The Pilgrimage of a Baptist Christian — Religious Symbols, Celebrations and Roman Popery (pt. 2)
As I confessed in the last post, I was reared, converted, discipled, and called to preach in a Baptist “free church” tradition, which at best downplayed or ignored the Christian liturgical calendar other than Christmas and Easter. While I happily remain in that tradition, over the years I have come to a new and deeper […]
The Pilgrimage of a Baptist Christian — Religious Symbols, Celebrations and Roman Popery (pt. 1)
Question: For an evangelical, how important are symbols in evangelism and discipleship of Christians? I must confess that my views on the importance of symbols advocating for, and discipling people in, the Christian faith have evolved over the course of my Christian life. I was reared, converted, and discipled in a strong “free church” tradition […]
Update from #SBC16
By Dr. Richard Land, This article originally appeared in the Christian Post under the title “What Made the 2016 Southern Baptist Convention Historic?” The Southern Baptist Convention, America’s largest Protestant denomination, met this week (June 14-15) in St. Louis in what turned out to be one of its most memorable annual meetings. Southern Baptists, with nearly […]