A while ago, I published a challenge that we help CB Scott and the people of Westmont Baptist Church. Bob Cleveland, who blogs at Eagle’s Rest and is a frequent imparter of wisdom here at SBC Voices, got the ball rolling. I saw his post, which I am reprinting here (with his permission) and then contacted […]
“Acceptable Calvinism” and the SBC (by Bill MacKinnon)
Are Calvinists being told by some bloggers that they will only be accepted in the SBC if they agree to live as second-class citizens? Bill MacKinnon, one of our regular commenters here at SBC Voices makes that point in the post he sent me a while back. He admits to being a little sarcastic in […]
What Should We Do With Easter? (by Ricky Kirk)
Ricky Kirk blogs at Panta ta Ethne, and is a pastor is South Point, Ohio. I recently linked an article from the Resurgence on my facebook page on how the resurrection of Jesus Christ has become associated with bunnies and eggs. There were a couple of comments, but I chose not to address them on […]
God the Judge? Living Condemned (by Micah Fries)
Micah Fries is the pastor of Frederick Boulevard Baptist Church in St. Joseph, MO. He blogs at Micahfries.com and is a favorite for many of us. One of the most devastating effects of the pursuit of holiness can often be our propensity to believe that our sin draws God’s anger. This belief will result in […]
Why the Cooperative Program has been dropping like a rock, Part Two (by William Thornton)
Editor: William Thornton is the SBC Plodder and a keen observer of SBC life. This is a repost from his site. Yesterday he posted the part one. “Why the CP has been Dropping Like a Rock, Part One.” These are not in order of magnitude or importance: 9. It is too hard to change the allocation […]
Why the Cooperative Program has been dropping like a rock – Part One (by William Thornton)
Editor: William Thornton is the SBC Plodder and a keen observer of SBC life. This is a repost from his site It follows up on the discussion of the two previous articles he posted here, “SBC Presidents and the Cooperative Program” and “Dropping Like a Rock: The Cooperative Program.“ My humble conjectures about the decline of the […]
What It Is to Be Offered (from John Bunyan’s Writings)
(Dr. Roger D. Duke brings us another excerpt from the writings of John Bunyan. Dr. Duke is cowriter with Phil Newton of “Venturing all on God: Piety in the Writings of John Bunyan.” This volume is one of in the Profiles in Reformed Spirituality series of Reformation Heritage Press and is slated for publication sometime in 2011.) […]
The Excluded Middle, the Ignored Edge, and The Battle for the Empire in the SBC (by Todd Littleton)
Todd Littleton blogs at “The Edge of the Inside.” There is much to consider here and much to discuss. The Ring of Fire just gave us a tectonic shift punishing Japan with a devastating 8.9 magnitude earthquake. Tsunami waves washed over acres of land, destroying property and killing people. There will no doubt be someone […]
Dropping Like a Rock: The Cooperative Program (by William Thornton)
Editor: William Thornton is the SBC Plodder and a keen observer of SBC life. This is a repost from his site It follows up on the discussion of the previous article he posted here, “SBC Presidents and the Cooperative Program.” A 2007 survey yielded the unlikely statistic that 87% of SBC pastors were “generally satisfied” with the Cooperative […]
Lessons from the Animal Kingdom by Wm. Dwight McKissic, Sr
Editor: Dr. McKissic is well-known and respected among Southern Baptists. This article was written in response to issues raised here at SBC Voices and on other blogs. I offered this respected brother in Christ the chance to state his views related to this recent debate. The largest animal the Jews knew in biblical times was […]
Evangelism. Storying. Gospel. Sex-Offenders. (by Ricky Kirk)
Editor: Ricky Kirk, a pastor from Ohio, blogs at Panta ta Ethne, where this post recently appeared. Thanks for sharing this with us. Our church as recently been studying/exploring evangelism as we prepare for an upcoming revival and Easter weekend. I am modifying material from several sources and approaching evangelism as something more than the […]
SBC presidents and the Cooperative Program (by William Thornton)
Editor: William Thornton is the SBC Plodder and a keen observer of SBC life. This is a repost from his site. What shall we say about SBC leadership and their support, or lack thereof, for our grand Cooperative Program? Here is a summary of the past SBC presidents and their Cooperative Program support over the […]