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    The influence of the 'new' IFB's.

    I'm just going to assume you are intentionally misunderstanding me for sarcasm purposes. IOW, that you are behaving as normal.
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    The influence of the 'new' IFB's.

    That rock can be hurled both directions...
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    The Arrogance of Pastors

    One is an anomaly, perhaps. Two is a great grief. Three is a pattern. And when you and your husband clearly neglect those children in pursuit of your ministry - and there is no doubt about that in the case of the Sunday's - then it isn't a broadbrushed criticism. It isn't even an educated guess...
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    The influence of the 'new' IFB's.

    Funny you use that word. I wrote a chapter in Schizophrenic about this. I titled it, 'The Lingering Taint of an Old Racism'. Good word...
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    The influence of the 'new' IFB's.

    Not quarreling with you here, old friend... ...but the network you began recently, which includes younger independent Baptist men, by your own account, in some sense has to be limited to those men who are already inclined to agree with/fellowship with you. Again, by your own account, you are a...
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    The influence of the 'new' IFB's.

    ...for the moment. Technically.
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    Hot Air?

    Blew it up and read every word. With the perspective of middle age, 20 years pastoring, and nearly 30 years past the date of the publication so much is so clearly seen. And sadly seen. The over-emphasis on numbers, the pragmatism, the cult of personality, the exaltation of people too young to...
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    The influence of the 'new' IFB's.

    We had to destroy the village in order to save it. -an American Army major to journalist Peter Arnett, February 7, 1968
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    Hawaii and Dr. Hyles

    You are assuming he is. Perhaps he is just doing his best to serve his Master in the middle of an enormous mess He tasked him with cleaning up.
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    Hawaii and Dr. Hyles

    I don't know about entire female staff, but I do know  he took some ladies from his staff to Hawaii, and that Beverly did not go. This was in the 60s I think? I've seen pictures from the trip, can't remember where.
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    love death

    As I understand wisdom in Scripture it is decisions made with God's perspective. Wisdom is how - how should I parent, not from what I think is best, but from the view of what God thinks is right/best.  Wisdom embraces scriptural instruction b/c scriptural instruction tells us from God's point of...
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    Does your church have a common translation?

    Yes, the KJV obviously. Leaving aside the whole discussion - which I find mostly a waste of time here - there are a few good reasons to emphasize the entire church using the same version. It allows for corporate reading of Scripture, which is a good thing. It allows for corporate singing of...
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    Attendance at IFB colleges (2016)

    I'm not protesting the numbers. The issue is not the numbers. The issue is your flat out statement of fact that he lied. It is impossible for you to know that. And it is ungodly to do.
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    Attendance at IFB colleges (2016)

    You cannot know that, and for you to so blatantly and carelessly accuse a brother in Christ of such is reprehensible. You ought to be ashamed of yourself. You may have an opinion based on your years of experience with HAC being at best cloudy with its numbers but you cannot foist that off so...
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    The Plague of Heroin

    No matter what the libertarians say drug addiction is not just a matter of personal freedom/consequence. Drug addicted people wreak wide swathes of destruction in the lives of those around them on a personal scale, and ruin local economies on a larger scale. The children of drug addicted parents...
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