Abiding in Christ?
How do you abide in someone you can’t see or touch or audibly listen to? When Jesus told his disciples to abide in him, was it merely for them or is it something we are called to emulate? To the first...
View ArticleSanitized Christianity
Below is a letter I just sent out to our church. I believe it might encourage and enliven your own faith, and share it with you to that end. — Redeemer, What a gift yesterday was as we celebrated...
View ArticleWhy This Baptist Follows the Revised Common Lectionary
The church I pastor, Christ the Redeemer, is a congregation that seeks to appreciate the tradition of the Church at-large without a lot of the pomp. It is a middle ground between what is called “low...
View ArticleWhat Is Sunday Worship?
I’m gonna keep this simple, but hopefully not simplistic. As you consider your corporate gathering of believers (typically on the first day of the week), there are three ways to think about it. You...
View ArticleLottie Moon
I wrote this brief explanation for our church as to why Lottie Moon is important to international missions. I share it here for your encouragement. As I said, yesterday, this week I will be sending...
View ArticleWhy This Baptist Follows the Church Calendar
One of my favorite memories as a kid was the August 27th. It’s not simply because it’s my birthday, but typically the first day of school would fall either on my birthday or the week of. The...
View ArticleChristians, Don’t Forget that Jesus was Hated
If I were to ask you if you’d rather be hungry, hated, and poor OR if you’d prefer to be full, well thought of, and wealthy…which would you choose? A better question, biblically speaking, would rather...
View ArticleSt. Patrick’s Confession*
1 My name is Patrick. I am a sinner, a simple country person, and the least of all believers. I am looked down upon by many. My father was Calpornius. He was a deacon; his father was Potitus, a...
View ArticleThe Thorny Issue of Cleansing the Land of Promise
One of the biggest difficulties when reading the Old Testament is how to deal with Israel entering the Promised Land and conquering the people that lived there before they got there. In order to...
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