Many people in our area are newcomers, most from the northern states, many from areas with little or no Baptist presence. Baptists have lost their focus. We have become Saducees on one side and Pharisees on the other, arguing about what is right and what is wrong instead of doing our real job, which is preaching Jesus. I am Baptist, and I am proud of our heritage. We have more missionaries, reach farther than any other, and fund our missionaries better than any other denomination in the world.
Time is too short for foolish arguments.
Don't look for another Jim Henry or Paige Patterson to follow. Let's join together and resolve to simply follow Jesus.