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Scottie Reynolds lays 40, that’s right 40 points on Connecticut!

Wednesday, February 28th, 2007

My wife’s cousin, freshman Scottie Reynolds scored 40 POINTS tonight against Connecticut, just about sealing his status as Rookie of the Year for the Big East conference. And, as always, I must point out that this kid’s character is even better than his basketball.
STORRS, Conn. (AP) — Scottie Reynolds scored a career-high 40 points […]

Founders Midwest

Tuesday, February 27th, 2007

The Founders Midwest Conference will be held over the next two days. This conference has seen some great preaching in past conferences - Don Whitney, Jim Elliff, Dr. Al Mohler, David Miller, Paul Washer, James White - just to name a few.
I really enjoy the fellowship with the men and women who come to […]

Dead Sea Scrolls Workshop at MBTS

Saturday, February 24th, 2007

Hundreds of people recently packed into the chapel at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary to hear scholarly lectures on the Dead Sea Scrolls (DSS) and their relationship to Christianity. The workshop was held on February 9-10, with an attendance of 330 during the Friday evening session.
The keynote speaker for the workshop was Dr. Craig Evans, Distinguished […]

Congratulations to Russ and Maria Moore

Tuesday, February 20th, 2007

Our friend Dr. Russell Moore was at the Exec. Committee meetings in Nashville when he got word that his wife was in labor. He writes….

Tuesday, February 20, 2007

Last night after the plenary session of the Southern Baptist Convention Executive Committee meeting in Nashville, I had a call from my wife Maria, believing herself to be […]

Huckabee on NPR

Thursday, February 8th, 2007

Robert Siegel interviewed Mike Huckabee yesterday on NPR’s All Things Considered.
Click HERE for the audio.
Here is their abbreviated transcript:
Former Arkansas governor and Republican presidential contender Mike Huckabee doesn’t have the name recognition of some top-tier candidates. But his evangelical and conservative credentials could make him a potent force in next year’s primary.
Huckabee criticizes the Bush […]

A Conservative if I’ve Ever Heard One

Thursday, February 8th, 2007

I’m always a little skeptical about a person who claims to be a conservative but has to present credentials. Being conservative, if you are one, is like breathing. it comes natural because of its appreciation of absolute truth and dogged cynicism concerning man’s goodness.
One of the sure-fired ways you can tell if […]

Creationism, SBTS, Kurt Wise, in USA Today

Monday, February 5th, 2007

A one page article in the main section of today’s USA Today titled, “The Bible vs. Science” (why do they always have to phrase it like that?)
This one was interesting on a personal level because it references things close to home:
(1) Answers in Genesis and their new creationism museum outside of Cincinnati.
(2) SBTS and Kurt […]

Low View of the Lord’s Supper?

Saturday, February 3rd, 2007

This is a copy of the front of our church’s order of worship for this week. We are in Luke 22:7-20, where Jesus gives the disciples the blessing of “this do in remembrance of me”. I found this humorous/sad picture online when looking for an image of DaVinci’s Last Supper.
I don’t know the story behind […]

Dr. Mohler Interviewed in Time Magazine

Thursday, February 1st, 2007

A Calvinist Faces Death
Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2007 By DAVID VAN BIEMA

HERE is the link.
After reading Dr Mohler’s interview, I can once again express how thankful I am to have had him as my systematic theology professor. I learned more in 18 months under Al Mohler than I learned in 18 […]

Run from Public Policy, Pagan Ideas Prevail

Thursday, February 1st, 2007

Two events in Jefferson City the week of Jan. 15-19 are instructive for those among the state’s 650,000 Southern Baptists who think Christians should not be involved in shaping public policy.The first event was the 17-hour filibuster by state Sen. Matt Bartle, R-Lee’s Summit, and a member of Abundant Life Baptist Church, one of […]

News and Notes

Thursday, February 1st, 2007

(1) Fellow Union University (96) alum Pastor Klay Aspinwall has entered the blogosphere HERE. Klay is the pastor of Lakeview Baptist Church in Del Ray Beach Florida (isn’t that where Jerry Seinfeld’s parents lived for awhile?) where the temperature is currently 70-80 degrees. Klay is a pastor with a heart of gold who by […]

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