Posts from ‘October, 2007’

For what it’s worth (and readers are certainly free to conclude, “Not much”), I’ve determined to weigh in yet again on the controversy that has surrounded the service of Wade Burleson as an International Mission Board (IMB) trustee. I do so with trepidation, and only in response to Wade’s publication of a letter sent by [...]

I’ve written before on this blog about Joel Bezaire, who operates the blog “Crummy Church Signs.” You may also remember Joel as a participant in last year’s NFL Picks Contest. Joel provides a much-needed (and hilarious) service by critiquing church sign messages that desperately need critique, and by reminding us that the church sign message [...]

The saying is trustworthy: If anyone aspires to the office of overseer, he desires a noble task.
- 1 Timothy 3:1 (ESV)

This is the theme of this year’s Pastor’s Conference, which takes place on Monday, November 12 at the First Baptist Church of Moore, Oklahoma, before the start of the 101st Annual Meeting of the Baptist [...]

It was my privilege to serve as chairman of the resolutions committee of the Frisco Baptist Association this year. We had our 114th annual meeting last night, and our committee presented five resolutions, all of which passed without opposition.
I have posted some commentary on our resolution on church membership and baptism, as well as the [...]

As Karen Scott has correctly guessed, the picture in the previous post was taken in Forum, Arkansas. This past Friday, we traveled to John Brown University in Siloam Springs, Arkansas. JBU will always be special to me, as it is the place where I met my wife.
This was homecoming weekend, and the festivities were concluded [...]

Anyone care to guess? I’ll add some more details of my weekend travels later, but I thought I’d post this photo first and see if anyone could guess where it was taken.