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Discussions of Calvinism on SBC Voices

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I'm really tired of it.  That weariness has been growing over time and now I have reached the point where I think  I need to make some changes in the way we approach the subject of Calvinism here. This is not a rebuke of one article or one author, but of the whole tone and tenor of discussions not only here but also throughout the SBC blogosphere. Observing the discussion here the last couple of days just crystallized things in my mind. As the editor of SBC Voices, I have the authority to make some changes and I intend to attempt to do that. For what its worth, here's how I feel. I am … [Read more...] about Discussions of Calvinism on SBC Voices

The Crazy Uncle of the Evangelical Family Strikes Again

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Pat Robertson can easily be characterized as a loose cannon. He frequently says things apparently without thinking them through for biblical truthfulness or even common sense. Many of them are essentially harmless and easily ignored. Some of them however beg for a response. In that way, Pat is kind of like the "crazy uncle" that you probably wished didn't belong to your family because he always seems to find a way to embarrass you at the family reunion or in some public setting. Compound this tendency with a whole segment of his show that encourages him to "shoot from the hip" every episode … [Read more...] about The Crazy Uncle of the Evangelical Family Strikes Again

False Teacher Said What?

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Words fail...   So maybe God's Word will suffice: For the time is coming when people will not endure sound teaching, but having itching ears they will accumulate for themselves teachers to suit their own passions, and will turn away from listening to the truth and wander off into myths. 2 Timothy 4:3-4   … [Read more...] about False Teacher Said What?

This is No Place for Cowards

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I carry the past that each day I chose One step to another . . . now everyone knows. It isn't the past I would have wanted to claim But it is my past . . .  it is mine just the same. I wonder sometimes about all of this Can there be no exchanging what was for what is? Will there be no will be because of what's done? Will yesterday's darkness eclipse today's sun? Is forgiveness a mystery, a want too far-flung? Is healing a melody not to be sung? Is change just a hold-out, dangled just past the grasp? Is grace to be rationed . . . with some of us passed? No mystery, no silence, … [Read more...] about This is No Place for Cowards

Sin is no Secret

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“Be sure your sin will find you out.” – Numbers 32:23, KJV Many people are naturally fascinated with mysteries and confidential information, which is obvious when observing popular American culture. Several dozen movies and documentaries are produced each year involving stories of the CIA and covert military operations, and countless internet sites are devoted to exposing (suspected) conspiracy theories and hidden government agendas. It’s no secret…people love secrets! Some things, however, just can’t be kept hidden. No matter how hard we try, no matter what measures we take to prevent … [Read more...] about Sin is no Secret

God is Big Enough (but do we live as if it is so?)

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On Sunday Mornings, we are presently doing a 21-week jaunt through Acts.  This past Sunday I preached on Acts 9:32-11:30.  My focus was for us to wrap our minds around the “bigness” of God.  Three of my four points were: God is big enough to deliver us from our infirmities, to rescue us from death, and to save people from every tribe, tongue, and nation. My other point out of this two and a half chapter passage came from one tiny little verse that you can easily skip over if you’re reading fast—9:35, “And all the residents of Lydda and Sharon saw him, and they turned to the Lord.” God is … [Read more...] about God is Big Enough (but do we live as if it is so?)

A Pandemic American Heresy

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Originally published on September 9, 2009 at sbcIMPACT! I am very slow to drop the H-bomb on anyone. I will tell you I disagree with you. I will try to explain why I disagree with your position. But I seldom call people heretics. For me, that is a term reserved for those who hold doctrines that would undermine the very foundation of our faith and nullify the gospel. We should be very careful about using the word. Understanding that, I assert that there is a heresy that has become rampant, even pandemic, in American Christianity. I call it a heresy because I believe that it nullifies the … [Read more...] about A Pandemic American Heresy

The Seeds of Slaughter

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“…choose life, that both thou and thy seed may live” – Deut. 30:19, KJV What if the 1973 Supreme Court case Roe v. Wade had never occurred? What would happen if the High Court’s decision to legalize abortion was reversed? How many babies, if given the chance to simply live, would grow up to make a difference? How many parents would, in the end, be glad that they let their children live? What if we’ve murdered a future president at some point within the last 38 years? What if we’ve callously killed blameless babies that would have become doctors, loving mothers, teachers, and preachers? How … [Read more...] about The Seeds of Slaughter

Lessons from a Dusty Stack of Papers

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I had to do something rather painful last night.  It is something that I am certain that I will have to do again at some point, though I will dread it.  What am I talking about? While doing some Fall cleaning I discovered a dusty old stack of papers that needed to be gone through.  This stack of papers was the happy home of old papers I had written in my freshman year of college.  Yesterday, I had to go through them and read some of them. Ouch. At the time I wrote them they were really good.  They were well written treatises explaining the intricacies of the Christian faith (that I … [Read more...] about Lessons from a Dusty Stack of Papers