Monthly Archives: July 2010
A Few Things are Changing
You may have noticed the picture in the banner at the top of the blog is no longer the Houston skyline. That’s Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and I changed it because Pittsburgh will be my new home in just a few days. … Continue reading
Filed under Life in general, My Family
The Airport Connoisseur
Over the last half decade, as a result of continuing education opportunities, conferences, personal travel and the variety of work that I do, both volunteer and career-wise, I have found myself on airplanes and in airports much more frequently than … Continue reading
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Paradigm Shift: The Post-Denominational Affect on Southern Baptists and the Cooperative Program
http://loveandlead.wordpress.com/2010/07/09/the-dead-sea-syndrome-in-church-life/ http://www.sbclife.net/Articles/2010/02/sla9.asp The face of American Christianity has undergone significant change in the past four decades. Well, to tell you the truth, it is always undergoing change, whether we acknowledge it or not. But the structure of the church as it exists … Continue reading
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Filed under Baptist General Convention of Texas, Southern Baptist Convention
Far From the Original: Personal Image and Celebrity in the Church
“But God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise; God chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong. He chose the lowly things of this world and the despised things–and the things that … Continue reading
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The Southern Baptist Convention: Pivoting Toward a New Future or Shooting Itself in the Foot?
http://kerussocharis.blogspot.com/2010/06/ugly-side-of-religious-fundamentalism.html http://www.ethicsdaily.com/news.php?viewStory=16269 http://www.thebigdaddyweave.com/2010/06/sbc-pivoting-toward-a-new-future-hardly.html If you take the time to read all three of these links, then you’re really interested in the subject of the SBC’s future. The convention met in Orlando in June, elected a third president in a row … Continue reading
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