http://sbcwitness.com Encouraging Southern Baptist Cooperation and Faithfulness Mon, 07 Jul 2008 18:16:28 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The story of Jonathan and David from 1 Samuel 18-20 is often preached as if Michael W. Smith’s “Friends are Friends Forever” would be the theme song of the movie. Preachers mine out principles for “How to be a good friend.” This kind of message resonates with many because people ... http://sbcwitness.com/2008/06/17/heroes-of-the-faith-part-3-jonathan-friends-are-friends-forever/ The news networks and internet are buzzing about May 15’s decision by the California Supreme Court striking down a California law that had previously banned the practice of homosexual marriage in the state. Now this does not tell the complete story because California grants registered “domestic partners” very similar benefits ... http://sbcwitness.com/2008/05/16/same-sex-marriage-in-california/ There are two items that have been released in the last week that, in my opinion, need to be read and thought about. One was an interview that the biblical recorder did with Dr. Akin, the President of SEBTS, and the other was a blog written by JD Greear at ... http://sbcwitness.com/2008/05/11/the-future-of-the-sbc/ “Just do it.” “Don’t leave home without it.” “Think Different.” “Reach out and touch someone.” “Friends don’t let friends drive drunk.” Can you guess which companies developed those taglines? Some taglines are merely advertising ploys but others are actually tiny snippets of what a company believes about itself. In other ... http://sbcwitness.com/2008/04/25/family-mission-statement/ As we approach the final week of class here at Southwestern, I am about to lecture on the final topic of the semester—children and parenting. Now before you say that I can’t cover that in three class meetings, trust me that I know I am giving it merely a bit ... http://sbcwitness.com/2008/04/21/children-and-parenting/ Came across this article about Willow Creek Church in Illinois. Willow Creek, which has spearheaded and made famous the modern "seeker-sensitive" movement has sense "rethunk" their strategy and is going more Biblical....wow. Thanks Craig, for the link. Check it out I'd be curious as to what percentage of churches in the SBC ... http://sbcwitness.com/2008/04/15/back-to-the-bible-at-willow-creek/ If you have even a tiny part of your ear turned toward secular media then you have heard of Oprah Winfrey's latest belief system, which, essentially is merely a culmination of her spiritual journey over the years. Because of this there has been a lot of talk about boycotting Oprah ... http://sbcwitness.com/2008/04/10/oprah-what-to-do-with-her/ According to our header, SBC Witness is about "encouraging Southern Baptist cooperation and faithfulness." The contributors to this blog believe these two things to be virtues that ought to be cultivated among the people called Baptist. If I may combine the two, one could argue that the reason we are ... http://sbcwitness.com/2008/04/02/what-are-the-most-pressing-issues-facing-the-southern-baptist-convention/ Yesterday I received the most recent edition of Southwestern News in the mail, the official magazine of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. As 2008 marks the 100th anniversary of the Texas seminary, Southwestern has published a Centennial Edition of their periodical. It is a great collection of short articles and photographs ... http://sbcwitness.com/2008/03/26/on-southern-baptist-seminaries-and-seminaries-for-southern-baptists-thinking-about-southern-baptist-identity/ Tonight SBCWitness migrated to a new look (the one you see) and a new platform (Wordpress). If it causes any difficulties, we apologize. Because of the migration, many links have probably been deprecated, as have many feeds. We felt that the trouble was worth the upside of not having to ... http://sbcwitness.com/2008/03/24/new-look-new-platform/