Our youth returned from their summer camp in Laguna Beach, Florida on Monday night and the reports were incredible. Youth from our church and Antioch in Oxford both attended this year's camp, and the number of professions of faith was reportedly 16. Of those, 7 were teens who went with our group. Many of them were baptized on Monday morning in the Gulf of Mexico. Praise the Lord for His life-changing power!
The youth will be sharing about their experiences at camp during tonight's service. You don't want to miss it.
Sorry I've been negligent in updating the blog, but I wasn't anywhere near a computer while out of town last week. Now that I'm back, the updates will again be more regular.
Wednesday, June 28, 2006
Thursday, June 15, 2006
Convention is Over
Although I wasn't able to personally attend the Southern Baptist Convention, I've been following it as much as possible through the internet. It seems that, despite all of the controversy going into this year's meeting, things went rather smoothly.
There were definitely some surprises; particularly the election of Frank Page as SBC president. Many conservatives seem a little worried about this "outsider" being elected, but I'm not so sure it wasn't a good thing. I'm a huge fan of Ronnie Floyd, and I know he would have been a great president, but I can't help but believe that it was time for a slight shake-up in our convention.
I'm not talking about a shift to the left (God forbid), but I'm talking about bringing some new conservative voices into the mix of SBC leadership. It will be interesting to see what happens over the next two years, and I for one will be watching events in our convention very closely. Time will tell what kind of leader Frank Page will be, but we as Southern Baptists need to get behind him and offer him our support.
Bro. Shane
There were definitely some surprises; particularly the election of Frank Page as SBC president. Many conservatives seem a little worried about this "outsider" being elected, but I'm not so sure it wasn't a good thing. I'm a huge fan of Ronnie Floyd, and I know he would have been a great president, but I can't help but believe that it was time for a slight shake-up in our convention.
I'm not talking about a shift to the left (God forbid), but I'm talking about bringing some new conservative voices into the mix of SBC leadership. It will be interesting to see what happens over the next two years, and I for one will be watching events in our convention very closely. Time will tell what kind of leader Frank Page will be, but we as Southern Baptists need to get behind him and offer him our support.
Bro. Shane
Tuesday, June 13, 2006
Page Elected SBC President
With 50.48% of the vote, Frank Page was elected president of the Southern Baptist Convention today in Greensboro, North Carolina. Page, pastor of First Baptist Church of Taylors, South Carolna received a majority of votes in the contest that included two other candidates: Ronnie Floyd and Jerry Sutton. For more information on the convention, see the links in my previous blog post below.
Bro. Shane
Bro. Shane
Calvinism "Debate"
How interesting after our discussion of Calvinism on Sunday night that there would be a "debate" on Monday concerning the very same thing. Albert Mohler, president of Southern Seminary in Kentucky and Paige Patterson, president of Southwestern Seminary in Texas, both presented their points of view and had a discussion about Calvinism yesterday in Greensboro.
I found out about this from my good friend Noel Dear's blog. He is in North Carolina for the convention and is updating his blog regularly. Noel said that the so-called debate never really got past the viewpoint level, but did say that both men were outspoken in condemning those we would consider to be hyper-Calvinist. If you'd like to read Noel's take on what's going on at the convention, you can access his blog at:
http://www.pastordear.blogspot.com/
Another good website to keep up with what's going on is the Baptist Press page:
http://bpnews.net/
Interesting comments from Joyce Rogers, the widow of famous Baptist pastor Dr. Adrian Rogers. Many of you know that Dr. Rogers is one of my "heroes of the faith," so I was very interested in what she had to say. I think she beautifully stated what I was trying to say on Sunday night, only in a much clearer and more eloquent way than I was able to achieve. You can read the article on the Baptist Press site.
Bro. Shane
I found out about this from my good friend Noel Dear's blog. He is in North Carolina for the convention and is updating his blog regularly. Noel said that the so-called debate never really got past the viewpoint level, but did say that both men were outspoken in condemning those we would consider to be hyper-Calvinist. If you'd like to read Noel's take on what's going on at the convention, you can access his blog at:
http://www.pastordear.blogspot.com/
Another good website to keep up with what's going on is the Baptist Press page:
http://bpnews.net/
Interesting comments from Joyce Rogers, the widow of famous Baptist pastor Dr. Adrian Rogers. Many of you know that Dr. Rogers is one of my "heroes of the faith," so I was very interested in what she had to say. I think she beautifully stated what I was trying to say on Sunday night, only in a much clearer and more eloquent way than I was able to achieve. You can read the article on the Baptist Press site.
Bro. Shane
Friday, June 09, 2006
Shalom In The Home
This Sunday morning we will begin a series of messages entitled Shalom In The Home. This Sunday's message will give five practical steps to bringing real peace into your marriage; it's entitled Extreme Marriage Makeover.
Don't forget to be praying about Youth Camp coming up in just a couple of weeks and Vacation Bible School which will be next month. These two important summer events can and will have an eternal impact, and they both need to be bathed in prayer.
I hope everyone has a great weekend, and I hope to see you here on Sunday.
Bro. Shane
Don't forget to be praying about Youth Camp coming up in just a couple of weeks and Vacation Bible School which will be next month. These two important summer events can and will have an eternal impact, and they both need to be bathed in prayer.
I hope everyone has a great weekend, and I hope to see you here on Sunday.
Bro. Shane
Tuesday, June 06, 2006
Election Day on 6/6/06
Yes, today is election day in the state of Alabama and it is also 6/6/06. As for today's date, I don't understand what the big deal is. Many people are saying that the world will end today because those numbers are the mark of the beast. If you're worried about planetary annihilation today, you've been watching way too much T.V. and not reading your Bible enough. I'm not saying that some ignorant people won't be prompted to do some stupid things today, but in the grand scheme of things it's just another day.
What is important about today's date is that it is election day in Alabama. Let me encourage you to get out and vote. Polls will be open until 7 p.m. Many people skip the primaries because they don't consider this the "big election." Those same people then complain in November when they don't like the choices they have in the "big election." If you don't vote in the primaries, you can't complain about who is on the ballot in November.
Another thing to remember about today's election is the state constitutional amendment that, if passed, will protect traditional marriage. If you go to the polls for no other reason, go to let your voice be heard concerning this amendment. Marriage has always been and should always be a union between a man and a woman, not a same sex union. I plan to vote "yes" on Amendment One.
Bro. Shane
What is important about today's date is that it is election day in Alabama. Let me encourage you to get out and vote. Polls will be open until 7 p.m. Many people skip the primaries because they don't consider this the "big election." Those same people then complain in November when they don't like the choices they have in the "big election." If you don't vote in the primaries, you can't complain about who is on the ballot in November.
Another thing to remember about today's election is the state constitutional amendment that, if passed, will protect traditional marriage. If you go to the polls for no other reason, go to let your voice be heard concerning this amendment. Marriage has always been and should always be a union between a man and a woman, not a same sex union. I plan to vote "yes" on Amendment One.
Bro. Shane
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