Eric Reed, Author at IBSA News

Why I miss Nellie

February 21, 2018 By Eric Reed

I hope in the Hebrews 12:1 cloud of witnesses, a picture of the packed stadium at an Olympics-style event, that there’s room for my mother-in-law and so many others still cheering us on toward the faithful completion of our own race. Read…

Now is the winter of our intent

February 16, 2018 By Eric Reed

It’s time for potential SBC candidates to declare their intentions. Will they or won’t they run? Read…

Board begins search as Platt plans return to pastorate; response from Illinois

February 15, 2018 By Eric Reed

Richmond, Va. | International Mission Board President David Platt announced his desire to leave as head of the Southern Baptist Convention’s largest mission-sending agency, after a term of almost four years and a tumultuous period of cutting budgets and reducing missions staff to balance an outsized budget. Platt will return to the pastorate. “I am […]

Greear, Hemphill set up repeat of 2016 election

February 2, 2018 By Eric Reed

The announcements by J.D. Greear and Ken Hemphill that they will both run for president of the SBC sets up a repeat of the 2016 election. In that one, young-and-Reformed Greear represented the potential for a generational handoff and a firming up of Calvinist theology within the convention. But in a near tie that promised […]

What would Jesus do about harassment?

December 25, 2017 By Eric Reed

Given the proliferation of accusations, perhaps we should review the subject; What are we teaching young men about their behavior, and young women about their value? Jesus has a few lessons. Read…

After another leadership failure, forgive? Yes. Forget? Maybe later.

Eric Reed

My cousin Holly’s house burned down in July. The family and their dog were saved, but they lost everything. Literally everything, except her grandmother’s ancient roasting pan just big enough for a 12-pound turkey and a diamond ring. Everything else in their rural home was gone in under an hour. The irony was that my […]

Positive purpose

Nate Adams

Without question, more of my time and passion is invested in encouraging churches to give to missions through the Cooperative Program than through any designated offering, including our own state missions offering. I believe that’s as it should be. Yet both the CP and designated offerings have vital, important purposes. My conviction is that the […]