Dave Miller

I was saved at the age of 6.  I actually have no memory of the event and struggled with it for some time.  If I do not remember it, was it real? I believe it was. My dad used to read a book to us called, "Little Pilgrim's Progress", a children's adaptation of the Bunyan classic.  There is a scene in it in which little Christian takes his burden to the cross and lays it there.  My dad helped me to pray and place my faith in Christ. I was a "good kid" (except for the common refrain from teachers that I talked too much) but I did not serve the Lord until I was out of high school .  I … [Read more...] about In Honor of the Cross: Tell Us How God Saved You

I've got a headache today.  I'm sneezing.  I feel awful. It's not a mystery.  These are common symptoms known to anyone with seasonal allergies.  With this early spring, with every green thing God ever created blooming right now in Sioux City, the pollen count is rising like the national debt under President Obama. Symptoms are the outward expression of sickness inside. Feeling as I do, I have been sitting at my desk, pretending to work (oops, too many of my church members read this blog now - I've got to stop saying things like that) and I came upon an article by Joe McKeever called "10 … [Read more...] about Marks of an Unhealthy Church

Okay, the title is a bit of a misnomer.  There is not a single marker of Christlikeness.  Those who come to God by faith in Jesus Christ are marked by a series of characteristics - sound doctrine, holiness, joy, peace, patience - the list goes on.  There is no shortage of markers. But there is one that I believe stands out above the others both because of its rarity even among those who call themselves Christians and because of its supernatural nature. Romans 5:8 sets the groundwork for this concept.  We know that God demonstrated his love for us by sending his son to die for us on the … [Read more...] about Indentifying Christlikeness

Congratulations to Todd Littleton, (and his entire extended family) for running a fantastic campaign, coming from behind and winning an incredibly close race to become the 2012 Blue Collar Blog Madness Champion.  Well played! Let me mention the rest of the Final Four. Joe Blackmon, who blogs at "Hear God Speak" forged his way into the finals as an underdog.  In the finals, he garnered nearly 4% of the 1227 votes cast.  Just making it to through the first two rounds is a great honor. The same is true for Ricky Kirk and his blog, Panta ta Ethne.  Ricky made a really good showing and won … [Read more...] about And the Winner Is…Todd Littleton, The Edge of the Inside

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Since Bryant Wright appointed the Task Force to study the name change last fall, the Baptist world has been abuzz, not only discussing the name-change idea itself, but also dissecting the details and debating the advisability of the  appointment of the task force. Being sensitive to the criticisms of the criticizers who criticized him critically, he has announced a proactive response. He has notified the Executive Committee of the SBC that he has appointed a Blue Ribbon Task Force to study the advisability of presidential appointments of task forces.  The task force will be asked to pay … [Read more...] about Bryant Wright Appoints New Task Force on Task Forces

For the record, every word I am about to share is true! Because of the date today, some might think this is an April Fool's blog post. (I hear there are blogs that take April Fool's Day way too seriously and run a series of silly posts!  I find that offensive, but to each his own.) This is not an April Fool's post. A week ago, Frank Page was in our church for an evangelism rally - the best evangelism rally I've ever been to.  He was insightful, funny, poignant and practical. Then, afterwards, my wife slugged him! Well, maybe not slugged... but she definitely hit him as I watched in … [Read more...] about My Wife Hit Frank Page

Ed Stetzer, the mega-genius behind LifeWay's research wing, has made a convention altering discovery about how to identify Calvinists in the SBC. A few years ago, the anti-Calvinist contingent of Tennessee was circulating a lengthy questionnaire designed to smoke out the hidden Calvinists among us.  It was way too complicated, allowing some Calvinists to use the confusion to slip in surreptitiously. According to Stetzer's new research, there is a much simpler way to distinguish the soteriological camps.  It all boils down to one thing. Facial hair. Young SBC Calvinists wear … [Read more...] about Ed Stetzer/LifeWay: Shocking New Research on Calvinism

SBC Voices has been notified by the ruling elites that preregistration for the SBC Annual Meeting is breaking all records.  Concerned that there might be unity issues as well as overcrowding the elites have issued a papal bull dictating the following schedule changes. The main sessions of the convention will be at the Morial Convention Center down on the river.  But for the discussion of the Executive Committee name-change proposal, special accomodations have been made. Those who support the name-change proposition will meet, as planned, at the Morial Convention Center for that session. … [Read more...] about Important Announcement about SBC NOLA 2012

The Empire of Evil has arisen again. Acts 29  is known by loyal Southern Baptists to be the root of all evil - subversive Calvinists trying to undermine Baptist history and tradition. Then, you have the Boston Red Sox.  Red is the color of fire - the Lake of Fire.  We know who the REAL general manager of the Boston Red Sox is!  Hint:  he carries a pitchfork and has a bifurcated tail. I have secret information that Acts 29 and the Devil Sox of Boston have teamed up to form a new network of evil, called the "Boston Acts 29 Red Sox Network."  I have a secret document delineating their … [Read more...] about Acts 29 has Teamed with the Boston Red Sox to Destroy America