Posts from May 2018

Posts from May 2018

SBC Presidential Election

The Annual Meeting of the Southern Baptist Convention is fast approaching (June 12-13), so I want to take the next couple of weeks to share some thoughts on some of the things that will be coming up at this year’s gathering in Dallas, Texas.  They are expecting a particularly large turnout this year (between 8,000 and 9,000 messengers – the largest since 2010 – as well as…

Cynicism

We live in an age of cynicism.  Perhaps you’ve noticed this yourself.  No matter how good, nice, or well-intentioned the action, statement, or event, the default position of many today is skepticism, sarcasm, and slams.  Having such an attitude is seen as being astute and intelligent.  The critic who is harshly critical of everything is elevated to a position of…