#erlc2014

If you want to read about the Southern Baptist's new &, ahem, "nuanced" stance on "teh gays," then check out my article at the link below. http://www.outandaboutnashville.com/story/i-infiltrated-southern-baptist-conventions A second installment about this year's ERLC conference, "The Gospel, Homosexuality, & the Future of Marriage," should be published in December.

#erlc2014 JD Greear "Churches have only had two options: affirmation of same sex views or alienation toward their views and toward them. But is there a third way? Jesus modeled this instead, 'Draw them close.'" Please, please listen to this sermon. My goodness

#erlc2014 Ryan Anderson "We all have to find ways to be good neighbors. We haven't done a good enough job of loving our gay neighbors." "Children (in families, from broken families, and those waiting to be placed into families) are the ones being hurt in our culture war."

#erlc2014 a solid panel: Steven Smith "The reality of our day is we can no longer hide in the cloister of our evangelical ghettos." Thomas White "We may be defunded, we may lose a tax status, but we will stand on the Word of God." Jason Allen "Many hide in the 'mushy middle' with their stance on same sex marriage; on my campus there is no ambiguity from our staff to our students on where we stand."

#erlc2014 a solid panel: Steven Smith "The reality of our day is we can no longer hide in the cloister of our evangelical ghettos." Thomas White "We may be defunded, we may lose a tax status, but we will stand on the Word of God." Jason Allen "Many hide in the 'mushy middle' with their stance on same sex marriage; on my campus there is no ambiguity from our staff to our students on where we stand."

#erlc2014 Dennis Rainey, "When people are discouraged and looking for hope in your community, they should think of your church." Sadly, "the number 1 item found in lost luggage in airports is a wedding ring. Why? because we've accepted 'what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas'..."

#erlc2014 undergirding this conference has been a steady stream of quality worship. Thank you Matt Boswell Selfishly, I rejoice so much greater when there is a large accompaniment of men. Reminds me of singing alongside my dad in worship, something I will greatly miss. This was his favorite hymn btw #ItisWell And for him it was well with his soul and now is well alongside his King - tho I still get teary eyed while singing hymns like this

#erlc2014 Russell Moore, "The Gospel doesn't propel a divorce culture; rather an almost-gospel propels a divorce culture." We are 'as' counter cultural as we want to be, and this is a problem