Currently viewing the tag: "sbc"
Here is a letter recorded in the 1857 SBC Annual, as the Choctaw brothers were pleading for help from the Baptists. A short time since we received a petition, signed by five Choctaws, praying for more missionaries. We give it place here:
Death of Rev. Isaac McCoy. The following extract from the Baptist Pioneer, will communicate the mournful and unexpected event of the death of a brother, who for many years continued the steady friend of the red men of the forest: Departed this life, after an illness of twenty-one days, at his residence in this city,”at 9—30m. P. M , on [...]
“The Board being so pressed I have declined two months’ salary. This I do very cheerfully, though it presses me. I have lived with sufficient comfort in some things, but have used and am using a very strict economy, foregoing many things that I think few brethren would wish or expect me to do.”- [...]
Many had some things to say about the SBC in New Orleans earlier this week. You heard from me in the previous post, here are a few others. Click on his name to read his comments. Alan Cross- He nominated Dave Miller, the 2nd VP of the SBC. Albert Mohler- President of The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary [...]
What an amazing weekend at the Southern Baptist Convention in New Orleans, LA! If you were unable to attend, you missed a great weekend of fellowship, food, and fun. I was able to take part in some amazing conversations with some big names in the SBC and was thoroughly pleased with the results of the [...]
We are loading the families up and headed to NOLA for the SBC Annual Meeting! Blog posts will be scant or non-existent until we return, but be sure to follow me on twitter here and Josh here as we will be constantly tweeting from the floor. If you are looking for constant updates on #sbc, [...]
Dr. Scott Culpepper is Assistant Professor of History at Louisiana College and he is the author of Francis Johnson and the English Separatist Influence. He is married to Ginger and the father of 3. His education includes: Ph.D., Baylor University M.A., Northwestern State University M. Div., New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary B.A., Louisiana College Southern Baptists must reach back to the [...]
Dr. Scott Culpepper is Assistant Professor of History at Louisiana College and he is the author of Francis Johnson and the English Separatist Influence. He is married to Ginger and the father of 3. His education includes: Ph.D., Baylor University M.A., Northwestern State University M. Div., New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary B.A., Louisiana College The Baptist traditions are a complicated stream [...]
Here is an excerpt from a sermon delivered by John Broadus on “The Habit of Thankfulness.” You can get the full text of the sermon here. The greatest of early Christian preachers, perhaps the greatest in all Christian history, was Chrysostom. His motto was, “Glory to God for all things.” He probably derived it from the [...]
J. Lewis Shuck, husband to Henrietta Shuck, returned to the U.S. after his wife’s death on the mission field. Shuck returned home accompanied by a Chinese convert, hoping to spark missions interest among the Convention and encourage the churches to provide more money and missionaries to the mission field. The letter below appeared in the [...]
Facebook
Featured Categories
Recent Posts
Recent Comments
dr. james willingham: What an encouragement to read this young man's rem...Tommy Moore: As an alumnus, Failure on the part of LC to remain...Drew Wales: Hi Ben: It is something about the way wordpress h...Ben: why do so many of these articles on this site and ...Collin Garbarino: Excellent analysis, Drew. Let's hope that Aguillar...Collin Garbarino: The LBC only gives 3 million a year to the school....Devin Stutes: My name is Devin Stutes. Before I begin, I want to...Josh LeBlanc: Well said Drew, unfortunately the LBC has made it ...truth: Your response actually made me laugh (and I needed...Drew Wales: Hello "Honest" or "Mickey:" Could you please sta...
