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As Southern Baptists are now receiving their annual Annie Armstrong Easter Offering for North American Missions , I find the following excerpt from Paul Borthwick's book, A Mind For Missions very relevant... Quoting Oswald Smith from The Challenge of Read More...

Last week I went to Louisville, KY in order to take a J-term class at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary . The class I took was Baptist History taught by Dr. Tom Nettles. I must say that this class was one of the most enjoyable as well as informative Read More...

I must say that I have enjoyed the various features of the new missional network . Each day, I find something new to enjoy. Today, I took some time during a study break and watched one of the free videos offered on the home page . "Why Culture Matters" Read More...

The following video is an interview with Mark Driscoll in preparation for the Desiring God 2006 National Conference . Driscoll explains terms such as "emergent," "emerging," and "missional." It really helped me understand these terms, as well as how I Read More...

Today I attended the wedding ceremony of some close friends. As I sat there and watched the groom weep as he saw his radiant bride walk toward him, my heart was flooded with joy as I thought about how Christ longs to see His bride, the church gathered Read More...

This week I attended the annual meeting of a “ Southern State ” Baptist Convention. During the business sessions, the southern gospel singing, and the man-centered preaching (if you can call it that, I prefer "yelling and story telling"), and while watching Read More...