Dave Miller

In an effort to keep our discussions focused on other posts, I thought I'd throw this up in case you want to talk trash. I think we all join in hoping that Georgia will rise up and smite the Tigers so that BAMA will be excluded from BCS bowl contention.  I just love those things on which we all agree.   … [Read more...] about A Football Playground

NOTE:  Since much of the discussion seems to focus on some questions about Driscoll's continuationism, you might want to hear what Driscoll says, not just what people say he says.  I have linked, at the end of this post, to a discussion he had with Douglas Wilson below.  Driscoll is far from some wacked-out crazy, folks.  He is a non-cessationist. He believes in the operation of supernatural gifts today.  Listen to Driscoll, not just those who attempt to shape him as some kind of nut. I don't like everything Mark Driscoll says nor the way he says it.  Not my style.  I'm more suit and tie, … [Read more...] about Thank God for Mark Driscoll

"Jesus loves the little children, all the children of the world, Red and yellow, black and white, they are precious in his sight, Jesus loves the little children of the world." That song has been a staple in Sunday Schools since I was wearing diapers, and long before.  And it expresses a noble theme - that the love of Christ is not racially-based.  Jesus saves people from all over the world.  In fact, back in the early sixties, when I was singing the song in Sunbeams and Sunday School and Vacation Bible School, the message was radical and counter-cultural for many Baptists across the … [Read more...] about “Red and Yellow, Black and White” – Why Must We Magnify Our Differences?

I received this question from one of our readers and I thought I would just put it out there for discussion.  It has to do with the counseling ministry. I've been approached by a couple needing marriage counseling, they are not a member of my church and they live about an hour away, I was wondering how some of the commentors including yourself handle counseling of people outside your church? Do you offer counseling to anyone who asks for help or only to members? What issues do you tackle yourself and what issues do you refer to professionals? What kind of counseling do you … [Read more...] about Pastor to Pastor: A Reader Asks for Advice about Pastoral Counseling

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                Evil must be confronted and opposed. Even when evil wins a battle, know that eventually, it will be destroyed! Take heart and do not be discouraged. … [Read more...] about We need to call evil EVIL!

We have some good posts in the bullpen awaiting me to hit the magic publish button.  But it is my belief that there are much better things to do this next few days than to blog.  Chew on turkey, not on SBC news, opinion and perspective.  We'll be back up and publishing on Monday. I have a long to-do list for the next couple of days. 1)  I broke my turkey deep-frier thermometer and have to get one.  No turkey should be prepared in any way other than by deep frying.  It is a moral obligation.  I've also got to make sure I've got a fresh bottle of propane (and propane accessories). 2) … [Read more...] about See you Monday. Happy Thanksgiving from SBC Voices!

I'm a little mad.  Let me tell you all about it. I will admit that I've been an active participant in Black Friday chaos in years past.  I've stood outside Best Buy in 11 degree weather with friends and family waiting for the store to open and the madness to begin.  In the "good old days" we had to get up and go to the store by about 2 or 3 in the morning to get a decent place in line.  The last time I stood in the queue was a few years back and we had to go there around 8:30 on Thanksgiving evening to get our place and wait for 5 AM when the store would open. Now, the Black Friday, our … [Read more...] about One Man’s Rant: Resenting the Increasing Encroachment of Black Friday on Thanksgiving!

The story I am about to share with you is over two years old.  Of course, you only have my word for it, but I would put my hand on a stack of Bibles or get hooked up to a lie detector and tell you that I have not made up a single word.  I recently had an "experience" I am trying to make sense of and it got me thinking of this story - originally published at sbcIMPACT in June of 2009. I can tell you two things - I still don't know what to think about this, because it doesn't match my theology of the demonic. Secondly, the young man the story is about is now married, studying for the ministry … [Read more...] about An Encounter with the Demonic in America Today