During the 2009 Southern Baptist Convention in Louisville, Kentucky, Morris Chapman–president of the Executive Committee of the Convention–gave an address in which he managed to tick-off every person with who holds to reformed theology or even those who lean towards reformed theology (see the report here). Some of my best friends and most respected friends [...]
Entries Tagged as ‘Calvinism/Doctrines of Grace’
April 21, 2008
Partners ?????
There is a prominent statue right smack-dab in the middle of Walt Disney World’s Magic Kingdom. It is a statue of Walt holding Mickey Mouse’s hand and the inscription on the base of the statue says “Partners.” Of his company’s success, Walt Disney was very fond of saying, “never forget that this all [...]
January 16, 2008
Calvinism Gets a Bad Rap-Part II
I missed commenting on this, somehow, in my previous posting. The Baptist Press article has more matters of frustration for me. Now, I don’t know his theological leanings, but some of the comments made by Hal Poe, Charles Colson Professor of Faith and Culture at Union University in Jackson, TN, illustrate several problems with today’s [...]
January 15, 2008
Calvinists-Getting a Bad Rap…Again.
There are some people who do not understand Calvinism. A recent Baptist Press article illustrates the confusion. In the article, Jerry Drace, an evangelist from Humboldt, Tenn., was quoted lamenting the rise of Calvinism in the SBC. The article quotes:
Drace told the group he currently is working with some young pastors who are “so leaning [...]
