A Prayer Request for Rodney Holloman
Matthew Pinson It is with much sadness that I report that our dear friend and fellow commission member Rodney Holloman has been diagnosed with cancer. At this point his physicians believe the type of cancer he has is an aggressive form of Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma. Let us be in…
Convention Seminar Reminder
by Theological Commission Perhaps you’ve heard someone say lately, “I’m just wired that way.” These types of expressions fill our everyday vernacular, but we often don’t think of the troubling implications they may have. In the last several decades, genetics has become a profound new scientific frontier. This…
Symposium Deadline Reminder
W. Jackson Watts Plans are underway for our 2019 Theological Symposium. In our previous post, we shared some general and specific information about this event, and specifically this year’s program. We’re thankful for our partnerships with Welch College and Randall University, who make it possible for us to…
Hawkins to Address the Challenge of Genetics
by Theological Commission On Monday afternoon of the 2019 National Convention in Cincinnati, the Commission for Theological Integrity has invited Dr. Ian Hawkins to address an emerging scientific challenge. The title of his seminar is: Genes Made Me Do it! The Implications of the Genetic Revolution for Adam…
Clergy Sexual Abuse and Church Polity
Matt Pinson Recently my colleague Dr. Darrell Holley sent me a link to an article in First Things by Dale Coulter entitled “Evangelical Apocalypse.” The article is primarily about clergy sexual abuse in the Southern Baptist Convention reported by the Houston Chronicle and San Antonio Express-News. It might…