Monday, December 11, 2006

Tounges Tied - Another Southern Baptist Divisor

For a snapshot view of the most recent Southern Baptist squabble, I believe Sam Hodges' Tongues tied: The lowdown on a Baptist spat treats the subject fairly and succinctly. There is a quote at the end of the article from Freddie Gage, a Dallas-based Southern Baptist evangelist, that I embrace. It is how many of us perceive the direction that our convention is headed:
“We’re no longer fishers of men, we’re keepers of an aquarium,” he said. “People need to be reached.”
"Keepers of the aquarium"...that is painful.

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