I Want to be Like Lot When I Grow Up
Today’s guest post is from “Rastis.” Rastis has an undergraduate degree from SEBTS in Biblical Studies and the History of Ideas, and he is currently working on the field-based portion of a Masters in Missiology from SWBTS. He will soon be deploying to the Middle East with the IMB, and, for this reason, posts with a pseudonym. Rastis has served on staff with several churches, and is currently working with a Baptist

Radical Unity, Radical Separation
Many evangelical leaders, from both within the SBC, as well as without, have signed the Manhattan Declaration. Though I am fundamentally in agreement with the basic objectives spelled out in the document, and I have not been loathe to add my name to various documents, which, such as this one, seek public support, I have been asking myself

The Fruit Of The Vine Is Easy To Miss
As one partakes of Christ, the fruit of the vine becomes obvious. Some believe that the actual cup and its physical properties, or the drink and its physical properties make up the essence of the tradition handed down by Christ to His disciples. That could not be further from the reality of Christ’s command. For instance some people place more trust in the processes of Welch, some place trust in the processes of Torres, even others trust in the processes of the Nation of Israel; yet all of those motives f

Baptist Identity? Assembly of God Identity? Denominational Issues in an Ecumenical World
The Baptist Identity movement has been one of the driving forces that energized the Baptist blogging world (both ways). Some bloggers have consistently advocated that the key (or a key) to the renewal of the SBC is a reaffirmation of those distinctive doctrines and practices that have marked Baptist churches historically. Others (myself included) have argued that while we appreciate and affirm Baptist doctrine, we believe some of the actions advocated by the Baptist Identity leaders have gone too far. We have discus

Baptist Identity? Assembly of God Identity? Denominational Struggles in an Ecumenical World
The Baptist Identity movement has been one of the driving forces that energized the Baptist blogging world (both ways). Some bloggers have consistently advocated that the key (or a key) to the renewal of the SBC is a reaffirmation of those distinctive doctrines and practices that have marked Baptist churches historically. Others (myself included) have argued that while we appreciate and affirm Baptist doctrine, we believe some of the actions advocated by the Baptist Identity leaders have gone too far. We have discussed (argued over?) whether someone who