Fred Luter Jr, SBC’s first African-American first vice president, talks about race
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Black Baptist says church shouldn’t be defined by race “This convention, unfortunately, has a past that we’re trying to move forward from, and that’s how I look at it”
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Today Was Supposed to Be My Wedding Day
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It was supposed to be a momentous occasion–the day I would walk down the aisle in my mother’s lace wedding gown, peonies in hand, best friend at my side, family and friends looking on with joy. It was supposed to be the day I started a new chapter, the day my dreams would be fulfilled. Little did I know, God had other plans… Shortly after we settled, a friend from work recommended we try out a small new Presbyterian church in the area.
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Rules of Affinity, Part 3: The Negative Application
Posted courtesy of Dr Reluctant. The series so far.
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Ky. Baptist church ordains openly gay man - called "new territory" for the church
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Ky. Baptist church ordains openly gay man Highland Baptist Church on Sunday ordained Maurice “Bojangles” Blanchard, a local gay-rights advocate who started the church’s gay and lesbian outreach group last year. Blanchard is studying ministry at the Louisville Seminary.
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Churches Should Adopt a Modern Version of the Bible
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In my previous post, I asked if churches should abandon the King James Version for a modern English translation. I answered, “Yes,” and suggested there were two main reasons…But the truth is that after 400 years it suffers a number of shortcomings when compared to modern versions.
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Electronic Books
Changes in technology also bring other kinds of changes. Technologies shape the way that people envision reality. They help to form or dismantle social relationships. They either reinforce or erode cultures.
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"The question ‘What does this verse mean to me?’ often takes precedent over the prior question, ‘What did the author of this verse mean by it?”
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“[M ]any Christians have unwittingly imbibed a postmodern approach to scripture through a failure to properly distinguish between interpretation and application.
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