By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Feb 3, 2009 in AM Missives, Current Issues, Features
At his Grace and Truth to You blog, where Wade Burleson shares “Personal Reflections on the Southern Baptist Convention,” he informs us of some startling news: Yesterday Dr. Paige Patterson met with professors in the theology school at SWBTS and said that the seminary would be letting go the five point Calvinist professors from the […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Feb 2, 2009 in AM Missives, Current Issues, Features
*Update* Joanne Brokaw notified me via email yesterday that her post had gone online while still only in draft form so she had removed it, which is why there was no way for people to comment yesterday. Today her post has been republished and the link below is to her new piece. The Apprising Ministries post Christian Band […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Feb 2, 2009 in AM Missives, Current Issues
Looks like Apprising Ministries hit some kind of nerve here with Christian Band Family Force 5 On How To Become A Christian concerning the “Christian crunk rock band” Family Force 5. I received a bit of email, and with the permission of the authors, as a pastor I feel led to share with you the ones below, […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Feb 1, 2009 in Quotes
Means of grace are ordained by God; not discovered by man. You know, it took many years before I finally decided just to use this terminology. I wanted a term to describe what God ordained that we would walk in so that He would be at work in our lives if we do it in […]
By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Feb 1, 2009 in Quotes
I cannot believe in the spirituality of any Christian man who keeps an eye open for the approval of others, whoever they may be. The man after God’s own heart must be dead to the opinion of his friends as well as his enemies. He must be willing to cross important persons as obscure ones. […]