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#SBC Thoughts – Part 3

This week’s thought is from Marie Babcock, who served as a messenger to the annual meeting of the Southern Baptist Convention this year.  I am thankful for her – as well as the other messengers’ – prayerful and thoughtful participation this year.  I thought it would be a good thing for you to hear the perspectives of some of those who attended and not just my own. …

#SBC Thoughts – Part 2

This week’s thought is from Lisa King, who served as a messenger to the annual meeting of the Southern Baptist Convention this year.  I am thankful for her – as well as the other messengers’ – prayerful and thoughtful participation this year.  I thought it would be a good thing for you to hear the perspectives of some of those who attended and not just my…

#SBC19 Thoughts – Part 1

This year, the SBC’s annual meeting was held in Birmingham, Alabama with nearly 8,200 messengers representing the more than 47,000 SBC churches throughout the United States.  Every year, these messengers gather together to handle the business of this convention of churches, hear reports from our various entities, ask questions, become informed and educated, and meet…

D-Day

This year marks the 75th anniversary of the D-Day landing by Allied forces into Nazi-occupied Europe, a significant turning point in World War II.  The full story of all the events that led up to D-Day, as well as its completion, is much too long to tell in such a short space here, but it is a story that we should all know, study, remember, and pass on to the…

The Distraction of Boredom

Have you noticed how almost everything in our society today is focused on entertainment?  Our lifestyles push us so that we do not have much downtime at all, and much of the time we spend engaged in activity is centered on keeping us entertained.  Sports have become a multibillion dollar industry, regardless of the level.  For instance, the NFL alone reported $14.2…

The Power of Story

Over the past eleven years, a remarkable series of movies have been produced based on comic book characters from Marvel Comics.  Marvel had attempted to produce movies prior to their release of Iron Man in 2008, but had failed to find much commercial success in their endeavors (in fact, they sometimes failed rather spectacularly).  In casting the actor Robert Downey, Jr.…

The Day After Easter…and Beyond

The weeks leading up to Easter can be a special, if not hectic, time for believers (and especially for churches).  There is something incredibly sweet about meditating on our celebration of Jesus’ death and resurrection.  We are reminded of our need for a Savior, as well as how that Savior was the Second Person on the Trinity who stepped out of eternity and into…

Disappointment

Our family has made somewhat regular trips to Louisville, Kentucky, for the past few years.  There have been many reasons for this destination, including the fact that it is the home of the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary (where I am a longsuffering student, emphasis on the long), a wonderful city full of places to explore for the whole family, and the presence of…

Short Attention Spans

Last week, Sports Illustrated reported that the coach of the NFL’s Arizona Cardinals, Kliff Kingsbury, has decided to provide “cellphone breaks” during team meetings in order to help his players maintain their concentration and attention.  Kingsbury, who previously coached the Texas Tech football team, was noticing what could only be described as withdrawal symptoms…

Pride

The early Church father Augustine, who was the bishop of Hippo in Africa and one of the most important theologians of that early period, considered the sin of pride to be the fundamental sin, the root from which all other sins proceeded.  He pointed to the sin of pride that motivated Satan to seek to desire God’s place, as well as the sin of pride that consumed Adam…