Genesis 22, A Parabolic Shadow and Foreshadowing Prophecy: “Abraham . . . Received Isaac Back from the Dead in A Parable” (Hebrews 11:19)
Parabolically speaking, the author of Hebrews speaks of the near sacrifice of Isaac in Genesis 22 as a resurrection. But what does this mean?
ACME: Worth (Careful) Consideration
Churches that share our convictions just formed a new association for planting churches and sending missionaries together. We’re excited! But we have a significant concern…
The Big Tent of the SBC
The SBC has long been called a “Big Tent” association of churches. That is, substantial diversity exists in the denomination. While this may be helpful for Cooperative Program giving, the key to fruitful ministry may be affinity groups and associations within the SBC.
Seeking a Convention That Is Not Southern Baptist In Name Only: How to Regain Trust, Rebuild the Trustee System, and Avoid an Impending Exodus of Vocal Conservatives
Many aspects of the SBC are broken, and this article charts a possible route forward into a dawn marked by humble leaders, diligent trustees, and a reorganization.
New Boss, Same as the Old Boss: Michels’ Iron Law of Oligarchy and the SBC
Are we circling back to the time of the Conservative Resurgence? While the 1970s saw the oligarchy of liberal elites, the 2010s and 2020s have so far seen an oligarchy of Cultural Engagers.
What is the Cause of Our Divisions? Social Media and Other Strategies For Effecting Positive Change in the SBC
Are there two SBCs? Some divide the SBC into the SBC of social media and “the real SBC,” yet this is far from the truth. There is one SBC, but it lacks an adequate and fair hearing for all it has to say.
One Sacred Effeminacy: The Cooperative Longhouse And the Great Feminization of the SBC
Soft hearts and sharp minds will not avail us if we lack strong spines with the courage to teach what the Bible says about female pastors.
Cooperation Catechism: Why be a Southern Baptist? 7 Questions & Answers that Succinctly State the Fundamentals of our Cooperative Identity
Why do Southern Baptist churches cooperate? Here are seven questions and answers that show the value of association among Baptist churches.
What’s Trusty About SBC Trustees: Does Trustee Training Fix Ailing Entities or Institutionalize Passivity?
What is the point of having trustees if they are officially discouraged from doing their actual job of oversight?
Why Baptists Must Recover the Order of Love
The church is tasked with taking Christ’s love to the ends of the earth. But if we don’t love our own neighbor, church, and country first how can we possibly do that?
Morphology of Modernism
Once the foundation of inerrancy is removed, Christian denominations, like the Southern Baptist Convention, will be crushed by the downward spiral of modernism. Denominational sustainability thus demands uncompromised confidence.
Whoever Holds the Purse, Holds the Strings: The Financial Plan that Could End the SBC
As of 2025, if liberal groups try to steer the SBC in a more progressive direction by giving strings-attached money to SBC entities, you would never know it. Something needs to change.
