Message from Franklin Baptist Association (10/26/2009)

“I Am Not Ashamed”: Having Boldness in a Day of Tolerance
2 Timothy 1:8-14
It is a privilege to preach in this 195th meeting of the Franklin Baptist Association.   This association has a rich history of standing for the truth.  Just recently I visited Frankfort Cemetery and just across from Daniel Boone’s grave I found the [...]

Jonathan Edwards on “Useful Men”

Useful men are some of the greatest blessings of a people. To have many such is more for a people’s happiness than almost anything, unless it be God’s own gracious, spiritual presence amongst them: they are precious gifts of heaven….  Particularly, I would beseech and exhort those aged ones that yet remain, while they do [...]

Which Early Church Father Are You?

I recently completed this quiz and discovered that I am actually Justin Martyr.  Complete the quiz to see which Early Church Father you are.  Post your result in the comment session.

You’re St. Justin Martyr!
You have a positive and hopeful attitude toward the world. You think that nature, history, and even the pagan philosophers were often [...]

Nathan Finn: Southern Baptists and Evangelicals – Passing on the Faith to the Next Generation

Dr. Nathan Finn begins the last day of the conference with an address on “Southern Baptists and Evangelicals: Passing on the Faith to the Next Generation”.   Finn serves as Assistant Professor of Church History and Baptist Studies at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. Dr. Finn is the co-editor of Domestic Slavery Considered as a Scriptural [...]

Panel Discussion

Thursday night closes with a panel discussion featuring  participants Greg Thornbury, dean of the School of Christian Studies at Union University; Buddy Gray, pastor of Hunter Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Ala.; Charles Fowler, senior vice president for university relations at Union; Danny Sinquefield, pastor of Faith Baptist Church in Bartlett, Tenn.; Roland Porter, associate [...]

David Dockery: “So Many Denominations – The Rise and Decline of Denominationalism”

Dr. Dockery is speaking tonight on “So Many Denominations: The Rise and Decline of Denominationalism and the Shaping of a Global Evangelicalism”.
Beginning with a historical overview of the history of denominationalism.
American Christianity is on the verge of losing its identity through amnesia of its history.
The rise of non-denominationalism is not a new phenomenon.  It was [...]

Mark DeVine: Emergent or Emerging: Questions for Southern Baptists and North American Evangelicals

Benefits of Emergent Church

Emphasis on Church Planting

Church planting is not child’s play. Neither is church-replanting. If this is rebellion, it is an impressive way to rebel.

Attraction to Urban Setting

As populations move to the cities and the cities are increasingly unchurched, this is an important attraction.

Culture Consciousness

This may be the most important contribution of the Emergent [...]

Timothy George: The Church, My Faith, and the Church’s Faith

Jude 3
The Faith. The Faith is the central content of the Christian kerygma.  This is what we proclaim to the world of what God is done in the person and work of Jesus Christ.  It is summarized in the Apostles’ Creed and later in the Nicene Creed. Though it is common to hear “No Creed [...]

Wanted: Thinking Christians!

Too often we Christians are not know for our thoughtful reflection on current events.  When we get our talking points from the ideologues on cable news channels and talk radio we become as shrill and reactionary as they are, and just as divisive.
The vacuum that is our failure to think independently is filled with a [...]

Discount Devotion and A Minister’s Confession

Hershael York preached a great sermon today in chapel at SBTS.  I found it very challenging and convicting.  I encourage any preachers who read this blog to watch or listen to this sermon.  At the close of his sermon, Dr. York read a prayer from The Valley of Vision title “A Minister’s Confession”.  The complete [...]