Friends at the SBC

A lot has happened at the Southern Baptist Convention. Too much to put here. Besides, you can read good news reporting about the convention here http://www.bpnews.net/ .

Cheryl, Bro. Larry, Beth and me.

The convention is for doing business of course and for hearing reports of the great things God is doing through our seminaries, churches and SBC agencies. There is great music and preaching too. But the things that makes the SBC great, and our churches great are people - relationships.

We ate supper with Bro. Terry and Bro. Mike and Judy, but I didn't have my camera with me.

Ken and Diane

So it is tons of fun seeing friends from all over the country. Cheryl and I saw friends from many places in TN like Collierville, Columbia and Dresden, (and of course all of the co-workers from LifeWay) and friends from many other states including Oklahoma, Virginia and Kentucky.

Me, David and LeAnn

I thought - too late - to take pictures of everyone, but I got a few.

Andrew, me and Ashley

People With Too Much Time on Their Hands

Today was the Pastor's Conference (and a few other groups' meetings) at the Southern Baptist Convention. There was some great music and great preaching.

It was also our first day to see some protesters. Bless their hearts. They have too much time on their hands and hate filled hearts. You've seen them before in the news and they have been to Clarksville. It was funny watching the people on the inside watching them. And then it was really funny when the hail storm came up suddenly and they had to leave. A policeman told us that the people in the vans that were there were all attorneys. They are there so they can try to catch the police doing something (like violating the protesters first amendment rights) so they can sue them and get lots of money in out-of-court settlements. (You may put in your own commentary about both groups - lawyers and protesters - here.)