When the Gospel Penetrates Life and Culture
Address to the Legacy 2012 Conference, in honor of legendary missionary to Muslims, Samuel Zwemer
Authentic biblical faith has always been transforming faith that took place within God’s appointed means for the change, his set apart people, the visible church. The people that get that are Muslim background Christians. They both realize the utter necessity of the visible church and the necessity to leave false religions such as Islam in order for gospel transformation to actually take place
Southern Baptists Elect Fred Luter first African-American president of the Convention
Luter serves as pastor of Franklin Avenue Baptist Church in New Orleans
Emmanuel McCall, longtime director of black church relations for the Southern Baptist Home Mission Board, dates real progress toward racial reconciliation in the SBC to 1957, when the HMB—since reorganized into the North American Mission Board—hired Victor Glass as liaison with the National Baptist Convention.
As Southern Baptists Prepare to Meet in New Orleans, Calvinism Debate Shifts to Heresy Accusation
Hundreds, including seminary presidents, have signed a statement on salvation criticized by both Reformed and Arminian theologians.
…more than 650 other Southern Baptists, ranging from laymen to SBC state directors, have signed the more specific articulation of a "Traditional Southern Baptist" soteriology in an effort to rebuff the "New Calvinism" —a movement whose growth, both in and beyond the SBC, garnered it a spot on Time's 2009 list of "10 Ideas Changing the World Right Now."
Erskine College/Seminary President announces changes for the new school year
Search has begun for new Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs
The most notable change will be to have a 'Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs' to oversee all faculty departments, undergraduate and graduate…Dr. Brad Christie, who is currently serving as Interim Vice President and Dean of the College, will lend his assistance to this function while a search for someone to fill the position on a permanent basis is conducted.
One Morning along the Louisville Riverwalk
Not everything happening at the PCA General Assembly is 'business as usual'
Then the angel showed me the river of the water of life, as clear as crystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb down the middle of the great street of the city. On each side of the river stood the wood* of life, bearing twelve crops of fruit, yielding its fruit every month. And the leaves of the wood* are for the healing of the nations. Revelation 22:1-2
At the PCA GA: Less than 2/3 vote to recommend an amended proposal to stay in the NAE
IRC must "be alert for and report to the GA any action or position taken by the NAE"
"The Stated Clerk of the PCA is presently serving as the Chairman of the NAE Board of Directors and Executive Committee and an ex officio member of the Board of World Relief…the PCA has contacts with other evangelical Christian denominations, organizations, individuals, and ministries, shares in the mercy ministries of the World Relief Commission, participates in world evangelization, and has a greater voice and influence in civic engagement through the NAE…" (Extract from Permanent Committee)
At the PCA GA: Overtures Committee votes to deny some controversial issues
Minority report expected in the case of Intinction and Theistic Evolution
On Monday afternoon, most of the major Committees of Commissioners met to go over reports from Boards and Agencies, as well as the SuperCommittee of Commissioners, known as the Overtures Committee, that deals with most overtures.
Attending the Southern Baptist Convention 2012 in New Orleans
Editor's note: Trevin has agreed to allow the Aquila Report to reprint all his SBC blogs
Now is not the time to water down our Baptist distinctives, seek unity at the level of ecclesiology, and pretend that all evangelicals are the same. Allies in WWII did not give up their sovereignty or their countries’ distinctive traits. But neither did they treat each other as opponents This week, I will be in... Continue Reading
SBC’s LifeWay Bookstore Pulls PG13 Movie ‘The Blind Side’ From Its Shelves
Florida Pastor to submit resolution to annual convention complaining about movie's language
The quality and message of the film were praised by many sources, including Paul Asay of pluggedin.com, a Focus on the Family sponsored website that reviews entertainment. "It's not a pristine portrayal, either artistically or ethically. But I was moved by the story and walked out of the theater smiling,"
Sixteen Ways to Find a Wife According to the Bible
The Bible has more to say about arranged marriages, for example, than it does "courtship" or dating.
(10) Even if no one is out there, just wander around a bit and you’ll definitely find someone.--Cain (Gen. 4:16-17) (11) Become the emperor of a huge nation and hold a beauty contest.--Xerxes or Ahasuerus (Esther 2:3-4)