North Carolina pastor-blogger, Les Puryear has offered some helpful information on his site for small-church pastors.  We are glad he has focused on such.  We are also convinced that he has both experience and knowledge to make informed judgments about Small Church conferences.  T...

    By Dr David Allen Since the John 3:16 Conference, there has been an excessive amount of attention to my comments concerning James White on the various Calvinist blogs. Allow me to set the record straight on three fronts: 1) what I said, 2) the context in which I said it, and 3) why I said it....

      One of the participants at The John 3:16 Conference (J316) was Dr. David Allen, Dean of the School of Theology, Professor of Preaching, Director for the Center for Expository Preaching, and George W. Truett Chair of Ministry at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary (SWBTS).  Professor...

     The J316C is now history.  I cannot thank Jerry Vines Ministries and the co-sponsoring seminaries enough for hosting this much needed conference.  I planned to offer my own thoughts pertaining to its success or non-success, but the clubbing the conference has already taken from the more "...

    Most of us recall the excruciating circumstances surrounding the unfortunate departure of Dr. Sheri Klouda from SWBTS where she served as an Instructor in Hebrew.  The Administration decided, to the understandable disappointment of Dr. Klouda, to not offer her a tenured professorship, but...

  I have now been blogging just a bit over three years.  The readership, for which I am very grateful, has been consistent (if the typepad blog-stats are accurate) even if somewhat erratic.  My readership peaked from May to July of this year, when I was averaging, at one point, almost...

     On June 6th, the week before the SBC met in Indianapolis in June of this year, Ben Cole, notorious gadfly of all things Paige Patterson, posted his publication schedule of convention matters at SBCOutpost to the predictable accolades of his routine supporters.  One exhorted:...

A few thoughts about the SBC, Indianapolis, Indiana 2008. Southern Baptists are the greatest body of believers on earth.  I know that is post-denominational theo-gobbledygook for many today, the long ago, faded reality of a by-gone era, the unrealistic rumblings of a traditional not biblical Ch...

         In April, 1994, after approximately two years of vigorous dialog, First Things, published by The Institute on Religion and Public Life, an interreligious, nonpartisan research and education institute whose purpose is to advance a religiously informed public philosop...

    Last Monday, I wrote a piece speculating a "What if?" a few more decided to "run" for President of the Southern Baptist Convention.  Since then, we've gotten confirmation from all three I mentioned about their intentions.  Al Mohler is not going to do it.&...