Jonathan Merritt

Ruled Out of Order or, A Pusillanimous SBC Part 2

June 29, 2012 Todd Littleton Bible, Christ Following, Current Events, Denominational Commentary, Ethics, Featured, Intersections, News, Personal

Southern Baptists pride themselves as literalists. The tendency is to employ a rabid love for the meaning of words until it does not suit the purpose. Southern Baptists are then rigid pragmatists. In both instances stridency becomes virtuous, even in the face of withering contradictions. Most people face this … Continue reading

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Land Mass or, Trustees Carelessly Caring for SBC Land

June 5, 2012 Todd Littleton Christ Following, Church, Denominational Commentary, Featured, Intersections, Jesus, Leadership, News

Only a document igniting a fever pitch discussion about Calvinism in the SBC could bury the report by the ERLC Trustees of the SBC.

Suspicions confirmed. Baptist Press released the report from the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission on Dr. Richard Land’s racially charged comments and plagiarism. … Continue reading

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It’s Below the Water Line or, Newbigin Illustrated in Duren, Horton, McKnight, and Merritt

May 14, 2012 Todd Littleton Christ Following, Featured, Intersections, Jesus, Justice, Theology

We prefer to re-arrange the deck chairs on the Titanic than look below the water line. My mentor uses the first part of this imagery to describe the ways in which new fangled approaches to church were really little more than eye candy. My friend Spencer Burke refers to … Continue reading

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