Here are a few interesting articles online you may want to check out if you have not seen them already. First, J.D. Greear wrote on “Jesus’s Condemnation of Religion.” You can read it at jdgreear.com or betweenthetimes.com, two of the most recommended (and widely read) blogs. Also at betweenthetimes.com you can read the series of posts by Nathan Finn and me regarding Calvinism and the SBC. Given the recent Time magazine article noting The New Calvinist as the 3rd most … →

I (Alvin) hate cats. I love animals and even big cats from the jungle, but not housecats. I like snakes more than cats and even have snakes for pets. Hate is probably too strong a word, but of all the animals on earth, except for mosquitoes and ticks, I like housecats least. I actually ran over a cat the other day. Right front tire. Quick little thud. Of course, I had to drive through three yards and a picket fence … →

Ok I have been suckered into March Blog Madness. Just for fun, the blog SBC Voices has a field of the top 64 Southern Baptist bloggers. I made the field (alvinreid.com) and thought I would ask you to take a moment and vote for my blog. Go to http://sbcvoices.com/2009-sbc-voices-blog-madness-opening-round-has-started/. You will find alvinreid.com along with other great ones such as baptist21.com and jdgreear.com and others. There is a 300 dollar gift card as the prize. I have no illusions of … →

Santyana said those who do not learn from history are doomed to relive it. True. But he was a pessimist. I think we can learn positive lessons from the past as well. This spring I have three, count ‘em three PhD students graduating as well as another with his D.Min. So I have set aside the joy of reading books for the task of grading dissertations. The first by Bobby Lewis examines C. B. Hogue’s impact on evangelism. Whether you … →