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One aspect of this is that these guys all have to keep up with the Joneses (the standard bearers at Hyles Anderson, Oklahoma Baptist, Texas Bob, etc). The spirit is one of one-upmanship. They wear their militancy as a badge of honor, being perceived as more "holy" than the other guy if they...

As funny as that is, I'd be afraid that the sending church might just write back and say "Tell me more!" 😳

It's a matter of holding missionaries accountable to their own myopic and legalistic "standards", and if they don't they will pull back monetary support. They want to make sure that while these people are giving the gospel that they're maintaining not just ecclesiastical, but "personal...

Yes, that little jab was at legalistic sin-sniffers who shamelessly invaded the privacy of a married couple's bedroom. It stemmed from a memory of a FFF discussion years ago about people like Bob Gray that asked questions to their missionaries on the field like "does your wife wear pajamas to...

I remember when I was first being molded into a young fundamentalist. Though I'm not given naturally to absolute conformity, I wanted to become the best Christian I could after years of carnal Christianity, so I ate up the austere standards and brash "rip your face off" mentality of the IFBx...

2 quick counterpoints, taken conceptually in part from these sermon excerpts. 1) Preaching shouldn't be about "entertainment", it's dishonoring to the office and sacred desk. 2) Taking stuff out of context, preaching hobby horse doctrines, and beating the sheep isn't the tools of a humble...

Yeah, there wasn't any smoking gun, per se, and it could be argued that Norris was a product of his times and geographic demographic, but I was intending my observation in the broader context of the Akron Baptist Temple (and Dallas F. Billington) article about racism in IFB circles (think Bob...

I remember when Coyote (Spurgeon) was active on the old FFF. I was pretty much a Hyles loyalist back then, so I saw his writings through that lens of a bitter critic. I see things definitely differently now, and understand why he struggled so mightily. Having said that, I have a very minor...

I see how you can get that perspective, but I tend to read the article through the lens that Ransom just cited. Trump is expedient as a politician, and foolish as a theologian. His priorities don't lie with Evangelical fidelity as much as what is going to get him the most bang for the buck with...

In our younger days, we had no luck in keeping dogs very long. One of the most heartbreaking situations occurred because we live in a rural area, up a hollow, with lots of space to let a dog run. We don't keep our dogs tied up as long as they stay out of the neighbor's business, and keep to our...

I don't mind hearing a chapter or two, or even the whole book for that matter, so feel free to share about some of those good dogs you've been blessed to know.

As told in the other "pictures" thread, I just lost a dog of 15 years a couple days ago. In that vein, tell us a story or two about your dog(s). I'll go first. This little rat terrier showed up on Thanksgiving 2010 and I didn't want him but ALAYWIFE fed him and the rest is history. We...

Frisky was a mix of some kind of terrier. I never could stand little dogs, and never had an inside dog in my life. That was until Thanksgiving 2010 when he showed up at the back patio door and ALAYWIFE felt sorry for him and fed the mutt. He wasn't going anywhere after that. I never ever had...

Our inside ankle-biter dog of 15+ years, Frisky, who we lost suddenly and unexpectedly last Thursday evening.

What about the author's piece leaves you with the impression he talks out both sides of his mouth?

What does she want to study? And, how *she* feel about all of the potentially excessive and restrictive rules that she might face at PCC?

Not When I first heard the Depeche Mode song Personal Jesus. I also immediately knew that it was going to be one of those he gets us commercials. I thought "what the heck?", because I am an '80s kid and I listened to some of that edgier stuff in those pre-christian Days, and immediately...

Very interesting. I did a little bit of a Google search on her and every bit of her BIO, no matter what digital platform it was listed on, had a lot of language about conservative political ideology, and was scant on religious doctrine. It appears that she knows the conservative and fundamental...

So what is your take away on this article?