tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5643342666676162215.post2705807125495088181..comments2023-10-19T10:34:33.030-05:00Comments on Praisegod Barebones: HorseraceBart Barberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14021102240441576393noreply@blogger.comBlogger72125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5643342666676162215.post-80851892826199211952007-06-08T11:49:00.000-05:002007-06-08T11:49:00.000-05:00Bro. David,No intention to mislead here. The rathe...Bro. David,<BR/><BR/>No intention to mislead here. The rather conspicuous inclusion of the word "assuming" in my comment should indicate to everyone that I was making...well...an assumption for no other purpose than for illustration's sake. It was 11:36 pm when I wrote the comment; I doubt that I should have rung you up at that time! So instead, I made it clear to everyone that I was using an Bart Barberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14021102240441576393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5643342666676162215.post-31561142694175677002007-06-08T09:23:00.000-05:002007-06-08T09:23:00.000-05:00Bart,Get your facts straight before you blog.Green...Bart,<BR/>Get your facts straight before you blog.<BR/>Green Acres Baptist Church sends 34% of our CP to SBC - we don't follow the BGCT formula.<BR/>In addition, of the 66% that stays in Texas we designate $300,000 of that to go to Breckenridge Village, a home for retarded adults.<BR/>Thanks for letting me give you the facts so you can blog on!<BR/><BR/>thanks be to God! 2Cor2.14<BR/><BR/>David Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5643342666676162215.post-51342676848893856542007-06-06T22:24:00.000-05:002007-06-06T22:24:00.000-05:00Yes, I was greatly concerned that I wouldn't recog...Yes, I was greatly concerned that I wouldn't recognize anyone, and walk up to some big wig who expects people to be asking them to sign a Bible, and instead I would ask "can you tell me which way to the restrooms?" :)Dorihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11516711296615184448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5643342666676162215.post-41892632584682644512007-06-06T21:48:00.000-05:002007-06-06T21:48:00.000-05:00Dorcas,And the nature of your posts—would th...Dorcas,<BR/><BR/>And the nature of your posts—would they be likely to change the color of my visage? <BR/><BR/>:-)<BR/><BR/>I regret that they are gone.<BR/><BR/>I guess what I remember most about your blog from last year, when I was first starting (I think it was yours) was the part about people needing to come up and tell you, "I'm THE Morris Chapman", etc.<BR/><BR/>I still joke about Bart Barberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14021102240441576393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5643342666676162215.post-10707104651292992992007-06-06T21:44:00.000-05:002007-06-06T21:44:00.000-05:00Bart -Regarding your comment June 5 at 10:24 p.m.:...Bart -<BR/><BR/>Regarding your comment June 5 at 10:24 p.m.:<BR/><BR/>I had several posts commenting on recycling and nepotism At the City Gates prior to its untimely demise in early February of this year. That data is now lost to the atmosphere of blogdom. The titles of the posts were "Are You In?" and "The SBC Recycling Program". I was not able to locate a Google cache version of them. I Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5643342666676162215.post-48543324372056969792007-06-06T15:36:00.000-05:002007-06-06T15:36:00.000-05:00Well said, Byron. Well said.Well said, Byron. Well said.Bart Barberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14021102240441576393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5643342666676162215.post-35947899488111686332007-06-06T15:34:00.000-05:002007-06-06T15:34:00.000-05:00Bart,I find it oh so fascinating when those who lo...Bart,<BR/><BR/>I find it oh so fascinating when those who love to be critical are sent scurrying for a quick response because their position has been challenged. Then they accuse you of "spin" - oh, please.<BR/><BR/>Your points regarding the CP giving, ecclesiology, and PPL (et al) are what push me to vote for Jim Richards. Besides the fact that we both know him to be a man of impeccable Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5643342666676162215.post-19864471115816824552007-06-06T13:49:00.000-05:002007-06-06T13:49:00.000-05:00GaryIf you want to look at spin, I suggest you loo...Gary<BR/><BR/>If you want to look at spin, I suggest you look at how the BGCT divides the money that is sent to it and then calls it cooperative program giving. There is not spin in the SBTC and how they distribute their money. They whole heartily support the Southern Baptist Convention Cooperative Program.Robin Fosterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01939225831411942124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5643342666676162215.post-22869589028785393672007-06-06T11:28:00.000-05:002007-06-06T11:28:00.000-05:00Bro. Bart,We need to be careful in making one's CP...Bro. Bart,<BR/><BR/>We need to be careful in making one's CP giving percentage a test for leadership in the SBC. "I know a man" who has led the church he pastors to reduce CP giving to almost nothing as a protest to the leftward direction of the state convention the church has affiliated with for decades. As the protests have gone unanswered, the next logical step is to withdraw affiliation if Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5643342666676162215.post-51065368841691704352007-06-06T08:39:00.000-05:002007-06-06T08:39:00.000-05:00some people dont mind lying and stabbing others in...some people dont mind lying and stabbing others in the back. a lack of integrity will show itself in many ways. when people dont accept the bible as the inerrant Word of God, and are willing to get in bed with those who dont believe it, then they are really willing to do a lot of things that are underhanded and despicable.