1) Who is going to Phoenix? I had a great time last year in Orlando, getting to know people I had blogged with (and against). I discovered that rumors that Tim Rogers has horns are greatly exaggerated. I found out that CB Scott is a real person, not a myth. It was great fun. This […]
The Racism Motion: A Response from the Inside
I received an email from someone who was “in the know” relative to some of the decisions that I have been critical of here. I’ll call him Jason Bourne (Obviously, NOT his real name). He responded in a reasoned and forthright way to some of the comments that I (and others) have made here about […]
When the Strong Man Gets His Way
(This post originally appeared on my blog: Borrowed Light) Sin aims always at the utmost; every time it rises up to tempt or entice, might it have its own course, it would go out to the utmost sin in that kind. Every unclean thought or glance would be adultery if it could; every covetous desire […]
I Wish Every Baptist Executive Was Like Our Jimmy Barrentine!
I got an email a couple of days ago telling me what I had already heard. Sometime this year, the SBC’s best state executive director will be retiring. We Iowa Baptists don’t have a lot to brag about. We are one of the smaller conventions – so small we don’t even get representation on our […]
The Prolonged Suicide of Evangelical Christianity: A Brief Examination of Education Within God’s Church and World
“At what point do we teach children, whether elementary or high school age, that they are responsible to use the brains God has given them to the best of their abilities for His glory?” The reality is that making learning fun does not make children enjoy learning, it makes them enjoy fun.
Westboro’s Free Speech Win: Repugnant Yet Right
“Speech is powerful. It can stir people to action, move them to tears of both joy and sorrow, and—as it did here—inflict great pain. On the facts before us, we cannot react to that pain by punishing the speaker. As a Nation we have chosen a different course—to protect even hurtful speech on public issues […]
Heretics and the SBC Blogosphere (by Todd Littleton)
(Editor’s Note: Todd Littleton was one of the prominent early Baptist bloggers. Like most of the pioneers, he has mostly laid down his keyboard for other pursuits. But he has an interesting perspective to share on the TD Jakes/Jamar Jones conflict that went on last week – to which I contributed. Our desire here is […]
Review of Wesley Hill’s “Washed and Waiting”
Homosexuality is a hot-button issue within the church. The issue is not one that is between the church and the world; as in the church says its wrong the world says its evil. There are many that seemingly love Jesus that make arguments that homosexuality is an okay option for a believing Christian. And there […]
Who’s Attacking Whom?
I’ve got difficult people in my life. Yes, yes, I know – hard to believe, right? It’s a real challenge to think anyone out there would give me a hard time. I’m not talking about people who leave the front door open, or who forget I can’t hear them. I mean, there are people who […]
The SBC, Racism and the Future: My (Lily White) Brothers, We Can Do Better!
Dwight McKissic said something to me the other day that absolutely shocked me. He had called me about another matter, and but he told me something that really disturbed me. The podium at the SBC Annual Meeting last year was just like me – lily white! When he made his motion to make racism as […]
An Honor, a Privilege, an Enigma, and a Challenge
So the other day Pastor Dave here at SBCVoices emails me a username and password, and welcomes me as a Contributor to the site. I am, of course, honored and find it a great privilege. Yet there is something of an enigma to it all, like being given an honorary degree at a university I […]
What If?
I’m going to be straight up from the start: this post is as much (if not more) directed at me than at anyone else. I’m just the average Joe…or, um…Mike (hey, my first name was the most common boy’s name in America for years on end, only recently usurped—you can’t get much more “average” than […]