Reports courtesy of the Jetpack plugin from WordPress.com

Update: Ok, so apparently these stats are way off and should be complete ignored. If it helps, just add the words “evangelistically speaking” in front of all of them.

They are as follows:

10. Glib Answers
9. A Small World
8. Trying to Have Revival
7. A Beka Church
6. Rabbit Trail Preaching
5. Gossip That Isn’t About Me
4. Commandments Concerning God’s Will
3. “Good Neighbors” A Fundamentalist Parable
2. The entire contents of Sex Week
1. Contradiction

It was three years ago today that during a fit of post-holiday boredom I wrote the first post to appear on SFL. Almost nobody read it.

Today there are 1000 posts, 84,000 comments, and, over 3 million lifetime visits to this site. I’m am so honored to have been able to share the last three years with all of you. Thank you.

Hopefully that issue has now been resolved and once the site has been re-scanned the security warning should vanish.

I appreciate your patience.

Due to some pressing personal things I need to focus on, I’ll be spending a couple days away from SFL. Feel free to amuse yourselves on the forums until I return.

Sunday, May 15 at 5 pm

Town Hall Seattle is hosting an event which with Andrew Himes (Author of The Sword of the Lord: The Roots of Fundamentalism in an American Family) in conversation with several local religious leaders about the book, and thinking about the fundamentals of faith.

To understand the historical and religious roots of Christian fundamentalism Seattle writer Andrew Himes looked to his family. He is the son, grandson, great-grandson, brother, nephew, and cousin of Baptist preachers. His grandfather, John R. Rice, shaped the beliefs of generations of fundamentalist Christians, and launched Billy Graham and Jerry Falwell into the national spotlight. Through his family’s story, Himes tells the story of fundamentalism, the rise of the Religious Right, and the movement of a new generation beyond the categorical and time-bound thinking of the 20th century.

Joining Andrew Himes:

· Pastor Pat Wright and The Total Experience Gospel Choir

· Rev. Rich Lang, pastor of Trinity United Methodist Church

· Rev. Catherine Foote, pastor of University Congregational UCC

· Rev. Alphonso H. Meadows, Jr., pastor of Ebenezer AME Zion

· Rev. Samuel B. McKinney, pastor emeritus of Mt. Zion Baptist Church

Tickets are $5 at www.brownpapertickets.com or 800/838-3006, or at the door beginning at 4:30 pm. Town Hall members receive priority seating. Downstairs at Town Hall; enter on Seneca Street.

The good news for those of us who are not living in Seattle is that it will be streamed live here: http://swordofthelordbook.com/livestream. It’s sure to be an interesting conversation, I plan on checking it out and I’m sure some of you folks will too.

I hope all of you are having as much fun on April 1st as I am

For the next week (or so) at SFL, we’ll be exploring the “Baptist Distinctives” as typically implemented in fundamentalist churches. In case you need a refresher as to what the Baptist Distinctives are, here’s a handy acronym.

B Biblical Authority
A Autonomy of the Local Church
P Priesthood of the Believers
T Two Ordinances of the Church
I Individual Soul Liberty
S Saved and Baptized Church Membership
T Two Offices of the Church
S Separation Ethically and Ecclesiastically

Now since there are 8 items, I’ll either end up combining some of them, writing more than one post per day or running this “week” for longer than the typical 6 days of post. I haven’t decided yet. I’m just going to let it sneak up on me.

We have disabled the following material as a result of a third-party notification from Bob Jones University claiming that this material is infringing:

Dr. Rand Hummel Demonstrates How To Blame The Victim

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Well…I guess that’s one way to deal with those who are exposing you.

Update: The sermon in its entirety still exists here: http://www.sermonaudio.com/sermoninfo.asp?SID=94092035500. The clip I took starts about 17 minutes in.

On a pretty regular basis I get requests for new features in the comment section. With hundreds of comments posted each week, folks want more ability to edit, quote, search, etc. Basically, we’ve reached the point where the blog comment function is just not up to the needs of the ever-growing community who chat on here.

In recognition of that reality, I’m trying something new (or old depending on how long you’ve been hanging around here) by adding a forum that will host the comments on the blog posts as well as giving you all the ability to create off-topic discussions of your own.

You can find it here: stufffundieslike.com/forum You’ll need to register for an account before posting which should take all of 10 seconds.

This will give you all more power in how you comment and communicate but, as old uncle Ben said, that means you also have a greater responsibility. Post wisely.

For the time being, I’m leaving the comment section on the blog itself live until I can get the bugs worked out of the new software and see if it’s something that’s going to work for us. As always, feedback and suggestions are appreciated. I’m sure there will be a few bumps along the way.

Thanks.