Flushing the Outhouse

Marty Duren, host of the SBC Outpost, decided to shut down his omnipresent news-blog site. He is going back to school to get his education and wants to spend more time with his children. Frankly, I am happy to see that. Although I do not know Marty, he seems like a decent guy. Many of the famous SBC bloggers are in it for themselves. Some are political animals and always have been more into politics than pastoring. They saw an opportunity to gain some power and jumped on the chance to get their names in the press. Others were sycophants to Paige Patterson and others and later turned on their mentors when they did not get a key appointment.

It is my opinion that politics - particularly in church and in the SBC - poisons the sole. All the fundamentalist leaders sold their souls to the devil for power, prestige and wealth. I am glad to see Marty not take this road. So much of our energy as a denomination is spend fighting and fussing it is just a shame. I am glad to see more pastors focused on pastoring and less on politics.