Category Archives: Christendumb

Pretty Much Sums It Up

Deadlines looming, but this post by Johnny Pierce deserves a link: “Five ways to enliven the Southern Baptist Convention annual meeting this year” 1. As a point of order, ask if Louisville, Ky., was freely chosen by a planning committee … Continue reading

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Snakes in a Church

I only link to this article because my family roots are in Bell County, Kentucky. (H/T: Jim West)

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Sabotage Made Simple

I’m confused. Is this suppposed to be advice for slowing down the Nazi war effort or for hamstringing a congregation? ‘Cause I’m pretty sure I used to go to this church. From an OSS “Simple Sabotage Manual” printed in 1944 … Continue reading

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A Delicate Balance

Someone’s comment in reference to something at work: I‚Äôm having flashbacks to my ministry days in local church.¬† Dealing w/ crazies.¬† Trying to find the balance between grace and a baseball bat.

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Group Opposes IMB's Headlong Dash into Donatism

That, at least would have been my headline. The folks at the Biblical Recorder apparently have much more restraint. Update: Tony Cartledge, almost always a good read for Baptist doings, weighs in.

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"The Bible Is Never to Be Questioned"

So says the parent of a student at NorthPointe Christian High School in Grand Rapids, Michigan, commenting on the ouster of Kent Dobson, apparently a capable and Christ-loving teacher well loved by his students (H/T: ThinkChristian). Dobson hosted a Discovery … Continue reading

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If You Can't Beat 'Em, Find a Bigger Stick?

Can you say “Black eye on the reputation of all Christians everywhere“? As this source explains, Use of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre is governed by an intricate set of rules that allow several different Christian denominations access to … Continue reading

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Honest Christians Need Not Apply

Somebody please tell me this is an April Fool’s joke two days late: We need two workers at the Southern Baptist Convention Annual Meeting in Indianapolis, Indiana to assist the LifeWay Research team. We are looking for two energetic seminary … Continue reading

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The Wall

Is this sermon for real or just a really good parody? (HT: Suzanne McCarthy at Better Bibles Blogs, who isn’t sure, either). For those of you who would like to know something more about what it really means when the … Continue reading

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Grumpy Pastor Alert

Singing Owl has come across some other verses that need to be added to Claude Mariottini’s “Book of Hezekiah.”

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