Move over TULIP. Another flower is blooming this week in Baltimore. New Calvinists are more Calvinist than Calvin was, Christian apologist Norman Geisler said June 7 at the inaugural meeting of a group formed to balance various Southern Baptist fellowships…
Know thy neighbor
The Wave Recently as I was driving into the neighborhood of the church I serve, I realized I was behind one of my church members at the stop sign. I waved furiously, hoping that he would look in the rearview…
Mohler: If toddlers are mean, chalk it up to Original Sin
By Bob Allen A Southern Baptist theologian and seminary president says new research finding that “relational aggression” — a psychological term to describe using the threat of removing friendship as a tactical weapon — appears in children younger than 3 supports the…
d365 releases daily devotionals on free app
By ABPnews/Herald staff Passport Inc., an ecumenical student ministry with ties to the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship, is releasing a free app for daily devotionals on iPad, iPhone and other iOS devices. The app draws from the same content and writers…
SBC official says gender an issue of spiritual warfare
By Bob Allen Rightly applied, male headship and wifely submission is good for women, Southern Baptists’ top spokesman for moral concerns said at a recent conference on “complementary” differences between the sexes. Russell Moore, president of the Ethics and Religious…
Baylor prof questions popular views of heaven
By Terry Goodrich “Heaven is for real,” according to the new movie by that name. But which vision of heaven is true? Several versions of heaven are depicted in art, literature, music and pop culture — some of which don’t…
Theology of workflow connects dots between spirituality and efficiency
By Jeff Brumley As assistant executive director of the Virginia Baptist Missions Board, Glenn Akins is charged with all kinds of big-picture kingdom work, including keeping churches up to speed on cultural trends and demographics. “It’s important for churches to…
On baptism and peace
Baptism was abused and used violently as a form of capital punishment in 16th century Europe, a time of significant Anabaptist persecution. The death method of choice was drowning in order to mock believer’s baptism. Water has the amazing capacity…
Mohler says Christ died only for the ‘elect’
By Bob Allen Christ died not as a substitute for all sinners but only for those predestined to believe, a leading Southern Baptist Calvinist said in a weekend podcast explaining the atonement, a Christian doctrine that describes how sinners are…