Monthly Archives: August 2013
Songs of Atonement
by Steven Smith on August 19, 2013 in Christian Life
The recent discussion over the song “In Christ Alone” by Keith and Kristyn Getty has been ably considered from a theological perspective and from the view of recent Baptist history. This conversation brings to mind other wonderful songs on the atonement. The necessary disclai... Read More »
Paige Patterson and the Battle for the Blood
by Steven Smith on August 14, 2013 in Southern Baptist Convention
Engaging the atonement has been, for Paige Patterson, a long walk in the same direction. As Al Mohler noted in a recent blog, the debate about penal substitution and the atonement had roots in the fertile soil of the seminaries—roots that would expose themselves during the Cons... Read More »
Paige Patterson and the Battle for the Blood
by Steven Smith on in Southern Baptist Convention
Engaging the atonement has been, for Paige Patterson, a long walk in the same direction. As Al Mohler noted in a recent blog, the debate about penal substitution and the atonement had roots in the fertile soil of the seminaries—roots that would expose themselves during the Co... Read More »
Transition
by Steven Smith on August 1, 2013 in Preaching
A transition, at least in a sermon, is the leaving of one thing for something else. That part of the sermon is through, and so you move on. Of course there is more to say, but for this moment, it’s time to move on. The objective of a transition is not to make the move <... Read More »
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Steven W. Smith is the Vice President for Student Services and Communications and Professor of Preaching at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary.
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