Guest Blogger

Our guest blogger today is Wade Phillips, who blogs at "A Good Infection".  He's a TV news anchor in MS and a husband/father/deacon/SS Teacher combo! This is the first in a series of posts on life and faith, that was triggered by a recent segment I did on WMOX radio about Tim Tebow . . . Let me lay my cards on the table from the beginning. I really like Tim Tebow. I like him for a number of reasons. Some of them are related to his faith, some of them are related to his football skills, and some of them are related to the how entertaining he has made this year’s NFL season, on and off the … [Read more...] about Jesus and Tim Tebow, Part 1

(The SBC Plodder writes a lot about CP, Lottie and other such issues.  Here's one for your perusal.) No. Plodder has not gone moderate. The Cooperative Baptist Fellowship's Lottie Moon knockoff is called "Offering for Global Missions" although I've often seen it promoted as "Global Mission Offering." I don't know if any of the phrases are trademarked as are Lottie Moon and Annie Armstrong. The blog title comes from the church I attended Sunday which was in the midst of promoting what they labeled "Global Missions Offering," a composite (and they explain this in their promotional … [Read more...] about Lottie Moon or Global Missions Offering? (William Thornton)

Some of you might think CB Scott is a newcomer to Baptist Blogging, but he's one of the original "Wild West" era Baptist bloggers and one of its key figures through the years.  He took a break recently when his town (Birmingham, AL) was devastated by a tornado and he led relief efforts.  His words here are very wise. It is the Christmas season. Therefore several posts have appeared here at SBC Voices related to the various issues concerning the way individuals celebrate the Advent. No one can doubt that a great deal of myth has been attached to the time of the year when we formally celebrate … [Read more...] about If Santa Is a Myth, What Is the Jesus of the Baptist Funeral? (by CB Scott)

 But when the fullness of the time had come, God sent forth His Son, born of a woman, born under the law, to redeem those who were under the law, that we might receive the adoption as sons.  -Galatians 4:4-5 10 Commandments For Christmas I.  Thou shalt not leave "Christ" out of "Christmas" nor refuse to use the word Christmas during this season. II.  Thou shalt demonstrate joy to the world, for the Lord is come. III.  Thou shalt not let Santa Claus take the place of the reality of the birth of Jesus Christ in Bethlehem. IV.  Thou shalt remember that the value of gifts we give … [Read more...] about Ten Commandments for Christmas (by David Brumbelow)

(Paul Thompson blogs at theBridge and offered this take on recent Lifeway research. Thank you, Paul.) On December 7, 2011, LifeWay Research released results of a recent survey on the Perceptions of Faith Groups. I would like to express concerns about some of the underlying assumptions behind the survey. I realize any fool can throw a rock. It was Charles Spurgeon who said, "asking questions are as easy as kissing the back of your hand; to answer them is as hard as fattening a greyhound." It is my attempt here, to fatten the greyhound. It does not surprise me that the findings of Ed … [Read more...] about Get to the Right Road Soonest! (by Paul Thompson)

Editor: If Baptist Blogging had a Hall of Fame, Marty Duren would certainly be enshrined there.  He still blogs at martyduren.com and always has something worthwhile to say.  I was thrilled when Marty offered this article originally published at his site.  Enjoy! Part of this post deals with the terrible situation at Penn State University that broke in recent days. Because my website crashed and was down for several days I was unable to write a full post and was limited to expressing my outrage on Twitter and a few Facebook status updates. Suffice it to say that I am thoroughly disgusted with … [Read more...] about When injustice is enough justice: Parsing theology into nothingness (by Marty Duren)

Editor: William Dwight McKissic, Sr is a voice of conscience for the SBC on race related matters.  This post is one of the more political posts you will see on SBC Voices, but I think that more than politics is at stake here.  I appreciate our brother's contribution. The liberal media, conservative Republicans who support rival candidates and African American civil rights leaders who strongly support the Democratic Party and liberal causes, have unwittingly formed an unholy trinity to defeat and destroy the presidential aspirations of Herman Cain. The purpose of this article is not intended … [Read more...] about William Dwight McKissic, Sr: The Voice of One Crying in the Wilderness – In Defense of Herman Cain

(We'd like to ignore it, but sexual abuse is a reality in every part of society today.  The SBC Plodder's perspective here is good advice.) Some time ago in a deacons' meeting, I was speaking on the subject of sexual abuse of children in churches and our church's policies on the same. The sordid subject was in the news as a result of the Roman Catholic scandals and not a few cases of SBC churches and clergy involved in such things. While we have adopted policies in our church, nothing made the matter more clear to the deacons than when I said, "Here's what we do if someone comes to me with … [Read more...] about Pick up the phone. Call the cops. (by William Thornton)

(David Worley, "Volfan007" is a frequent commenter here and sent me this today.  I know this is a hot-button topic and David never shades his views on things! But this is new information about a new study, so here it is.  I'm guessing this should be a lively discussion.  It is absolutely important that we not ridicule David for his silly position - I'm talking about the support of the Tennessee Volunteers, of course.) I don't know if yall have heard the latest study about alcohol, or not; but it's not very conducive to the moderationists position. Only the tee-totallers will rejoice in this … [Read more...] about Latest Research Backs up Bible about Booze (by David Worley)