The Southern Baptist Convention reassembles at First Baptist Church of Savannah, Georgia, opening with the reading of Psalm 23. Delegates at the time did not anticipate how deep would be the “shadow of death” the South would traverse in a few years. Rather, the highlight of the day is the unanimous adoption of the Report…
While the Southern Baptist Convention continues meeting at First Baptist Church, Savannah – aligning Southern Baptists with the Confederacy and speaking the language of Christian Nationalism – certain other Baptists in the city view things quite a bit differently. Today is the ordination service of Ulysses L. Houston, formerly a clerk and then a deacon…
Today is the second day of the bi-annual meeting of the Southern Baptist Convention held at the First Baptist Church of Savannah, Georgia. The day’s events begin with a reading of Psalm 71 (link), a scriptural passage that invokes God’s wrath against the enemies of righteousness. The passage is applied to the United States and…