The story of Buford Pusser, the legendary sheriff of McNairy County Tennessee, is fascinating. Pusser's career as a wrestler came to a close so he moved his family back to his home place to run a sawmill with daddy Carl. He's shocked to discover the level of corruption going on. And after he is a vi...

Interestingly, Between the Times is turning up the temperature on Calvinism's focus, with 4 for 4 of their most recent posts addressing the issue.  I'm getting jealous:  at that rate, pretty soon their focus promises to overshadow my own! Being a single author, I can never keep up! I appreciate th...

I just got out of the conference a few minutes ago and thought I'd do a few emails and such.  What did I find?  Hundreds of page views coming from Founders.  I knew Founders had put up a post linking me in their latest crusade.  I did not expect that many page reads, however.  Thank you Dr. Asc...

      Ever fond of rummaging through that toward which many, possessing no curious interest in such historical matters, offer but merely a discomforting yawn, I ran across this little golden nugget from Alabama Baptist history.  Elder W. C. Bledsoe, author of The History of The Liberty (East) B...

This will be my final installment on quotes from B.H. Carroll for a while.  Many may wonder why I take the time to rummage through historical documents looking for what "they" believed.  What's really important is what we believe, right?  Or, more importantly, what the Bible teaches, right?  Wel...

From my reading of Carroll, the excerpts yesterday appeared definitive.  However, some did not seem to be persuaded that the Texan theologian would hardly agree with our more aggressive SBC Calvinist brothers.  Indeed, he may even have gained the label anti-Calvinist! Even so, consider the collage...

                                     Founders Calvinists often quote our Southern Baptist forefathers as if they (Founders) are the natural theological heirs of historic Southern Baptist theology.  In some respects, I suppose, it could be argued successfully.  T...

  Founders Calvinists never appear weary in quoting a particular excerpt from the mighty English Baptist preacher, Charles Haddon Spurgeon: "I have my own private opinion that there is no such thing as preaching Christ and Him crucified, unless we preach what nowadays is called Calvinism. It is a n...

Whenever controversy arises in the SBC, it is always helpful to understand the agenda on both sides.  Regarding the current controversy over Calvinism, it is important to note that the agenda has often changed.  Earlier in the debate, the goal was to (1) discredit and debunk the doctrines of Calvi...

           The recent flurry within the SBC over Calvinism was, at times, heated.  Some have become disgusted with the conversation and vowed to bow out.  I see nothing whatsoever wrong with such, for they are only taking my Moma's never to be questioned wisdom:  "If you can't stand the...