Mike Stone Announcement

In just a few days at our Southern Baptist Convention meeting in New Orleans, I will nominate Mike Stone to the office of SBC President. Such an announcement would have been unthinkable for both of us a short time ago. I wish the status quo were an option. It’s not....

Tom Buck and I

             In all honesty, I didn’t really like Tom Buck. In all honesty, I didn’t really know him either. I knew Tom from a social media presence, which is quite formidable, that I viewed as contentious and argumentative. I mostly just stayed away. I didn’t have...

Statement about the SBC Sexual Abuse Task Force Report

The recent report of the Southern Baptist Sexual Abuse Task Force has documented a pattern of institutional failure in the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) to appropriately address the issue of sexual abuse and care for the survivors of sexual abuse. Like so many...

SBC Withdrawal

Dear Southern Baptist Family, I am hereby withdrawing my name as a candidate for the SBC Presidency this summer. The last few days have been very difficult and I’ve found myself in an untenable position of watching people I love in a church I love done immeasurable...