J.D. Greear says his election does not indicate a generational shift in the Southern Baptist Convention. But the photos of Greear, 45, with his opponent Ken Hemphill, 70, and outgoing SBC President Steve Gaines, 60, might attest otherwise. Then there’s the jeans and tennis shoes he wore as the incoming SBC officers were introduced Wednesday […]
Eric Reed
Table Talk: It’s true, we are all exhausted
In times like these, we need especially to keep company with Jesus. The answer for our trying times is not to add more strident voices to the cacophony, but to follow the example of Jesus. Read…
Passing through Gethsemane
The place of ‘crushing’ is not a destination, but it is a good pit stop. A Baptist pastor said in an article I read recently that Maundy Thursday has become his favorite day of the Easter season. That was surprising, he admitted, since he didn’t grow up observing the day before Good Friday as anything […]
SBC rematch: We’ve been here before
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
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…
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