SBC Voices

SBC Blog Madness 2010 (Round 2)

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This round will close sometime Sunday 28 March and only one blog from each division will advance. The final winner will get to pick $200 in WTSbooks. Voting is restricted by IP, so there is only one vote per connection. Enjoy! >> This round is now closed, vote now in the final four. The first round had it's share of upsets, but most of the major contenders made it through. Here is the link back to the first round results. East Division (1st round votes) Between The Times (108 votes) Moore to the Point – Russell Moore (103 votes) Provocations & Pantings – Timmy Brister … [Read more...] about SBC Blog Madness 2010 (Round 2)

SBC Blog Madness 2010

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Vote For Your Favorite SBC Bloggers The SBC blog conversation has fallen on hard times, but a few of you guys are still out there. Here's your chance to make a bit of a comeback. This is the 3rd annual blog madness for SBC Voices. This is round #1 and will end Sunday 21 March at an undisclosed time. The final winner will get to pick $200 in WTSbooks. Voting is restricted by IP, so there is only one vote per connection. If we've left off an important blog, leave a comment and we can get it added ASAP. My apologies for weird seeding, we'll have a better idea of where people stand after the … [Read more...] about SBC Blog Madness 2010

Prep work for MARCH MADNESS

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Alright everyone, we are starting March Madness early next week!  The prize will be $200 gift card to WTS Bookstore!!! Here is where you come in- due to how we changed our aggregator from last year we are not able to look back at how many hits all the SBC got.  So- we need some feedback from you.  Are there any blogs that were not in the tournament last year that you all feel should be this year? We already know of a few changes we are going to make to the bracket, but we need to hear from you all to try and make this as fair and "updated" as possible! Give us your thoughts! … [Read more...] about Prep work for MARCH MADNESS

Thoughts on GCR Component #2 — NAMB Refocus

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The GCR Task force has been prayerfully at work. As we have asked it to do, the task force has presented a preliminary report of recommendations it will bring to the Southern Baptist Convention when it gathers in Orlando a few short months from now. In this post, I will focus my intention on component #2 concerning the refocus and restructuring of the North American Mission Board. While I am in general agreement with the intent of the proposal, I have some questions and concerns about the net effect of voting for it. I share these thoughts to inform our discussion as together we prepare to … [Read more...] about Thoughts on GCR Component #2 — NAMB Refocus

What Should We Do While We’re Waiting?

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Chaos:  unpredictability; a state of confusion Calm: period or condition of freedom from storms; a state of tranquility I think I have not been good at waiting.  But wait . . . let me think about that a bit.  No, I can't wait . . . I don't really have time to think about it.  Besides, I know.  I'm not good at waiting.  I like to plan and push and expect and get.  If there's an answer out there, I don't want it held back from me.  I do not like to anticipate or wonder.  I'm a good wanderer, but a very poor waiter.  I plunge headlong into chaos rather than cautiously wading into the calm.  As … [Read more...] about What Should We Do While We’re Waiting?

Dr. Chapman, Dr. Rankin: Clash of the Titans

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On February 10, Dr. Morris Chapman addressed the state executive directors in Coeur D’Alene, Idaho and made some comments that were critical of the Great Commission Resurgence Task Force interim report. On March 8, Dr. Jerry Rankin wrote a blog which was very critical of Dr. Chapman’s report. Let me say a couple of things before I address this disagreement. First, both of these men have been favorites of mine for a long time. I am in agreement with Dr. Rankin’s passion for world missions and his desire to see the SBC participate in the bigger world of world evangelization. I got into … [Read more...] about Dr. Chapman, Dr. Rankin: Clash of the Titans

A Baptist Voices Debate: The Culture Clash – Cultural Engagement and the Story of Lot and Sodom

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A Discussion between Rastis and Dave Miller The Debate Topic Is Lot an example of moral compromise and its ill effects, or is he a model of cultural engagement? That is what we will be debating today. In a post at sbcIMPACT, Rastis argued that traditional viewpoints regarding the interpretation of the Lot story miss some key biblical elements. He sees Lot in a more positive and exemplary light than the traditional viewpoint. Dave Miller will be arguing the traditional version of Lot’s story – that Lot made some serious mistakes that cost him his family and any chance he had at moral … [Read more...] about A Baptist Voices Debate: The Culture Clash – Cultural Engagement and the Story of Lot and Sodom

Fighting Biblical and Theological Ignorance

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I don't know if any of you listen to "The White Horse Inn" but it is a great radio program that you should check out. They have started to do a series examining Galatians. To start this new series they went to a conservative, evangelical Bible college and simply asked, "What is the book of Galatians about?" It was almost jaw dropping to hear some of these responses and how completely wrong they were. One would think they had never read Galatians or that it had been a very, very long time since they had last read it. They gave typical Sunday school answers and answers that people who … [Read more...] about Fighting Biblical and Theological Ignorance

Women Preachers: Is Lottie Moon Our Standard?

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This post is by Kevin Howard: Southern Baptists owe much to Lottie Moon.  As a missionary, I probably owe her more.  She did much for what is now the IMB. Her work was risky, exhausting, and commendable, to say the least.  (Listen to Danny Akin's sermon, The Power of a Consecrated Life Lived Out in the Ministry of Lottie Moon.) While I'm no expert on her life, I've read a bit about her from various sources.  I'm currently reading Catherine B. Allen's, The New Lottie Moon Story, 1980.  Allen is undoubtedly an admirer of the great Moon and seems to give a fair portrayal of her subject's … [Read more...] about Women Preachers: Is Lottie Moon Our Standard?