Background So if you haven’t heard: Mark Driscoll has done it, yet again. During an appearance on the radio call-in show hosted by Janet Mefford, Driscoll became incredibly hostile in relation to probing questions about his book and antics related to it. To summarize, there were two issues of conflict. First, Janet Mefford questioned Driscoll as…
Tag: Southern Baptist
What Kind of Fire is it?
Ok so yes, this is late. But it is still important. If you haven’t heard, John MacArthur released a new book and he did so with gusto, including a conference advertised by this video: Now, I can’t tell you everything that is going on in that video. There’s a whole thing with what appears to…
Sermon on the Kingdom of God
On Sunday I had the joy to preach at what I consider my “home church,” Louetta Road Baptist Church in Spring, TX (North Houston). I think this is one of the few ways I like topical preaching. I walked through a large portion of the bible to give the beginnings of a biblical theology of…
A Conversation with a Calvinist Friend
The post before last was about “A Statement of the Traditional Southern Baptist Understanding of God’s Plan of Salvation,” which was a response by several non-Calvinist, prominent SBC leaders to what they saw as the growth of what they labeled “New Calvinism.” The “new Calvinism” is understood by the authors of the “statement” to be…
My take on the “Statement of the Traditional Southern Baptist understanding of God’s Plan for Salvation”
If you are not a member of the Southern Baptist Convention (now aka Great Commission Baptist), the following blog post may not seem to apply to your own particular situation, but as the largest protestant denomination in America with an extensive missionary force, through the International Mission Board (IMB) in cooperation with local/national denominations, what…
