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February 2007

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ISBN-10: 1-57312-469-9
ISBN-13: 978-1-57312-469-0



 

Dr. Russell H. Dilday's sermon "Higher Ground"


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Higher Ground
A Call for Christian Civility

by Russell Dilday

I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus. (Philippians 3:14)

If then you have been raised with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. Set your minds on things that are above, not on things on the earth. (Colossians 3:1-2)

In his inspiring new book, Higher Ground: A Call for Christian Civility, Russell Dilday writes that it is time for Christians to move beyond the squabbles and struggles that characterize much of their interaction with one another these days and set their relations on a more biblical and spiritual path. We need to move beyond the lowlands of caustic controversy to the higher ground of Christian civility.

The purpose of Higher Ground is not merely to point out what’s wrong or to cast stones at expressions of incivility. Instead, each chapter offers a “higher ground” alternative to the most troublesome forms of interaction between us. The book is an attempt to shine the lamp of experience on our history and let it guide Christians to learn a gracious, restrained, and well-mannered civility among one another.

Russell H. Dilday is the former president of the Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary (1978-1994), and has pastored churches in Georgia and Texas. He holds degrees from Baylor University (B.A.) and Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary (M.Div., Ph.D.). He is also a retired Distinguished Professor of Homiletics at the George W. Truett Theological Seminary and special assistant to the president at Baylor University. Dilday currently serves as the chancellor of the B.H. Carroll Theological Institute.

Endorsements

Dr. Dilday’s work is a must read for those wanting practical suggestions on how Christians can have a positive impact on every aspect of life. He has written more than a “how to” manual for Christian civility— this book is a “should do” manual. Drawing from Biblical and historical illustrations, Dilday demonstrates how Christians have made a positive impact on the world and calls us all to build on these examples. He reminds us that as Christians we should respond differently to the challenges and controversies of life because our feet are planted on higher ground.

— Charles R. Wade
Executive Director
Baptist General Convention of Texas

Russell Dilday has demonstrated in his life what he writes about in this book. He has taken the higher road of Christian civility, personal humility, and compassionate service for the Kingdom as he has lived through the turbulence of Southern Baptist life during the last twenty-five years. Never have his giftedness and character shone more brightly than in the pages of this book.

— Brian Harbour
First Baptist Church
Richardson, TX

While Russell Dilday was a colleague of mine in theological education I never associated him much with music. Yet, he has taken an old song and infused it with freshness. His music in Higher Ground is a clarion call to Baptist Christians especially to put less emphasis on our adjective and more on our noun. Selah!

— W. Randall Lolley
Retired Pastor and Theological Educator

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