Late Night comedienne, Samantha Bee of TBS and formerly of The Daily Show, recently praised Southern Baptists. She heartily affirmed the SBC for the Refugee Resolution that we just passed at our convention and Dr. Russell Moore for his defense of religious liberty, even for Muslims (the video has a few instances of rough language, including a… Continue Reading
I will be helping to lead the Evangelical Immigration Table booth at the Southern Baptist Convention’s Annual Meeting in St. Louis, MO next week from June 13-15. I have been working as the Southeast Regional Coordinator for the Evangelical Immigration Table, which is a consortium of ministries such as the Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission of the… Continue Reading
In this chapter, I explore how this subversion of Christianity has happened in the past and how it has affected the witness of the church. This is a constant danger and it can come from many directions. The implications of what has taken place before can be seen in our current context in many ways.… Continue Reading
Cal Thomas interviewed Donald Trump and it released today. Toward the end, they talk about religion and who Donald thinks Jesus is and how he sees him. You can read the whole interview here. CT: Every president has called upon God at some point. Lincoln spoke of not being able to hold the office of… Continue Reading
Power is the currency of the world. How much power do you have? How much can you wield over others? How can you get your way and manipulate situations to your advantage? How can you bend people to your will, threatening them if you have to? Pulling the rug out from other them if it… Continue Reading
S997, the anti-refugee bill that would have created a state registry for refugees and would have held sponsors civilly liable for certain future crimes that refugees would have committed, officially died this week in the South Carolina House of Representatives. This bill was full of religious liberty challenges, as I detailed back in early February,… Continue Reading
What if we are not that different from refugees and sojourners? What if their story is our story and their presence is actually God reminding us of our own deep need for Him and for community? And what if how we treat them speaks to where we find our own hope? Rejection and displacement are… Continue Reading
Southern Baptists and other Evangelicals are beginning to recognize the incredible opportunity and responsibility set before us. As the above infographic from www.ethnecity.com demonstrates, the nations have come to us en masse. Between 41 and 47 million foreign born peoples (by latest estimate) now live in the United States (13.2 million in the South). Many… Continue Reading
(The Featured Image advertises the upcoming Reaching the Nations Next Door Conference in the Nashville area in August). “For You Were Sojourners In the Land of Egypt” Acts 17:16-31 While Paul was waiting for them in Athens, he was greatly distressed to see that the city was full of idols. 17 So he reasoned in… Continue Reading
“‘In the last days, God says, I will pour out my Spirit on all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy, your young men will see visions, your old men will dream dreams. 18 Even on my servants, both men and women, I will pour out my Spirit in those days, and they will prophesy.”… Continue Reading