Dave Miller

I sat and listened, a few years ago, as a couple of angry trustees of SWBTS tried to remove my friend Bart Barber and the rest of the officers of the SWBTS BoT after they courageously removed Paige Patterson from office for insubordination, misconduct, and other offenses. I was on Bart's side of that issue and strongly opposed, with about 97% of the room, the removal motion. Last year, I was discussing with a group of people the idea of a motion to remove at least one EC trustee, possibly more. I know that Bart disagreed with the actions, attitudes, and positions of these trustees, but when … [Read more...] about Removing Trustees: Is This a Dam to Breach?

The following video is from a non-SBC church service on May 22, 2022, recorded on Facebook Live. Evidently, the church cut its live feed when this took place. While it is not an SBC church, the 14 minutes or so seem to be a parable illustrating all that has gone on in the SBC World during the sexual abuse scandal. (if the link doesn't pop up immediately - it works for me - try this hyperlink) (I retried this video in a different format - hopefully this will work better). Consider the following: 1. The abusive pastor minimized his sin while confessing.  After the service, … [Read more...] about A Real-life #SBCtoo Parable

I was at the convention in 1995 when we came face to face with the grievous sin we'd committed for 140 years, a sin that was at the root of the founding of our convention - racism. We stood as one to recognize this sin, to admit that slavery, segregation, racism, and white supremacy which had been such a part of the SBC since the days of its Founders were evil, a wickedness that shamed the name of Christ, hindered the Gospel, and had no place in the life of a community of believers. We did the only thing that we could do when such sin is realized. We repented. It is an argument for another day … [Read more...] about There’s Only One Thing We Can Do

I am the son of a Baptist pastor who faithfully preached God's word until health problems robbed him of the ability to do so. He still studied his Bible and prayed through the night for his kids, grandkids, great-grandkids, and a long list of other spiritual issues. To the best of my knowledge, he died having been faithful to one wife and been a godly leader at every church that called him to preach. When I read the Houston Chronicle's reports a few years back, I was sickened. I make no claim to being above sin - I know that I am a man of flesh and blood. Still, having been raised in the … [Read more...] about Can You Feel the Tremors in the SBC World?

This is shaping up to be a momentous weekend in Southern Baptist life. On Sunday, at 4 PM Eastern, the Sexual Abuse Task Force will be releasing its report and all indications are that the effects will be nuclear. There are reports that the Supreme Court’s decision on Roe vs. Wade may be released on Monday and that eruption will make Mount St. Helens look like a firecracker. I am on vacation in Virginia with family and have been sent into isolation because of a COVID infection, so I have time to share my opinions on some of these matters. I know you have been on pins and needles, waiting … [Read more...] about On Roe v. Wade and the SBC

I have been doing a sermon series called "Creation, Cradle, Cross, Crown" since the first of November. It was rooted in a story we told in Africa called "Creation to the Cross" which tells the Bible story from Creation to the Fall to the Law, to the Cross, and so on. I thought it might make an interesting sermon series. With a couple of preliminary sermons in November, I covered the Christmas story and then hit the highlights of the life of Christ leading up to Easter. Now, I am taking a few weeks to look at the post-Resurrection appearances of Christ and seeking to finalize the series on June … [Read more...] about Inerrancy, the Resurrection, and Reconciling Gospel Accounts

My dad devoted his life to studying and preaching God's word. He was kind of an old-fashioned guy, with fundamentalist leanings. He'd gone to Bob Jones until he got chased out of the school, but he never completely shook off his old-school ways. He spent hours daily studying his Bible (I mean 8 hours, 10 hours, every day) and this was before anyone had ever heard of computer software. He died believing that demons inhabited computers, except for MLB.com which allowed him to watch Yankees games. He wore out Bibles quickly. It shocked a lot of people, then, when one day in a sermon, he said … [Read more...] about What Do YOU Do with Old Bibles?

There was a time when my trips to Taiwan or Israel or Senegal created something of a problem here at SBC Voices, since I was active on a daily basis. Such is not the case now, but I thought I would let folks know I am taking my 11th trip to the villages of the Casamance in Southern Senegal. Plan to return April 3. We walk from home to home telling Bible Stories and sharing the gospel. For many of these folks, it is their first exposure to the true gospel. Would appreciate your prayers. I have gotten sick the last few times I have gone and we have been encountering some resistance in … [Read more...] about If Anyone Remembers Me, I’m the Guy in Africa

I'm not a huge Andy Stanley fan, to say the least. He likes to stir things up by throwing evangelicals under the bus in an effort to reach those who doubt, who are departing, those who are deconstructing and leaving the church behind. I appreciate his effort to reach people like that, but it seems counterproductive to hit the eject button on the family of the redeemed in the effort. I am not sure the end justifies the means. The latest iteration of "Barbeque Andy Stanley" had to do with a quote he put out on Twitter. He cannot claim he was misquoted or anything, since it was his own tweet. … [Read more...] about Thoughts on Andy Stanley’s Recent Sermon