Preachers in the news. I get nervous every time someone asks, “Did you hear about the preacher . . . ?” Just yesterday I was asked to verify the veracity of a story about a preacher in our state by a friend who lives, and preaches/pastors, in another state. … Continue reading
My “swim with the sharks” friend Jordon Cooper posted the video “My Name Is Not “Those People.” (You will find it in on the right side of the site here at The Edge of the Inside. Generally I simply post the video but this one needs a post to … Continue reading
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“Go north young man, go north!” Dr. Soden counseled me and some friends nearing graduation from Oklahoma Baptist University. At the time, Dr. Soden was teaching at O.B.U. He was, and is, among my favorites. I did not listen. Wished I had.
I am not dissatisfied with my … Continue reading
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My favorite op-ed columnist strikes again. Leonard Pitts Jr. weighs in on the impending bonfire in Florida. Some have “Tweeted” Pastor Terry Jones will be praying about halting the now high profile church event. Let’s just say the horse is out of the gate. Widespread reactions point to … Continue reading
Syncretism or Discernment
Just more than a week from Halloween, er uh Reformation Day, have we come to the end of discernment?