Almost 1 am and my blog template finally is up.
Thanks for the help, Kevin Bussey and Marty Duren.
Although Joe Kennedy did not help me directly, you may recognize that this template is his original work, passed on, so I want to give him props. Thanks, Joe.
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And now both guys have – on this very night – left blogger for wordpress. Marty is now at www.sbcoutpost.com and Kevin is at www.kevinbussey.wordpress.com.
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Kevin Bussey
on Jun 10th, 2006
@ 8:35 am:
Good to have you back up!
JUSTAMOE
on Jun 10th, 2006
@ 9:30 am:
Art:
I like this template better than the other one used this week–and Marty’s new one . . . ugh! However, I have not a single design bone in my body, so what do I know?!
Hey, in previous postings I’ve tried to predict the outcome of a meeting or debate regarding an issue discussed at this blogsite and other sites popular among us. My predictions now concerning the SBC annual meeting and its aftermath. UPS is delivering sackcloth and ashes later today; I hope to get to use them next week, but it definitely remains to be seen . . .
MY 2006 SBC MEETING PREDICTIONS:
1. Traffic-stopping road construction on Interstate Hwy 40 will be one of the best things to happen for an annual meeting of the SBC in recent decades. As Baptist messengers by the hundreds are pounding their steering wheels and calling on the Lord to consign all big yellow earth-moving equipment to melt in the fires of perdition, God will reply, “While I have you at a stand-still here, let’s talk a little bit about your overall attitude these days . . .” A spirit of repentance may not prevail for all messengers throughout the week in NC, but I suspect many will arrive and depart with their hearts changed divinely.
2. Southern Baptists such as myself who must stay home from this annual meeting will do so (1) better-informed (sorry, “Inner Circle” and Baptist press editors also reading here–the bloggers did this for me this year), and (2) praying more earnestly. After all, who wants to see a behemoth (the SBC, I mean) brought to its knees?—we just want to see it a better, more biblical behemoth cooperating with every like-theology, not like-politics, Southern Baptist in the land (see my many previous postings stating, “The Baptist Faith & Message—any year’s version—is REPRESENTATIVE of the personal theological persuasions of every kind of Baptist ever walking on the planet earth . . .”).
3. Known and perceived “Inner Circle” folk will find themselves a little lonelier, as they are ogled or glad-handed less often by young admirers and perfect strangers during this year’s annual meeting (herding mentality and recent heat, though, will bring Inner Circle folk together more than before). Well-informed messengers have realized again the awesome responsibilities to which those folk were elected, and how faithfully—-or not—-those folk are executing their duties, and Baptist messengers will keep their distance in the hallways or exhibit hall more this year.
4. Thousands of messengers will arrive in NC next week aware of the issues discussed among us so far this year—-but more will arrive without a clue. The uninformed votes of these nice folks will turn the tide. Things will stay exactly the same as right now, as a result—-and the debates will continue. Bloggers have done a good job of informing—-but not a wide-spread job of informing.
5. During this year’s annual meeting, SBC messengers will elect a life-long, theologically-conservative, somewhat effective leader as their president—-one whose legacy will say, “He made no more impact on the life of the congregations of the Southern Baptist Convention than any of his predecessors”. Nothing good, relatively-speaking, presently occurring in SBC churches can be ascribed to Bobby Welch’s two years as president; fortunately, nothing bad taking place can be blamed on him, either.
6. Because Baptists attend meetings better than we implement strategies or live-out sermons spoken there, no appreciable/positive difference will be seen from almost any of the messengers attending this year or from their churches during the months following. Unless God attends.
7. God will attend the 2006 annual meeting of the Southern Baptist Convention. Will anyone else present notice, care, and respond? I mean, REALLY notice, care, and respond? We’ll see.
Oh—UPS just rang the doorbell. Gotta go! Best wishes, 2006 SBC messengers. Travel safely (remember: 2 Chronicles 7:14–click it, or ticket)!
joe kennedy
on Jun 10th, 2006
@ 3:07 pm:
awww shucks, art. thanks for the nod.
i pray that you will be filled with the Spirit in Greensboro, and that He would grant you wisdom in all that you do.
art rogers
on Jun 10th, 2006
@ 3:30 pm:
Joe,
You are welcome! I love your “new” blog, too. It’s super sharp.
Art