FIRST-PERSON: Doctrinal fidelity without methodological conformity
Mark Twain is often credited with saying “a lie can travel around the world while the truth is still putting on its pants.” That’s apropos for how several prominent national media outlets are interpreting the events of this week’s Southern Baptist Convention Annual Meeting. You may have even seen headlines that read that the SBC voted this week to affirm female pastors. That is simply not true.
FIRST-PERSON: If our cooperation is going to work
LONGVIEW, Texas (BP) – In the last couple of years, I’ve been asked a question more frequently than I ever anticipated having to answer: “Pastor, why are we still in the Southern Baptist Convention?” As Southern Baptists, it seems like we can’t catch a break. Our cooperative efforts as Southern Baptists are at a tension […]
