Posted on February 14, 2008 by Steve Weaver
Mohler to undergo colon surgery, to forego SBC president nomination in June
Posted on Feb 14, 2008 | by Staff
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (BP)–R. Albert Mohler Jr., president of Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, will require additional surgery after a scheduled colonoscopy Feb. 11 revealed a tumor in his colon. An initial biopsy indicated [...]
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Posted on January 16, 2008 by Steve Weaver
There is a new feature on the website of the Concerned Tennessee Baptist organization called Heroes of the Faith. Each month a brief biographical sketch with a list of “Quick Facts” and “Publications” for a different Baptist hero will be featured on the website. Men like W. A. Criswell and Adrian Rogers will be featured. [...]
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Posted on January 3, 2008 by Steve Weaver
As a relative newcomer to the Southern Baptist Convention (since 2000), I have benefited greatly from reading several books about the Conservative Resurgence in the SBC. I would not be a Southern Baptist today were it not for the changes in the agencies of the SBC which were achieved by the Conservative Resurgence. [...]
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Posted on January 2, 2008 by Steve Weaver
Big news for a new year! The Southern Baptist Texan is reporting today that Robert Jefress, new pastor of the historic First Baptist Church of Dallas, will nominate Albert Mohler to be President of the Southern Baptist Convention at this June’s convention to be held in Indianapolis, IN. Dr. Mohler is the ninth [...]
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Posted on June 22, 2007 by Steve Weaver
A new issue of the Florida Baptist Witness is available online. This issue features extensive coverage of last week’s Southern Baptist Convention. Most helpful is the editorial by FBW editor James Smith which provides a thoughtful commentary on “What the BF&M Statement means and doesn’t mean”.
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Posted on June 21, 2007 by Steve Weaver
A new issue of The Pathway (the newspaper of the Missouri Baptist Convention) has just been released. Along with editor Don Hinkle’s endorsement of Al Mohler as the next president of the SBC, there are other helpful articles as well. Foremost among these is Scott Lamb’s excellent review of the provocative book The [...]
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Posted on June 21, 2007 by Steve Weaver
Print the bumper stickers! Don Hinkle, editor of the Missouri Baptist Convention’s Pathway, has written a thoughtful and articulate article calling upon Dr. Albert Mohler to run for president of the Southern Baptist Convention at next year’s annual meeting in Indianapolis, IN. In this article, Hinkle provides several reasons for why Dr. Mohler [...]
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Posted on June 19, 2007 by Steve Weaver
Dr. Tom Schreiner and Chad Bresson
My friend Chad Bresson has provided a great service to us all by conduction a large number of interviews for Cedarville University’s THE PATH at the recent meeting of the Southern Baptist Convention. He writes briefly about his experience here. This is such a great service because Chad has interviewed [...]
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Posted on June 17, 2007 by Steve Weaver
I was so busy during the convention and the days since that I have not yet posted my reflections on this year’s meeting of the Southern Baptist Convention in San Antonio. But inasmuch as many have undertaken to compile a narrative of the things that have been accomplished among us, it seemed good to [...]
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Posted on June 11, 2007 by Steve Weaver
Hayes Wicker of FBC in Naples, FL has put together one of the best programs in recent memory. The music last night was great and the preaching was excellent. There is a emphasis on expository preaching which is often missing in this conference. I had never heard Roger Spradlin before last night, but he is [...]
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