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Eric Reed

SBC rematch: We’ve been here before

March 1, 2018 By Eric Reed

J.D. Greear and Ken Hemphill will both run for president of the SBC. At issue: Will a rematch this time around be divisive? Comments by Gaines point to doubtful; comments by Richard Land say otherwise.  Read…

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…

Greear, Hemphill set up repeat of 2016 election

February 2, 2018 By Eric Reed

"Testify! Go. Stand. Speak." will be the theme for the 2018 Southern Baptist Convention annual meeting June 12-13 at the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center in Dallas.

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…

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