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This a statement from Southern Baptists nominating Tom Ascol and Voddie Baucham We, concerned Southern Baptists of differing geographical, theological and vocational perspectives, in one voice nominate Pastor Tom Ascol … More
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The Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) has a new scandal to add to its tragically growing list. Let’s call this one “bindergate,” because a black notebook binder with a red and … More
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The eighteenth-century writer, Samuel Johnson, once quipped, “Depend upon it, sir, when a man knows he is to be hanged in a fortnight, it concentrates his mind wonderfully.” Though, to … More
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Southern Baptist elites—entity heads & those who, with them, exert major leadership in the convention—continue to operate in ways that disappoint and dispirit grass-roots Southern Baptist church members and those … More
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Having participated in a Founders event on Monday, June 14, I was anticipating several events and sessions during the two days of the Southern Baptist Convention. A critical situation at … More
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Back around 1980, Jay Kesler (President Emeritus of Taylor University) was addressing a meeting I attended, and I was much taken by a self-effacing comment he made by way of … More
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I’ll never forget the fear I felt preaching to the “adults” that first time back in 1999. I was terrified at the thought of “wrongly dividing the word of truth” … More
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A Call to Jolly Warriors Everywhere Our Lord, in His manifold wisdom, has told us to be always rejoicing (1 Thessalonians 5:16). And He has not told us to do … More
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A Call to Jolly Warriors Everywhere Our Lord, in His manifold wisdom, has told us to be always rejoicing (1 Thessalonians 5:16). And He has not told us to do … More
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“I left the convention disheartened by the liberalism and pragmatism of our leaders. I am praying about how to shepherd the local flock that I serve. I’m having a hard … More
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Several things happened at #SBC21 and many, if not most, of them are deeply concerning to grassroots Southern Baptists who love Christ, fear God, tremble at His Word, and want … More
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Several things happened at #SBC21 and many, if not most, of them are deeply concerning to grassroots Southern Baptists who love Christ, fear God, tremble at His Word, and want … More
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Regrettably, Russell Moore’s departure from the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission (ERLC) and the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) has come with public scandal. Moore has written a letter to his … More
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I attended my first annual meeting of the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) in 1979 in Houston, Texas. I was pastoring a church 90 miles from there & had just enrolled … More
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The story begins in October of 2019. In a group text with some brothers from Perryville Second Baptist, one man shared Jeff Noblit’s video on Leaving the SBC. Another guy responded with, “Maybe instead of jumping ship, we should take the ship.” After I had watched the Founder’s Cinedoc, By What Standard?, I posted my […]
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April 20, 2021 The worldview du jour is flat. Rank and order are suspect. Some view all authority as tyranny. Others with authority really are tyrannical. The autonomous self reigns, … More
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