, and so if you offered to write for Voices and I don’t get back with you within about 24 hours, email me again. People my age and computers do not always get along well. I’m not ignoring you guys. pastordave@cableone.net