Posted in Books, Culture, Current Affairs, Global Affairs, Uncategorized on Jan 5th, 2009
Editor’s Note: This series of posts deals with the global context in its historical, social, cultural, political, economic, demographic, and religious dimensions. We will provide book notices, book reviews, and brief essays on these topics. We hope that you will find this series helpful as you live and bear witness in an increasingly complex and [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Dec 21st, 2008
Dear Readers,
Between the Times will be going on hiatus for the remainder of 2008. Lord willing, we will return in early January 2009. Stay tuned for some new series, more guest authors, ongoing entries in the “Contours of a Great Commission Resurgence” series, and a new look for the blog!
Thank you for taking the time [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Nov 10th, 2008
Doug Baker, of the NC Baptist State Convention recently interviewed Ed Stetzer on such issues as: the gospel, the atonement and the love of God, social justice and younter Southern Baptists, decisionism vs. discipleship, gospel reductionism, baptism, missions, the Conservative Resurgence and a Great Commission Resurgence. Doug and Ed, being the insightful fellows that they [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Nov 3rd, 2008
Portrait Of A Redeemed Husband
Having called a man to love his wife in Ephesians 5, God also instructs a man to “know” or “understand” his wife in 1 Peter 3:7. Moving into the area of practical theology, I want to raise and attempt to answer the question, “what does a marriage look like when [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Sep 26th, 2008
The Politics of Jesus
On October 9-10 at FBC-Durham (NC), the North Carolina Baptist State Convention will be hosting a conference The Politics of Jesus: Timeless Answers for Today’s Questions. Headlining the conference are SEBTS’ very own David Nelson and Nathan Finn, along with C. Ben Mitchell, Greg Thornbury, Andy Davis, and Ken Fentress.
Nelson, a brilliantly [...]
Posted in Ministry, Mission, SBC, Theology, Uncategorized on Sep 13th, 2008
This is the second post in a two-part article titled “Assisting Gospel-Driven Churches: A Reminder to Baptist Bureaucrats.” The sermon was preached in the weekly chapel service of the Baptist State Convention of North Carolina on September 8, 2008. I want to thank the executive leadership of the BSCNC for the invitation to preach and [...]