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Southern Baptists & Booze: A Lesson from Recent History by Peter Lumpkins

I'm a junk-store addict I must confess. And, nothing better pleases me than finding a good book cheap. Sometimes it's a buck or two, and at other times it's no more than a dime. Whatever the case, cheap truth is a thrill to buy. Today's featured "cheap truth" title is Shadow Over America by Dr. John Freeman, a book I picked up in Anniston, Al over the weekend. Freeman was a prominent Southern Baptist pastor, as well as editor for two state papers: Tennessee's "Baptist and Reflector" and Kentucky's "Western... Read more →

Campbellites Undercover: Beware Baptist Identity

I received an interesting email from a friend this past week asking me about the "Campbellite Movement" in the Southern Baptist Convention and what I thought of it. Clicking on the link he sent, I was taken here. Though I neither know him personally nor his ministry, Ken Coffee is a seasoned Southern Baptist minister whose life and service have been appreciated, I'm quite confident, by countless churches in the Southwest. I've read a few posts Ken has written and have not been disappointed. The present post, however, has me... Read more →

Evangelical Orthodoxy & Baptist Orthodoxy: Are The Two Identical?

Orthodoxy is a 50s term, no longer in vogue for enlightened people. For many this unenlightened, theological artifact calls from the grave the rotted corpse of The Inquisition to ride once again from village to village, church to church in a holy but horrifying quest to expose and execute on the spot any who dare depart from duly established dogma of the Christian church. Orthodoxy equals death to all who dissent. That is one way some view orthodoxy. Others have a less sensational understanding of being orthodox. Instead of the... Read more →

Cheap Truth: Advice to a Young Scientist

In this new series--in which I hope to post frequently--I am entitling it :Cheap Truth. Not cheap in the sense of qualitative but cheap in the sense of, well cheap! I am a sucker for rummaging through the book section in the Salvation Army and Goodwill stores. Most of the selection there, I have to admit possesses much to be desired. But if I am gut level honest, I'd have to say that most of the selection in Lifeway possesses much to be desired too! That said, for less than... Read more →