:: :: Paige Patterson’s Lifestyle Under Criticism :: ::
Celucien L. Joseph gives the following summary after reading Wade’s thoughts.
While SWBTS staff and faculty are being laid off and salaries reduced, the Pattersons continue to maintain a large personal staff. Mrs. Patterson has an assistant and a research assistant. Dr. Patterson has an executive assistant, secretary, personal assistant, and four interns. The Pattersons also have a large staff at their house. They have employeed at least one chef, though it is widely believed there are at least two chefs, possibly more, on the payroll. There are a minimum of four hostesses/servers, a director for the Presidential house, two people who are paid to walk their dogs, and other staff paid to clean their cars and do other household chores and errands for the Pattersons, Wade reports.
I would love to see the blogosphere discuss Patterson’s lifestyle, whether the claims are exaggerated and whether Southern Baptists (or other Christians) think such a lifestyle is reproachable or not.
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:: U R B A N G L O R Y :: Launched 05.01.09 ::
U R B A N G L O R Y is now launched. We are still troubleshooting with minor details. For example, there is no picture up for our second podcast interview with Johnny Hunt. Our search engine isn’t working yet for some reason. We will fix these soon, but for now, go and check out our bare-bones launch. We have two podcasts up so far, and will be attempting to post three times a week. For the materials of our upcoming podcasts see my previous post.
UPDATE: Windows explorer browsers are acting funny to our website, so if you can’t download the website yet, just hang in there and we will be trying to fix that soon. If your using other browsers they should work fine.
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Kanye West Starting a New Genre? ::: Postmodern Negro Anthony
Check out this article I found about Kanye West.
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Son of Hamas Leader Turns to Christ in Prison
You can read his story here.
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Richard Dawkins Open to Intelligent Design ::: The God Debates
You should go out and buy “Expelled” on DVD for a nice Christmas present.
If you want to know why even Dawkins can’t keep from postulating intelligence, start listening to Michael Behe.
Or just watch this.
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Maybe it’s because we’re so humble. . . heeding the advice of Solomon to let another man praise us and not our own lips. Or perhaps its because we’re so consumed with our own callings that we’re oblivious, except for our general faith that God is at work, to the massive, intricate, and exciting story that God is weaving on a daily basis with our work and the work of brothers and sisters we have never met. Regardless of the reason, the fact is simple – the Church isn’t all that good at telling its story. By “story” I don’t mean the elements of the Gospel that we are so committed to preach, but the vastly bigger picture of that Gospel working revolutionary change in people and communities all over the globe. We hear testimonies of individuals often in our local congregations when a dramatic conversion occurs or when a missionary comes home to visit, but there exists no entity with the vantage point to compile the stories of individual leaders and local bodies in the cities of men into the expansive landscape that is the daily growing city of God — until now. On January 5th, U R B A N G L O R Y will begin exposing the expansion of the Kingdom in cities all over the world by broadcasting the stories of prominent and every day church leaders, innovative ministries, influential scholars, and revolutionary professionals who are all threads in the incredible tapestry that God is weaving to spread his Glory to the nations. We invite you to be the first to check it out and let your friends know as well. The future of this exciting new platform depends on your involvement.
Our first podcasts for 2009 will include …
Johnny Hunt talks about his agenda for his upcoming term as president of the SBC, and shares his thoughts on the Calvinism vs. Arminianism debates within the SBC.
Gerald Hiestand clarifies his unconventional views on dating and sexual purity and lets us in on his passion for the new SAET Society, the Society for the Advancement of Ecclesial Theology.
Aaron Skinner of Kairos Creative challenges the church to think differently about the role of brand development for community presence and the sake of the gospel.
Matthew Elliot shares his story about coming to grips with the role of emotion in the Christian life during his Ph.D. studies that culminated into his high-praised books Faithful Feelings and Feel.
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