One of the challenges we face as Christians is the perception people have of us. Frequently, we're faced with overcoming people's preconceived notions about Jesus and what it means to be a believer before we can share our faith with them. What do people think about Christianity? Really? Four college guys decided to find out. They took a video camera and went across the US (in their first movie "One nation under God" - click here for that one) and most recently went to Europe with the same premise. They called their new movie "Beware of Christians." When you watch the trailer, I bet you'll understand why I thought it worth our time. They asked two simple questions - Do you know Jesus? What do you think of Christians? While it's not a joy to watch or hear the pained responses, we, as believers, would do well to listen. Here's the trailer below.
SBC Meeting #2 - June 14 2023
Beloved friends, yesterday's optimism evaporated in the New Orleans heat today. I had hoped for a few things today and, sadly for me, most of them broke the wrong way in my view. The lone bright spot was Dr Bart Barber who did a masterful job handling the tough duties and managing the clock. In spite of that, it was a deeply saddening day for me. Consider with me why. An amendment - known loosely as the "Mike Law Amendment" - had been given to the SBC Ex Committee months ago declaring the role of pastor to be limited to men. That's already in the Baptist Faith and Message so I didn't think much of it. Surely we won't take it as a litmus test for fidelity to the SBC - that's a creed and last I checked we Baptists are non-creedal people. Or were. I had hoped cooler heads would prevail and the "Mike Law" amendment would fail. After all, the Exec Committee put it forward but did NOT recommend it for approval. This motion declares there sh
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