SBC Calvinism & Patriotic Worship: A Final Word
Since my initial posts on the SBC’s New Calvinism & Patriotic Worship (Part 1 and Part 2), I have gotten many responses — both positive and negative — both here at From Law to Grace and at...
View ArticleQuestioning Calvinism & Watching the Mud Fly!
Since starting From Law to Grace in July 2010, I have published 179 posts (including this one) “discussing the intersection of law, religion, and politics in culture and Baptist life.” With articles...
View ArticleAffinities, Alliances & Agendas in the SBC: Part 1
Affinity: 1. a natural liking for or attraction to a person, thing, idea, etc.; 2. a person, thing, idea, etc., for which such a natural liking or attraction is felt.; 3. relationship by marriage or...
View ArticleAffinities, Alliances & Agendas in the SBC: Part 2
Let’s face it. Some folks are easier to like than others. For some of my fellow Southern Baptists, I am one of those folks! When it comes to cooperative missions and ministry in the 21st Century,...
View ArticleMark Driscoll’s Mesmerizing Hold on LU & Evangelicalism
I don’t get it. More to the point, I don’t get him. Mark Driscoll, that is. I simply do not understand the Seattle pastor’s mesmerizing hold over large swaths of conservative Evangelicals, including...
View ArticleStuck in the Middle: A Calvinistic Traditionalist in the SBC
After a brief hiatus from blogging, during which time A Statement of the Traditional Southern Baptist Understanding of God’s Plan of Salvation was published on SBC Today on May 30 (here), I keep...
View ArticleNOLA 2012: The Thing That Matters Most
When the 2012 Southern Baptist Convention, meeting in the historic city of New Orleans, gavels to a close on Wednesday, June 20, what will be the thing that matters most? We will all have different...
View ArticleLawyers, Lies, Louisiana College & Denmark
The story of Louisiana College and its embattled President, Joe Aguillard, reminds me of Denmark. Not the literal country, mind you. Rather, a popular expression that includes references to the country...
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