<BR/><BR/>davidvolfan007https://www.blogger.com/profile/15635929001030697924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5643342666676162215.post-21640107246078102382007-06-06T08:05:00.000-05:002007-06-06T08:05:00.000-05:00Bro. Bart, you're right. As our committee began ...Bro. Bart, you're right. As our committee began review of the two state conventions for my church, I placed a call to the BGCT, asking the question, "What percentage does the BGCT give to the Cooperative Program?" Their answer: "100% of all funds go to the Cooperative Program. After finding the form on their website, I understood how they could answer that way. Their finance program is Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5643342666676162215.post-59596795362342951212007-06-06T07:05:00.000-05:002007-06-06T07:05:00.000-05:00Bart-I will concur on one point: I wish every sta...Bart-<BR/>I will concur on one point: I wish every state convention was passing along 60, 70, 80% to unreached areas. The fact that we are not is troubling.Marty Durenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13428755643842315790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5643342666676162215.post-56663161526722317172007-06-06T00:37:00.000-05:002007-06-06T00:37:00.000-05:00The above figures were for 2005.The above figures were for 2005.Bart Barberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14021102240441576393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5643342666676162215.post-34909501697805756702007-06-06T00:36:00.000-05:002007-06-06T00:36:00.000-05:00Indeed, Strider, David Dykes and Jim Richards woul...Indeed, Strider, David Dykes and Jim Richards would make a great team! Assuming that Green Acres gave their CP monies to the BGCT according to its adopted budget, if they had given them through SBTC under Jim Richards, another $536,646.14 would have gone to national and international missions. That a half-million dollars and change! See the difference that Dr. Richards's CP commitment can make Bart Barberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14021102240441576393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5643342666676162215.post-88727511567549105242007-06-06T00:20:00.000-05:002007-06-06T00:20:00.000-05:00Strider,Brother, mission is not something that dif...Strider,<BR/><BR/>Brother, mission is not something that differentiates Rogers from Richards. They both share a passion for missions. One is in the pit; one is holding the ropes. If more people in the USA held the ropes like Jim Richards does—getting a state convention to send 55% of its CP giving forward to missionaries like you—who knows what God might do through the number of Bart Barberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14021102240441576393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5643342666676162215.post-77229478415223311612007-06-06T00:11:00.000-05:002007-06-06T00:11:00.000-05:00Political.... Well, I guess everything can be skew...Political.... Well, I guess everything can be skewed to be political but I think that David's nomination has another 'political' source than the one you have mentioned. I am very biased here speaking as an IMB M but I have noted that there have been several comments on the blogs saying that what unites us and declares our unique Baptist Identity is our love for Missions. This has been in the Striderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07347436154893544535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5643342666676162215.post-82660050892524965592007-06-05T23:26:00.000-05:002007-06-05T23:26:00.000-05:00Well, after a brief search, I have been unable to ...Well, after a brief search, I have been unable to locate the post I was after on Ben's blog. You find me a quote, Marty, and I'll swap them out. Anything exemplifying opposition to nepotism will do.<BR/><BR/>I did stumble upon Ben's post upon the seventeenth anniversary of his father's death. Quite moving. I'll pass the decade mark October 13, myself.Bart Barberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14021102240441576393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5643342666676162215.post-17979445261420985482007-06-05T22:58:00.000-05:002007-06-05T22:58:00.000-05:00Marty,Glad to know about the prayer commitment. I ...Marty,<BR/><BR/>Glad to know about the prayer commitment. I will match it with my own, regardless of the outcome.<BR/><BR/>I regret that my logic only amused you. Wade laughed out loud, apparently. Read it again, and maybe you'll get better enjoyment out of it.Bart Barberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14021102240441576393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5643342666676162215.post-37877732526252157652007-06-05T22:52:00.000-05:002007-06-05T22:52:00.000-05:00BTW-If Dr. Richards is elected (or even a yet unan...BTW-<BR/>If Dr. Richards is elected (or even a yet unannounced third candidate, who knows?), then I hope that I would pray the eventual winner with equal fervency.Marty Durenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13428755643842315790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5643342666676162215.post-32168696498205845392007-06-05T22:43:00.000-05:002007-06-05T22:43:00.000-05:00But, to get to the more serious stuff, I have publ...But, to get to the more serious stuff, I have publicly agreed with you guys on the need for more variety in nominations. You'll be glad to know that the TX portion of Committee on Committees has submitted for Committee on Nominations two people who have never served on anything in denominational life and who, as far as I know, have never had close relatives hold any position in denominational Bart Barberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14021102240441576393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5643342666676162215.post-80776848909911217062007-06-05T22:40:00.000-05:002007-06-05T22:40:00.000-05:00Mos def it was html!Shoot! I forgot that you coul...Mos def it was html!<BR/><BR/>Shoot! I forgot that you could do that...Marty Durenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13428755643842315790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5643342666676162215.post-33843822056808870802007-06-05T22:37:00.000-05:002007-06-05T22:37:00.000-05:00Were you talking about HTML buttons for web sites,...Were you talking about HTML buttons for web sites, or campaign buttons to pin on a shirt? I took it as the latter, but re-reading, I'm not sure.Bart Barberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14021102240441576393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5643342666676162215.post-38118165953618146602007-06-05T22:36:00.000-05:002007-06-05T22:36:00.000-05:00Marty,I think the button thing might actually be c...Marty,<BR/><BR/>I think the button thing might actually be cute.Bart Barberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14021102240441576393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5643342666676162215.post-63100965121616780532007-06-05T22:31:00.000-05:002007-06-05T22:31:00.000-05:00*not down here**not down here*Marty Durenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13428755643842315790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5643342666676162215.post-17559797948555539172007-06-05T22:30:00.000-05:002007-06-05T22:30:00.000-05:00Bart-Firstly, deride- express contempt for, ridicu...Bart-<BR/>Firstly, <I>deride</I>- express contempt for, ridicule. <BR/><BR/>I find your entire use of my announcement puzzling and your adjective is misplaced. My critical comment was aimed at circumstances surrounding the wife of the nominator, not the nominee. You told me it was below the belt, so I agreed to remove it and did so.<BR/><BR/>I also noted that his nomination was likely to Marty Durenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13428755643842315790noreply@blogger.com