Author: Brad Whitt

In recent months there has been renewed discussion over what exactly constitutes a “Southern Baptist” church, and despite suggestions by some to the contrary, this issue is relevant because of its relationship to the increasing discord and waning cooperation we are experiencing within our convention. In fact, so much of the chaos and confusion we see these days can be traced back to this very point, that it should be THE key consideration in such decisions about:

"Then they began to plead with Him to depart from their region." Mark 5:17 This must be the most unusual prayer found in the Bible. In fact, you could say that this is the most unusual prayer ever prayed.  You see, we know about the prayerfulness of the godly, and we are all too familiar with the prayerlessness of the ungodly.  But to think that prayer could actually be used as an ungodly instrument is a startling thought indeed.