Wow and Thanks to our great God! What else can I say? I don’t know if the celebration of the 50th anniversary of the church could have gone any better. The weather, the people, the memories. And the food. (Why is it always food with us Baptists?!?) I think back to when we first started talking about Keep Reading
Links from Yesterdays Sermon
I mentioned an article about marriage in my sermon yesterday and promised to provide the link to. It comes from Breakpoint, the ministry founded by Chuck Colson. It is titled “Yeah, We Messed Up, Too.” Definite food for thought. http://www.breakpoint.org/bpcommentaries/entry/13/25738 If you missed the service yesterday, you can listen to it on iTunes. There you can Keep Reading
Bible Reading Plans
I mentioned in the sermon that there are 3 keys to developing the habit of Bible reading: a time, a place and a plan. I can’t help you with the first two, but I can with the third! So here are a variety of reading plans for you to consider. They range in length from a few Keep Reading
Bible Charts
I had a couple of people ask me for the charts I used in the sermon today. So here they are with the links to websites they originally appeared on. FYI: if you click on the image, you will see the full size image to save. Old Testament Chart: from http://www.vibblespace.com/studies/the-bible-bookshelf/reading-the-heart-of-the-story/ Keep Reading
Body Life
Two Sundays ago, it happened during the invitation. A gentleman made his way to the altar to pray, obviously hurting. He stopped and knelt there, seeking maybe comfort, maybe answers. A moment passed as he prayed and wept. Then quietly, without prompting – save from God Himself – one of our senior ladies walked to Keep Reading
Baptism Video
Here is the video I mentioned in the sermon on Baptism yesterday. Definitely not the way they teach it in seminary. Thanks to Jim Brumet for the link. Also, if you missed the service and want to hear the sermon, it is up on our church podcast. Click here to listen.
About Yesterday’s Sermon
I have received several requests for more information about the article I read to begin my sermon yesterday that dealt with the Colorado theater shootings. It actually comes from a personal blog of a mother called “A Miniature Clay Pot.” Seems she had a total of 11 regular readers before, but over a million views Keep Reading
Of Death and Taxes
“In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes.” Benjamin Franklin in 1789 Today, like many others judging by the insufferably long line at the post office, I sent my check to the IRS. But then I just heard that about half of Americans do not pay any income tax. Keep Reading
Happy New Year!
It’s that time when we start thinking about the future. Call them goals, resolutions, changes, hopes or dreams. Here are a few of mine for the church in 2011. 1. Cure the ‘Keys Disease‘
A Bible Study “Pearl”
I am feeling a little better about something today. I would go so far as to say I am even feeling somewhat validated. And it is about something that has been bothering me for about two and a half years ago. Here’s the story. It begins at youth camp in the summer of 2008. The Keep Reading