Some days, it is not so much who you are as it is where you are. Years ago, when I was the Baptist Campus Minister at the University of Texas, I proved this to be true. One of my staff members and I arrived late for the weekly Austin Baptist Association Pastor\u2019s Luncheon. When we entered the room, someone said, \u201cThe Liberals are here, we can start now.\u201d Compared to some of the extreme conservatives in the room and given the fact that we served in a rather liberal university environment, we were considered to be liberal. That same afternoon, I attended the meeting of the university ministers, entering the room with the Director of Campus Crusade. As we entered, someone said, \u201cThe Fundies are here, we can start now.\u201d Compared to some of the rather extreme liberals in the room, we were considered to be fundamentalist. So, am I a liberal or a fundamentalist? It guess it all depends on where I am. Popeye said, \u201cI yam what I yam.\u201d Better yet, Paul wrote, \u201cBy the grace of God I am what I am (1 Corinthians 15:10). What are you? Where are you?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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