Monthly Archives: February 2011
Revenge: Great Movie Script–Questionable Life Choice
This week guest lecturer Thane Rosenbaum from Fordham University will be speaking on the theme:”Vengeance: An American Obsession” at the University of Texas at El Paso. As a pastor and devoted follower of Jesus this title caught my attention. In … Continue reading
Filed under Devotion
Bold Baylor Line: A “Big” Tent or A “Baptist” Tent
On February 11, the Baylor Board of Regents announced their decision to open the Baylor Board to non-Baptist regents. These “non-Baptist” regents will make up to 25% of the board. As you might imagine this action sent shock waves across … Continue reading
Filed under BGCT
Tom Elliff: Great Selection
The search committee of the International Mission Board announced recently the selection of Tom Elliff to be the new president of the IMB. Elliff has a long history of distinguish service to Southern Baptists and to the Kingdom of God. … Continue reading
Filed under SBC, Southern Baptist Convention
John Petty: Sudden Loss
I received word on Saturday of the untimely death of John Petty, pastor of Trinity Baptist Church in Kerrville, and former chairman of the Executive Board of the Baptist General Convention of Texas. When I first heard the news I … Continue reading
Loss of Innocence
Over the past couple of weeks a series of news reports captured my attention. As a father of a teenage girl it was troubling to think of what her generation of borderland students are enduring. Her generation of high school … Continue reading
Filed under Border Journal
The Rite: Movie Review
Last Sunday I preached a sermon on Jesus’ confrontation with a man with an evil spirit in the synagogue in Mark 1. In preparation for the sermon, I decided to get Hollywood’s spin on exorcism from the recent release of … Continue reading
Filed under Devotion
Hungry for Love
“The hunger for love is much more difficult to remove than the hunger for bread.” — Mother Teresa In preparation for a presentation to our Women’s Missionary Union gathering, I stumbled across this quote from Mother Teresa. Over the past … Continue reading
Filed under Devotion, El Paso Journal
