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"Among some Southern Baptist elites, the prevailing view is that the transparency problem has “already been solved.” - @DustinDeVito @BaptistLeaders
Let me emphatically state, The SBC "transparency problem" is no where close to being "solved!"
Transparency is the way back to "Trust." It is by far, the most pressing issue in the "normative" SBC Church.
Designated gifts will continue because Lottie and Annie are intrenched in the DNA of the local normative SBC church. The CP as a whole will continue to decline because of the lack of trust.
Trustee Reform is essential! As we walk across the finish line in Indy with the T&U Amendment, we should keep pressing the gas to complete and total financial transparency across the board in our SBC entities.
The Cooperative Program is the heart of the SBC—and it’s in worse shape than our leaders are letting on.
@DustinDeVito dug into the numbers. Far from “holding steady” it’s in historic decline over the last 5 years
The only solution left is transparency
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The Cowboys’ lack of discipline is costing them games. Today’s win does not change that.
They outgained the Colts 508-271, controlled time of possession, and still needed a late touchdown and a turnover to hold on for a 27-23 win. The main reason was 14 penalties for 153 yards, a season high. These are unforced errors that keep putting the team in bad spots.
Overshown was inactive with a hamstring injury but jumped on the field in street clothes to celebrate a fumble recovery. His hamstring clearly was not that much of an issue. It was ridiculous, and it cost the team 15 yards and field position.
The OPIs on Lamb were definitely suspect. Even if you remove those, this was still a horrible win. Holding, illegal shifts, personal fouls, and sideline issues keep showing up. When the offense has to overcome its own flags just to stay competitive against a weak team, that falls on the coaching staff. A close win against a 2-7 team does not hide the problem.
The Cowboys lead the league in penalty yards. They need a coaching change from top to bottom. It probably will not happen mid season. And only thing that could save those jobs would be a Super Bowl appearance. And we all know that's not going to happen.
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Just saying!
I think if @dallascowboys lose this game against Indy, Jerry Jones should not waste another minute with this most pitiful coaching staff. Wade Philips had a 1-7 record but not near the talent this Cowboys team has.
This coaching staff was a bad choice from the get go. Burn it down!
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So the USC by Overshown penalty makes it like 160+ total yard in penalties today against @dallascowboys ???
Serious question - who do you blame for this recklessness?
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@dallascowboys it's just funny now! I don't know why I put myself thru this nonsense every week!
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I think if @dallascowboys lose this game against Indy, Jerry Jones should not waste another minute with this most pitiful coaching staff. Wade Philips had a 1-7 record but not near the talent this Cowboys team has.
This coaching staff was a bad choice from the get go. Burn it down!
Going over my sermon for this morning and again we see the overwhelming theme of Acts is: 1) Come to Jesus, 2) disciple your family, 3) join a church, 4) raise up leaders, 5) give generously, 6) send them out so that the whole world knows Jesus.
Lord God, let @fbcholliday be that kind of Church!
Let's go! Until every ear hears and every tongue confesses Christ Jesus as Lord!
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I told someone before the election that even if the Democrats win and it all goes south in America. We have on a mass level a vast number of RedNecks in 'Merica and they are all very well armed!
I will not comply!
We will persevere!
Appeal to Heaven!
2nd Amendment!
No.
I will not comply.
Try to force the issue, and I'll show you just how much I plan not to comply.
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This is excellent content! And of course Larry nails the title!
Everyone should read this!
MIDTERMS & JUKE BOX HEROES🧵
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There’s a wonderfully instructive scene in the 1983 film The Right Stuff, a movie which chronicles the early days of the space program:
The men chosen to be America’s first astronauts are being wined and dined at a huge event in Houston at the newly opened Astrodome. Vice President LBJ sings their praises; beautiful women flirt with them; corporate America gives them Corvettes, luxury watches, and lucrative endorsements; and they are hailed as heroes. They bask in the glory knowing they’ve done nothing to deserve it.
The scene switches to the California desert.
Two men stand in a desolate landscape staring into a hangar. Test pilot Chuck Yeager and engineer Jack Ridley inspect the new Lockheed F-104 Starfighter, a plane created to push the very limits of space and overtake the Russians. “Shall we see what she can do?” asks Yeager.
The scene switches back to Houston and the smug astronauts. Although the best pilot, Yeager isn’t among them because the powers that be didn’t think he fit the All-American profile they wanted: handsome, college educated, and a smooth political operator. The astronauts shake hands, wave to the crowd, and the lights of the Astrodome dim as they seat themselves to watch burlesque dancer Sally Rand ascend the stage and begin her ostrich feather fan dance for them.
The scene switches again.
Yeager taxis down the runway, pulling the canopy of the F-104 down as he goes. There are no crowds to praise him, no glory to be won beyond the self-satisfaction that he is fulfilling the mission to which he has been assigned: To put the United States ahead of the Russians.
Back to the Astronauts. The sexy Sally Rand dances to Debussy’s Clair de Lune, each man feeling she’s dancing just for him.
