I don’t know if you watched last night’s debate or not but if you didn’t, I truly think you missed out on some great television. The debate was beyond feisty and revealed a republican party at least saying the right things in regards to smaller government, less taxation, less gun control, and more border security. [...]

Living by the Book Lesson 7 Reading Well: Repeatedly I. Read entire books at one sitting – You initially think “There is no way I can do that.” Before you back out entirely, consider that, according to Hendricks, “the bulk of the books in Scripture are no longer than two or three ordinary columns in [...]

Jonah Goldberg, Kansas City Star: What’s troubling about The Man From Hope 2.0 is what he represents. Huckabee represents compassionate conservatism on steroids. A devout social conservative on issues such as abortion, school prayer, homosexuality and evolution, Huckabee’s a populist on economics, a fad-follower on the environment and an all-around do-gooder who believes that the [...]

Living by the Book Lesson 6 (Covering through Chapter 7) Reading Well: Thoughtfully I. Learning to Read Well – As we’ve noted before, the ability to read is vital to a growing Christian life. Therefore not reading, and working to read well, is not an option for those who love the Lord. “Our culture has [...]

By now I’m sure you have some idea of how the last session of the 07 TBC annual meeting went. Sorry about that. I got home late last night and had to get up early this morning to go to work. This post will serve as my last report and concluding thoughts on the annual [...]

I just finished a large lunch at a local Mexican restaurant so I thought I would attempt a short update while I recover. The morning’s session was entirely uneventful. There was a deluge of reports and exhibitions but the miscellaneous business session garnered nary a motion. I spent my morning in the lobby catching up [...]

As I mentioned in my previous post one of the more significant issues to arise on day one of the Tennessee Baptist Convention was a motion to change the way potential convention servants were interviewed. Last year a motion passed charging those who contact nominated candidates for positions on TBC boards and committees to ask [...]

I came late to this afternoon’s session, right after Dr. Porch’s address. It was a strange sight to enter when I did considering that Dr. Porch gave an invitation after his address, a first for me as a TBC messenger. The significant business issues were as follows: 1. The election of next year’s TBC President. [...]

This morning’s session consisted of several reports. Reports regarding the budget, the Executive Committee Report, the Committee on Committees reports, etc. Some highlights: The Belmont Study Committee reported that they had agreed to a resolution with Belmont University in regards to dissolving the TBC’s relationship with Belmont. As I understand it Belmont will make an [...]

Dinner with the other Concerned Tennessee Baptists was largely uneventful. Basically, everything discussed in the latest CTB newsletter was covered. One element of the meal’s conversation was quite surprising to me. Many of those who spoke from the floor discussed the possibility of leaving the TBC if the convention didn’t move in a more conservative [...]