Category: TBC blog (2010-2017)

I’ve pulled down a book from my shelves, one that I’ve had for a long time. In fact, it was recommended to me by Jerry Barnes, the pastor who was so influential in my search for truth during my college years. During that time, Jerry recommended a book entitled The Life and Teaching of Jesus Read more . . .

I’ve felt something’s missing. As many discussions as I enter into in Sunday School and elsewhere about Jesus . . . as faithfully as I pray to the Father throughout the day in Jesus’ name . . . as much as I try to – as best I can – follow his teachings and emulate Read more . . .

In this Advent season, I’ve been reflecting on this Jesus whose birth we celebrate. What is He really about? Earlier this week, I was talking with a friend and colleague about a ministry effort in which we’re both involved that, when it began, seemed so daunting as to be considered a “lost cause.” Now, after Read more . . .

This past Tuesday, on his Save OBU blog, Jacob Lupfer announced ‘the end of Save OBU’ or – at the very least – the end of his involvement in it. I couldn’t let this announcement pass without saying a public word of thanks to Jacob for the significant contribution he’s made to the cause of Read more . . .

This weekend, at Wilshire Baptist Church in Dallas, we have been celebrating the ministry of George Mason, on the occasion of his 25th anniversary as senior pastor at Wilshire. George’s contribution – to Wilshire, to the immediate community surrounding it, to the Dallas area as a whole, and to the larger Baptist and Christian communities Read more . . .

Texas Baptists Committed has hundreds of articles archived on our Web site (www.txbc.org), mostly from the TBC (print) Newsletter (1993-2009); David R. Currie’s A Rancher’s Rumblings (2007-2009); and Baptist Reflections (2008-2009). Much of this material, though originally presented years ago, is still relevant to our lives and circumstances today. TBC will be presenting archived articles Read more . . .

Sports idols of our youth – somehow, they’re always a part of us. I didn’t really become a baseball fan until I was 11. In July 1962, my parents and I moved to Kansas City, Missouri. A week later, Daddy took me to my first major league baseball game – our KC A’s were playing Read more . . .

In addition to introducing a new TBC logo, this week we’ve given the home page of TBC’s Web site an ‘extreme makeover’; thankfully, it was much less expensive than the ‘extreme makeovers’ you see on cable TV. The cluttered, text-heavy look of the old home page has been replaced by . . . 3 quick-click Read more . . .

For some time, I’ve been intrigued and impressed with the work of Fresh Expressions, a movement that began in England, and has been brought to the US by Virginia Baptists. Fresh Expressions encourages creativity and innovation in worship and, generally, “doing church.” Maybe Fresh Expressions was on my mind when I began thinking about a Read more . . .

(NOTE: The late Phil Strickland, who served as director of the Texas Baptist Christian Life Commission for over 25 years, prepared this address for presentation to the 2005 Texas Baptists Committed Breakfast at the BGCT in Austin. Because Phil’s illness prevented him from attending, his friend and pastor George Mason delivered the address.) (Click here Read more . . .