Yeager rockets for the very edge of space with the soft elegance of Clair de Lune now serving as the background music for the drama in Houston and the one shaping up in the California desert. This subtlety hints at Yeager’s work in obscurity because it fits the astronauts’ celebratory event, not his bat out of Hell mission.
Something goes wrong. Yeager can see space; almost touch it. But the engines stall. The plane begins a death spiral. He fights for control as he plummets.
The astronauts, 1,500 miles away, are blissfully unaware.
Ridley sees an explosion on the desert horizon and a plume of black smoke. As he races to the crash site, the driver says: “Is that a man?” To which Ridley replies: “Yeah, you’re damn right it is!”
Yeager is burned horribly, but he nonetheless stands, his parachute and the burning husk of the F-104 behind him.
What novelist Tom Wolfe was doing — and the filmmakers after him — was juxtaposing the real work of beating the Russians vs the glamour sold to the public: One, but for rare moments, goes unsung and unnoticed. It involves great personal courage, nightmarish risks, and the condescension of those who have no idea what Yeager does. The other is the lights of Tinseltown, empty speeches, backslapping politicians, endless photo ops, and the reassurance that they really are heroes saving the world.
This brilliant contrast mirrors something I’ve been mulling for a long time: real cultural engagement and impact vs illusory cultural engagement and impact. I’m referring to social media. I think many conservatives mistake their likes and retweets for actually moving the needle. Moving as I do in the world of conservative “influencers” — the very term is ironic given what I’m saying — I try to push them to get off their phones and engage the world.
In part I do it for their own mental health. I can see how it hypes them or keeps them in a constant state of anxiety. I can also see them getting dopamine rushes when a tweet gets a lot of attention or they receive praise. I see their inability to read a real book from beginning to end — not just listen to one — or have a sustained conversation that doesn’t involve reaching for their phones multiple times….
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JUST IN: Sources tell me that the four leading contenders to be the next U.S. Senator from Tennessee are Rep. Tim Burchett, Glenn Jacobs, Rep. Chuck Fleischmann and Stuart McWhorter. @VoteMarsha #Tennessee
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"...the backbone of the SBC is the little-guy church of 50 that continues to give to the CP and wants to know that their giving is going to make disciples of all nations." @kingjames_alan is correct @BaptistLeaders
We are the HQ of the SBC and President @WillyRice was indeed elected to be the voice of the "little guy."
I would also add, the results of the midterms was a consequence of many SBC evangelicals staying home. For whatever reason (many theories exist).
Dr. Rice was most recently on a CBL podcast saying "we - Southern Baptists - have been told that politics don't belong in the church."
We must remember this when we go to Indy! We can turn the tide!
Conservatives in Congress just lost big. But conservatives in the SBC, after the election of Willy Rice, are still winning.
Still, momentum can change fast. What warnings should the SBC Renewal & Reform effort take from the midterms? Pastor @kingjames_alan offers three:
1) Avoid "foreign wars" in SBC life (aka stay focused on the main issues)
2) Double down on "Truth & Unity" enforcement of our ecclesial borders
3) Remember that the SBC little guy is still struggling
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This is not because of the "Blue Tsunami." It is because Trumpanomics is working. Tariffs have had a negative effect in the short term, and should be reversed as we rebuild our US manufacturing. We need to recognize GOP economic policies great prosperity in America.
BREAKING: US economy adds 165K jobs in October, blowing past expectations in first employment report since midterm elections
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@BaptistLeaders getting right to work!
@jchasedavis is correct! I have my own opinions on Texas as a pastor living in Texas. I just posted on why Texas lost. Republicans stayed home! This is mainly because evangelicals SBC congregants stayed home. Chase is right to say, "I hope you’re ready for an offensive Christianity, because that’s what is going to be necessary to stand strong in the face of Democratic hegemony."
Never black pill! Keep Fighting! We must stand up in our churches and be BOLD!
How could Texas go Blue? Because it is ground zero for "inoffensive Christianity."
"It’s a Christianity that seeks to be nice above all else. It still keeps religion and politics out of polite conversation at holidays for the sake of keeping the peace. It trades clear cultural and political stances for pietistic slogans and sentimentality."
From @jchasedavis
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How soon before the new Senate votes to nuke the filibuster? My over/under is 100 days. Trump will Veto everything, however, the new Congress will be passing some of the most horrendous legislation known to mankind.
They will nuke the filibuster in order to go down in history as the worst Congress EVER! They will think it will make them the best Congress ever.
I haven't even mentioned the impeachments. This will begin Day one and @SecWar will be first up.
But this will backfire. Once the filibuster is nuked and a Conservative majority with new crop of fresh GOP leaders will hopefully correct the injustices of this Congress.
CONGRATULATIONS to Senate Republicans on being the most worthless group of do-nothing dummies in all of American politics.
You wanted to be in power but not actually do anything with it, so voters gave you exactly what you wanted: a 44-seat minority. CONGRATS!
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