We will not be Silent about Sexual Abuse in the Southern Baptist Convention

We will not be silent about the culture of Sexual Abuse among Southern Baptists In my sermon last Sunday (May 22), I used the “interpretative lens” of trauma to unpack Jesus’ words of encouragement and love in John 14:15-24.  I reflected on the aftermath of recent shootings over the past week: one in a churchContinue reading “We will not be Silent about Sexual Abuse in the Southern Baptist Convention”

2011 NIV vs. SBC: The battle over the bestselling Bible translation

During the 2011 Southern Baptist Convention meeting in Phoenix held several weeks ago, messengers passed a resolution that “respectfully requested” Lifeway not to carry or sell the newly revised New International Version (2011). A Baptist Press article reports: “The resolution came to the floor when Indiana pastor Tim Overton persuaded messengers to address the 2011Continue reading “2011 NIV vs. SBC: The battle over the bestselling Bible translation”