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Danny Akin, the President of Southeastern Theological Seminary, has posted an encouraging review of the Southern Baptist Convention last week in Louisville, Kentucky. Akin writes:
It is possible years from now that we will look back on the 2009 SBC in Louisville and see it as a historic watershed moment in our history. It is possible that on the 30th anniversary of the beginning of the Conservative Resurgence (CR), we will have witnessed the natural and hoped for outcome of the CR in the genesis of a new movement of God among His people in a Great Commission Resurgence (GCR) that signaled a new day in the advance of the gospel across North America and to all the nations of the earth. I know this is my heart’s cry and desire.
Southern Baptists recently concluded what I thought was one of the most encouraging annual meetings we have had in years. I believe there are many reasons Southern Baptists should be excited about the direction the SBC is heading.
Let me begin by stating that there is absolutely no shame in losing to Italy and Brazil. They are two of the premier soccer powers in the world. The US played valiantly against Italy despite Ricardo Clark needless ejection, forcing them to play down a man for 60 minutes. But today’s performance against Brazil confirms what is a troubling trend for the US National team. In 4 of the past 5 matches they have conceded at least 1 goal in the first 20 minutes. This is a trend that has to stop. The US team doesn’t not possess the kind of offensive firepower to consistently bounce back from being down a goal early.
But the other troubling trend is Coach Bob Bradley’s insistence upon putting certain players on the pitch over and over, especially when they are not fit, in form, or producing. Read the rest of this entry »
Ever wonder what Noah’s Ark looked like? Billionaire brothers from Hong Kong show us.
I always knew that Concord was located among an eclectic group of folk as East Brainerd is a diverse community, but I didn’t know quite how eclectic our neighbors really were. Citizens living off of N. Concord Road have filed complaints with the city council over a variety of bizarre articles that have appeared in Chaya Anavi’s front yard. The items include a red toilet, dismembered mannequin heads scattered across the yard and roof, and a mannequin head posted on a mail box with a corn cobb inserted into its mouth. Ms. Anavi maintains,
She is working on an art project under free speech rights and is no different than public art downtown or a nativity scene.
Check out the link above to see the freak show.
With all of the talk from environmentalist and scientific groups about global warning, doesn’t this latest news about the earth being on the brink of another ice age seem a bit odd?
The main flaw in the anthropogenic global warming theory is that its proponents focus on evidence from only the past one thousand years at most, while ignoring the evidence from the past million years — evidence which is essential for a true understanding of climatology. The data from paleoclimatology provides us with an alternative and more credible explanation for the recent global temperature spike, based on the natural cycle of Ice Age maximums and interglacials.
Road Trip! This week I got the rare opportunity to do two things that I really enjoy: go to a South Carolina football game (Outback Bowl) and spend time with my brother-in-law.
Patrick and I left Columbia, SC at around 8:30 am on Wednesday headed to Tampa, Fl. The drive should have taken us about 7 hours, but traffic and a few detours stretched out the trip to about 10 hours (including a lunch stop at Cracker Barrel). On the way our conversation ranged from football to work to marriage to our personal relationship with Christ. We talked about the implications of the gospel in relationship to our wives and parenting - which was really helpful and encouraging to me. Usually when we are together both our wives and children are present, so it presents an obstacle to talking frankly about the challenges of leading our homes spiritually. Saying this isn’t mean to imply that our conversations about our wives and children were necessarily negative, but simply that we were able to talk about the unique challenges of being a godly (and sometimes not to godly) husband without an onlooking and curious audience. I think I probably enjoyed our time talking as much as any aspect of the trip.
The beauty of this time together is that I now have a greater sense of confidence and hope in Patrick’s confession of faith in Jesus Christ. This is not meant to imply that I was suspicious of his confession. But the substance and nature of our conversations (and our actions while together) demonstrated evidence of a living faith in his heart. This, in part, is one of the blessings of Christian fellowship. We are encouraged to consider how to stir one another up to love and good works (Hebrews 10:24-25), and as we do this the fruit we see encourages our faith as we see evidence of the work of the Holy Spirit in our lives. What a blessing this was! Read the rest of this entry »
Here’s is Bock’s clarification on his comments on the Hancock church discipline case:
“To clarify here is what happened. What often happens in such an interview is some context for the response is lost in the article which is usually very short. I spoke to them over the phone for about 15 minutes while at a Christmas party last night. I said that often this kind of discipline does end up in public if there is no change. That church’s that do this make it clear in their membership classes first (I was told in this case, she did not believe they’d actually do it). I said you more often see it applied in public to leaders. That it is often applied to members in the context of their small group. (They work with them. In this case, she had a mentor who was involved). I did say that often resigning membership stops the process. (I have seen this result more than once)”
My nephew and brother-in-law both have Type 1 diabetes so I read this recent article with interest. Diabetes is one of the fastest growing diseases in the United States and the cost is mounting to almost $200 billion annually in the United States alone. Think about that for a minute. $200 billion. That is a staggering number.
