The Southern Baptist Elect Their First Black President
Denny Burk has a brief but powerful post today on Reflections on the Election of Fred Luter as the first black president of the Southern Baptist Convention. 
Burk writes:
“I cannot overstate how deeply significant the election of Fred Luter is. Nor can I overstate the emotion that was in the room when he was elected. Baptist messengers from all over the South rose to their feet and cheered as they cast their votes for the first black president of the SBC. I myself tried to cheer and whistle as I held my ballot up, but I could not get anything out through the tears. And I wasn’t alone.”
Read the rest of his moving post here.
“And they sang a new song, saying, ‘Worthy are You to take the book and to break its seals; for You were slain, and purchased for God with Your blood men from every tribe and tongue and people and nation.’” -Revelation 5:9
