If the Lord permits...

It would appear that we are going to be blessed with another child!!!

How beautiful and sweet are the words of Psalm 127!

1Unless the LORD builds the house,
those who build it labor in vain.
Unless the LORD watches over the city,
the watchman stays awake in vain.
2It is in vain that you rise up early
and go late to rest,
eating the bread of anxious toil;
for he gives to his beloved sleep.

3Behold, children are a heritage from the LORD,
the fruit of the womb a reward.
4Like arrows in the hand of a warrior
are the children^[a] of one's youth.
5Blessed is the man
who fills his quiver with them!
He shall not be put to shame
when he speaks with his enemies in the gate.^[b]

The Memphis Declaration

I have a request. No, it is actually a plea. If you are reading this blog and you are a Southern Baptist, I beseech you, take time to give this article some earnest consideration. I think it is self explanatory. In short, I think what these men have voiced in this Declaration embodies the only way ahead for the Southern Baptist Convention - repentance.

Still wonderin' where the money goes...

Well, I finally got around to making my first few phone calls. I figured I'd start right here at home. I called four men (three of them members of my church) who I thought might know how the money gets spent. One out of four had an inkling, and he was the one who was not a member of my church. He happened to be one who had served on the Executive Committee (I think that's what he said, maybe Executive Board) of the Alabama Baptist Convention. I didn't really get any good information on exactly how the money gets spent, except that at the state Convention level we have somewhere around 100 employees at the "Baptist building" on the Southern Bypass here in Montgomery.

Thanks to "Gunny" from a previous post for this link to a great article on national contribution comparisons to the SBC.

I found this article noting that $2.4 mil had been given in relief for Katrina. Also includes some other general Alabama Baptist info that is good to know. More to come.

Strange BaptistFire

I couldn't resist a quick post to advertise the new Strange BaptistFire blog that has just recently appeared. The reason I am excited about the appearance of this blog is because their purpose is to counter the putrid spew of the anti-Calvinist site baptistfire.com. This wouldn't be of such note except for the fact that baptistfire.com was used just recently in my church (Morningview Baptist) to promote division which ended up being very destructive to the body of Christ. I am thrilled to see the authors of Strange BaptistFire taking the time and making the effort to set the historic Baptist record straight.