SBC Voices

  (Ricky Kirk blogs at Panta ta Ethne and was one of the Final Four in our recent Blue Collar Blog Madness.  Thank you, Ricky.) So the University of Kentucky achieved another win to add to their already stellar basketball program and legacy. Give credit where credit is due, but some know, and everyone will now know, I am not a UK fan. Yes, I was born and raised (for the most part) in Kentucky. For some reason I just never jumped on the bandwagon and became a fan, much less a follower. Speaking of bandwagons, what is it that makes a person decide to be a fan only when a team is … [Read more...] about of fans and bandwagons… (by Ricky Kirk)

Okay, the title is a bit of a misnomer.  There is not a single marker of Christlikeness.  Those who come to God by faith in Jesus Christ are marked by a series of characteristics - sound doctrine, holiness, joy, peace, patience - the list goes on.  There is no shortage of markers. But there is one that I believe stands out above the others both because of its rarity even among those who call themselves Christians and because of its supernatural nature. Romans 5:8 sets the groundwork for this concept.  We know that God demonstrated his love for us by sending his son to die for us on the … [Read more...] about Indentifying Christlikeness

Congratulations to Todd Littleton, (and his entire extended family) for running a fantastic campaign, coming from behind and winning an incredibly close race to become the 2012 Blue Collar Blog Madness Champion.  Well played! Let me mention the rest of the Final Four. Joe Blackmon, who blogs at "Hear God Speak" forged his way into the finals as an underdog.  In the finals, he garnered nearly 4% of the 1227 votes cast.  Just making it to through the first two rounds is a great honor. The same is true for Ricky Kirk and his blog, Panta ta Ethne.  Ricky made a really good showing and won … [Read more...] about And the Winner Is…Todd Littleton, The Edge of the Inside

(Editor's Note:  Back at Christmas my Frank Page hitting wife bought me a Kindle Fire, and my spoken Word poetry genius daughter got the book "The Hunger Games" for me.  Since I tend to do what my daughter tells me to do, I read the book.  Immediately, I got Kindle copies of the rest of the trilogy, then devoured the movie last week. So, I'm a fan. Alan Cross, who blogs at Downshore Drift, wrote this great article and I asked him to publish it here.  He said yes.  Here it is.) I found a lot of Biblical truth in The Hunger Games trilogy. I finished reading it yesterday and think that some … [Read more...] about How “The Hunger Games” Reflects Biblical Truth (by Alan Cross)

If it wasn’t seminary (or any other new found education) that caused mark to become angry and divisive what happened to Mark, then? Probably the same thing that happened to students in Newton’s day when he said: I do not mention this as the necessary fault of the institution, but as the frequent effect of notions too hastily picked up, when not sanctified by grace, nor balanced by a proportional depth of spiritual experience.[1] Newton is saying what Luther said 200 years prior, “experience alone makes the theologian[2]”. What happened to Mark and a host of students like him is that he … [Read more...] about The Root of Angry and Divisive Calvinists: Part 3

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After much contemplation and conspiration with a man typically known only by his initials, a hostile takeover of SBC Voices is being effected at this moment and the blog will hereafter be known not as SBC Voices but as SEC Voices. This change will result in a few visible differences around here: #1. No more space wasted on nonsense like the New York Yankees. #2. All contributors will be expected to change their avatars to represent mascots declaring their allegiance to appropriate organizations. #3. No more discussing Joel Osteen unless he moves from Houston to College … [Read more...] about SBC Voices is Changing Its Name

Since Bryant Wright appointed the Task Force to study the name change last fall, the Baptist world has been abuzz, not only discussing the name-change idea itself, but also dissecting the details and debating the advisability of the  appointment of the task force. Being sensitive to the criticisms of the criticizers who criticized him critically, he has announced a proactive response. He has notified the Executive Committee of the SBC that he has appointed a Blue Ribbon Task Force to study the advisability of presidential appointments of task forces.  The task force will be asked to pay … [Read more...] about Bryant Wright Appoints New Task Force on Task Forces

For the record, every word I am about to share is true! Because of the date today, some might think this is an April Fool's blog post. (I hear there are blogs that take April Fool's Day way too seriously and run a series of silly posts!  I find that offensive, but to each his own.) This is not an April Fool's post. A week ago, Frank Page was in our church for an evangelism rally - the best evangelism rally I've ever been to.  He was insightful, funny, poignant and practical. Then, afterwards, my wife slugged him! Well, maybe not slugged... but she definitely hit him as I watched in … [Read more...] about My Wife Hit Frank Page