If you’re not a Southern Baptist, you probably don’t care. If that’s the case, read something else at Pulpit and Pen that may interest you. But if you are a Southern Baptist, you may just care that there appears to be some common sense thinking going on out there in SBC-land, and common sense thinking … Read more
So, I’m going to the Southern Baptist Convention. And, I plan on voting on a few things. And, I plan on being drowned out in a sea of apathy as foregone conclusions masquerade as motions – you know, the typical things you might see at a Southern Baptist Convention annual meeting. The last time I was … Read more
PREFACE I’m a Baptist of Baptists. I wasn’t baby-dedicated at my church on the 8th day, but it was done within a few weeks. I grew up in a Southern Baptist church in a family that faithfully gave. As a carefree middle-class youth, I never knew how much was given but it made an impression … Read more
“A worthless person, a wicked man, Is the one who walks with a perverse mouth, Who winks with his eyes, who signals with his feet, Who points with his fingers; Who with perversity in his heart continually devises evil, Who spreads strife. Therefore his calamity will come suddenly; Instantly he will be broken and there … Read more
Marketing 316: 25 Traditional Heroes and the Art of Persuasion “Manufacturers of alcoholic beverages, such as beer and hard liquor, will often use the bandwagon technique of associating their product with the ‘in’ crowd.” George N. Root III, Demand Media In order to earn my business degree from the University of Georgia, I was required … Read more
Eric Hankins, son of Louisiana Baptist Convention Executive Director David Hankins and author of “A Statement of the Traditional Southern Baptist Understanding of God’s Plan of Salvation (Trads),” has recently been defending his semi-pelagian confession over at SBC Voices. This post is not about the doctrine of the Trads document but about Eric Hankins’ continued … Read more
Monday – Program Summary: In this episode, JD briefly discusses Tim Rogers’ continued use of alleged child molestation to discredit those calling for Caner’s repentance, then moves on to exegete Acts 2:38 to address baptismal regeneration and why we are baptized BECAUSE we’ve been forgiven and not in order to be forgiven. For the Daily … Read more
Monday’s Program – Alan Doane; On Monday’s program, JD begins by discussing a recent article he posted at Pulpit & Pen about whether or not Christians are obligated to register or surrender their firearms. Click here for the link. JD also spoke to Montana legislator, Alan Doane, about various issues relating to Christians in politics. … Read more
30% of Evangelicals do not believe Jesus was God and 65% believe Jesus was created by God, according to Ligonier Ministries’ State of Theology . The commissioned survey, which was conducted by Lifeway and whose full results will be posted September 6, demonstrates the need for a robust Christological teaching, given that the majority of … Read more
“This color isn’t white. It’s ecru,” Karen screamed at the hardware store’s paint specialist manager. Yesterday, conservative Christian commentator, Eric Metaxas, called Jesus “white” and the Internet freaked out, buckling under the weight of Beth Moore’s hysterical screeching. How dare he. How awful. So racist. You get the point. But the question of exactly why … Read more
There have been violent riots in Wisconsin’s capital of Madison, where a group of about 150 demonstrators threw rocks at police officers on Saturday night, according to WITI-TV. At least 75 stores were damaged or looted overnight. Despite the bedlam and property damage, the Madison Police Department only made three arrests. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel politics and … Read more
[God’s Hammer] Those familiar with the film Monty Python and the Holy Grail will remember the scene where Eric Idle is collecting plague consumed dead bodies on a cart while crying out like some old-time peanut vendor or carnival barker; “Bring out your dead!” Hearing the call a man appears carrying an elderly man on his shoulder … Read more
The Preventing Animal Cruelty and Torture Act (PACT) was a bipartisan bill that criminalized the “intentional crushing, burning, drowning, suffocating, impalement or other serious harm” to “living non-human mammals, birds, reptiles, or amphibians.” So choking out an iguana, a species which is taking over Florida like a plague, is now a federal offense. The bill … Read more
A United States government intelligence analyst and counter-terrorism expert has issued a warning about Pulpit & Pen and what he calls the so-called “Evangelical Dark Web.” The analyst has evaluated the influence of our “insurgency” and then issued bullet-points for how to best resist our influence. Brian Auten is a counter-terrorism expert, a “supervisory intelligence analyst … Read more
In what is good news for those who value Religious Freedom and the Liberty of Conscience, the Trump Administration is proposing a new rule change that will allow employers who contract with the federal government to decide whether or not they hire those will deviant sexual lifestyles. The rule change proposal was announced yesterday by … Read more
