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Christmas Music never gets old--Drew Holcomb & the Neighbors Christmas Special

Below is a video I captured in Nashville at the Drew Holcomb & the Neighbors' Christmas Special, Live Forever. As a special guest the night Kathy & I attended, Amy Grant shows for "Tennessee Christmas." one of my favorite Christmas songs >>> Again, note the drummer, Jon Radford, my son-in-law. If Drew & Elle (Drew's wife appearing on stage with him), and the Neighbors are ever in your area, don't miss the show. They are fabulous. If you like what you hear, check out Drew's site & get his latest... Read more →

Merry Christmas

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"Pinky is a very loving cat..."--hilarious...

For me, this is one of the funniest youtubes ever. It's an old upload, but age is not a factor. I laugh myself to tears almost every time I watch it. "Pinky is a very loving cat..." the guy says. Apparently, Pinky didn't like the way he said it... Read more →

Mullins proleptical words on "imputed guilt" in the 1925 statement of faith

E.Y. Mullins may be the most controversial theologian in Southern Baptist history. He is routinely cited by conservative and liberal, Calvinist and non-Calvinist as both friend and foe to the Baptist cause1. Nor is Mullins' role as the primary--if not exclusive--literary architect of the 1925 Baptist Faith and Message seriously questioned. Rather it is barely less than universally assumed >>> Therefore, what Mullins actually meant in the 25 articles he chiefly composed and which Southern Baptists subsequently adopted as their first, convention-wide statement of faith remains crucial if we desire... Read more →

Hobbs in his own words on "imputed guilt" in 1963 Baptist Faith and Message

I continue to read questionable interpretations surrounding Southern Baptists' consideration and adoption of the 1963 Baptist Faith and Message.1 According to the minutes, the study committee was recommended by the Executive Committee of the Southern Baptist Convention and established at the 1962 convention: Since the report of the Committee on Statement of Baptist Faith and Message was adopted in 1925, there have been various statements from time to time which have been made, but no over-all statement which might be helpful at this time as suggested in Section 2 of... Read more →

Adrian Rogers--"The Bible is a good sword but a poor club"

In his annual convention sermon of the 1980 Southern Baptist Convention held in Saint Louis, MO, the late and legendary Adrian Rogers thundered: "Don't talk to me about your orthodoxy or denominational loyalty if your heart is headquarters for hate. Whatever problems Southern Baptists have will be settled in a context of love or they will not be settled. The Bible is a good sword, but a poor club" Reported by Dan Martin, Baptist Press, 06/12,1980 Read more →

Was the 1963 Baptist Faith and Message Calvinistic enough? Mark Dever vs Tom Ascol and Tom Nettles

According to a 1996 Baptist Press article by James A. Smith, Sr., Mark Dever, pastor of Capitol Hill Baptist Church, Washington, D.C., urged the revision of the Southern Baptist Convention's 1963 statement of faith while speaking at the 14th annual meeting of the Founders Conference held on the campus of Samford University, Birmingham, Ala. Smith wrote >>> Speaking on the topic of "Irresistible Grace," one of the five points of Calvinism, Dever asserted the 1963 version of the Baptist Faith and Message leans more toward the Roman Catholic position of... Read more →

Adam Harwood on the dilemma at young, restless, and reformed's "ground zero"

The book was Young, Restless, Reformed: A Journalist's Journey with the New Calvinists by Colin Hansen. In it, the self-identifying "YRR" journalist dubbed Southern Seminary "Ground Zero" for training and equipping the new army of young neo-Calvinist pastors and church planters to spread the doctrines of grace across the Southern Baptist Convention >>> In a brief commentary on the chapter entitled, "Ground Zero: The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, Louisville, Kentucky" (pp.69-94), I wrote a few years back: Finally, we move on to chapter four which stands as perhaps the most... Read more →

Formerly homeless man and Liberty graduate publishes Christmas Book

From a recent Liberty University Press release >>> In 2008, when the mortgage industry collapsed, Craig Daliessio1 lost his career and his livelihood, becoming homeless. During that time, he began writing a series of Advent stories for his 10-year- old daughter, wishing to capture the joy of Christmas and attempting to look past the dark times in which they were living. Daliessio’s collection of short stories, "A Ragamuffin Christmas: An Advent Journey,” provided him with hope and pushed him to overcome his struggles. Written to touch the hearts of families... Read more →

Were Southern Baptists much more Calvinistic in 1925 than later in the 20th century?

One often hears the claim that our first convention-wide adopted statement of faith--The 1925 Baptist Faith and Message--was much more Calvinistic than either of the two subsequent revisions in 1963 and 2000 >>> Indeed one occasional commenter at SBC Tomorrow suggested that since the 1925 Baptist Faith and Message was a "mirror of the New Hampshire Confession of Faith"--a confession, according to him, written by individuals holding "very strong Calvinist leanings"--the 1925 confession was therefore "put together" with "[intentional] vagueness" in order to "widen the denominational tent." Consequently, Southern Baptists'... Read more →

All the Days: Daily Devotions for Busy Believers: a new devotional book by Dr. Jerry Vines

Interested in a Christmas gift for your wife, husband, friend, or boss? Or, perhaps a pastor is looking for the right Christmas gift to give to the church staff or the deacon body. Consider purchasing a copy of Dr. Jerry Vines' new devotional book entitled All the Days: Daily Devotions for Busy Believers (2012, Free Church Press, $19.95) >>> The devotions are divided into 12 sections each reflecting a month of the year. Within each section is a short devotional for every day of the week. In addition, each monthly... Read more →