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  • Already Decided… SBC Annual Meeting 2024

    Jeff Iorg makes several cogent points in his article on the Law Amendment . Four stood out to me: From the standpoint of someone who has served in churches that fall on all sides of the women in ministry debate, I can agree that some might still be undecided. But for many the decision has

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  • This year’s SBC was one that I had not planned to attend, but in many ways, it is the phrase “Who Dat?” Which drove our family to attend the SBC 2023. That phrase, adopted as the rally cry for the New Orleans Saints pro football team, really identifies the entire city of New Orleans. The

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  • Worldview Wednesday: Why Believe in a Virgin Birth?

    Few beliefs of Christians get attacked more than the virgin birth. Since discovering the nuts and bolts of how sexual reproduction occurs; many rational thinkers have criticized the virgin birth with a simple attack. For conception to occur sperm must fertilize egg. In Jesus’ case, with no human father, how did conception occur? Without debating

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  • SBC 21: Mood in the Room vs Social Media Sentiment

    Last month our family along with the other messengers from our church attended the SBC Annual Meeting in Nashville , TN. With over 15,000 messengers gathering for the first time in my memory, I knew from the moment we entered the convention center to the time we completed our meetings we would be experiencing an

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  • Matter Is the Minimum: A Christ-Like Response to Racial Unrest

    For a number of days, I have struggled with whether or not I should respond to the events occurring in our nation. The killing of George Floyd and Ahmaud Arbery deserve responses. Protests both violent and peaceful also deserve responses. Yet I have not been sure that I am the correct person to offer such

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  • Thankful Thursday 12/06/18

    Thank you Lord for our 2018 Annual Meeting. We came together, people spoke as their conscience led, and we approved our 2019 Budget, Personnel Policy Revision, and Safety Recommendations. We are a family of faith, living in hope, serving in joy, bonded in love – all by the grace and peace of our Lord Jesus

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