Category Archives: SBC

A Leaking Boat

Posted on October 17, 2007 by Wayne

This is the third, and hopefully last, installment of my comments on this year’s TMABC annual meeting, held last Sunday evening, October 7. In the first part I briefly described the great things happening at TMABC, structurally any way. In … Continue reading →

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Spurgeon in the Morning, October 16

Posted on October 16, 2007 by Wayne

This caught my eye as I was reading Spurgeon’s “Morning and Evening” this morning. I sure wish there were more in the SBC that thought this way. Christians may differ on a variety of points, but they have all one … Continue reading →

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Is the Current Too Swift?

Posted on October 13, 2007 by Wayne

[For the first installment on this subject read Rowing in the Right Direction. It now looks like this will be the second part in a series of three.] This new associational model is definitely a move in the right direction … Continue reading →

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Rowing in the Right Direction

Posted on October 11, 2007 by Wayne

My wife and I were privileged to attend the annual meeting of our local Baptist association this last Sunday evening, along with our pastor and his wife and another brother from our church. The Tulsa Metro Association of Baptist Churches … Continue reading →

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Alcohol Again

Posted on July 17, 2007 by Wayne

It never fails. Every so often the anti-alcohol issue has to emerge from one of the journalistic organs of the Southern Baptist Convention. This time Oklahoma’s own Baptist Messenger felt the need last week to beat the dead horse one … Continue reading →

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Every Verse

Posted on July 10, 2007 by Wayne

Even if you aren’t a country-music fan, and I am not particularly, surely you have heard the popular country song by Craig Morgan, “That’s What I Love About Sunday.” Written by Mark Narmore and Adam Dorsey, this song that connects … Continue reading →

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Fables and Allegories

Posted on June 28, 2007 by Wayne

There was one largely unnoticed tidbit at the SBC this year in San Antonio that should be a great encouragement to all. Bob Green’s motion concerning LifeWay’s distribution of fables and allegories appeared to have fallen on a collective deaf … Continue reading →

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Truly Missional

Posted on June 25, 2007 by Wayne

What does that mean? I’m not really sure, but I think that the church I attend might be doing at least some of it. To get a glimpse of what we did/are doing last week and this, take a gander … Continue reading →

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Unexpected, but Welcome Support for Ascol

Posted on June 21, 2007 by Wayne

Things are beginning to look up for Pastor Tom Ascol, his Founders Ministeries in general, and, more particularly, his resolution on integrity in church membership, which is actually a resolution in support of biblical church discipline. Support is beginning to … Continue reading →

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Frustrated in San Antonio

Posted on June 20, 2007 by Wayne

That’s it. One picture, taken across the street while hurriedly walking from my hotel to the convention Tuesday morning. Hardly proper honor rendered. After all, unlike Hank Hill, I am a natural-born Texican. And whatever you do, in word or … Continue reading →

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