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The Briefing 11-15-13

1) Not just a morality debate - Society increasingly doesn't even understand moral traditionalists Is America Less Moralistic Now, or Has Its Code Just Changed, The Atlantic (Connor Friedersdorf) 2) 2013 a "watershed" year for transgender right ...

November 15, 2013

The Briefing 11-14-13

1) Heart-wrenching New York Magazine cover story interviews women who have had abortions My Abortion, New York Magazine (Meaghan Winter) 2) Supreme Court flooded with abortion cases Steady stream of abortion cases headed toward high court, U ...

November 14, 2013

The Briefing 11-13-13

1) Ministry Opportunity: Millions of Filipinos in U.S. mourn loss of family and friends International relief effort under way in devastated Philippines, Financial Times (Roel Landingin and John Aglionby) Filipinos in U.S. Feel Helpless as They ...

November 13, 2013

The Briefing 11-12-13

1. Talks with Iran to surrender its nuclear pursuits do not go as planned  Vive la France on Iran, Wall Street Journal (Editorial) 2. Bullying in the NFL -  Blame the victim? Some players criticize Jonathan Martin, USA Today (Eric Brady, Jim ...

November 12, 2013

The Briefing 11-11-13

1. Typhoon Haiyan may be strongest storm ever to hit land. What can you do? Pray. Typhoon Haiyan: Thousands feared dead in Philippines, BBC (Associated Press) Worse than hell' in typhoon-ravaged Philippines, CNN (Andrew Stevens and Paula Hancoc ...

November 11, 2013

As One with Authority: The Mandate of Biblical Exposition

At the 2013 Expositors Summit at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, I preached on Matthew 7:28-29. In that passage, the crowds were astonished at the preaching of Jesus, who preached as one with authority, and not as their scribes. The Christ ...

November 11, 2013

The Briefing 11-08-13

1) Pray for Philippines: Typhoon Haiyan one of most dangerous and powerful in human history Super Typhoon, Haiyan, Heads for Central Philippines, CNN (Jethro Mullen) Philippines Braces for Typhoon Haiyan, BBC News Typhoon Haiyan approachin ...

November 8, 2013

Theology and the Future of the Southern Baptist Convention: A Conversation with R. Albert Mohler Jr. and Eric Hankins

Southern Seminary was glad to welcome Dr. Eric Hankins, Senior Pastor of First Baptist Church in Oxford, Mississippi, as our chapel preacher for Thursday, November 8, 2013. Dr. Hankins preached a powerful message from Luke 24 in chapel, reminding us ...

November 7, 2013

Render unto Caesar or unto God? Government Funding and the Crisis of Conscience

Religion that is pure and undefiled before God, the Father, is this: to visit orphans and widows in their affliction, and to keep oneself unstained from the world (James 1:27). Back in 1869, Baptists in Kentucky established a "Home for the Helples ...

November 7, 2013

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