Archive for November 2012
Around the Web–Nov 16, 2012
Religious freedom, tolerance, free speech: In Canada, a ‘watershed’ religious freedom win Matters of morality, including the perceived morality of certain types of sexual behavior, are topics for discussion in the public forum. Freedom of speech does not just protect polite speech. Hopefully this is the end of this particular case, but if the complainant…
Read MoreRising Above Familiarity with the Sublime (2)
Mark Minnick (This is Part Two – Part One is Here) Part One introduced the subject of over-familiarity with the Bible as a hindrance to profitable Bible reading in personal devotions. Dr. Minnick offers notes on a sermon preached by Thomas Watson as a guide to keeping our devotions fresh and our heart warm in…
Read MoreRising Above Familiarity with the Sublime
Mark Minnick (Part One) Early morning . . . the warm glow of the lamp falls on the opened Bible in my lap. Steam curls up invitingly from the mug in my hand. It’s the quietest it will be all day, and something deep in my spirit reaches out expectantly toward these treasured moments with…
Read MoreReflections on the Election
Or, one more blow to the dead horse! Doug Wright I must confess that I did not expect to have to write this note. Oh, I had planned to address the election, but I was going to write something about the difference between a Christian and a Conservative. Instead, I was as surprised by the…
Read MorePREPARATION FOR CHURCH PLANTING
Nathan Bate A Burden – I remember the first time somebody mentioned to me that some men plant churches for reasons other than a God-given burden. I was shocked. It had never occurred to me someone would have another reason. For some people it is the popular, convenient, or even least problematic way for them;…
Read More2012 New Mexico Regional–audio available
The audio from the New Mexico Regional Fellowship is now available. The meeting was held in Farmington, New Mexico, Oct 22-23, 2012.
Read MoreAround the Web–Post Election and other news
The Election Do People Really Vote with Their Wallets? The New Moral Majority and the 2012 Election Michael Kruger (of Reformed Theological Seminary in Charlotte, NC) with a very insightful perspective (in my opinion): “The reality is that America has changed drastically since the 1990’s. It’s hard to believe that the Defense of Marriage act…
Read MoreThe Gospel Is What Really Matters
John C. Vaughn God uses crises to redirect our lives. Bad news can open hearts to the Good News. The economy, the election, the erosion of the collective will of the West to face the threats to its future should wake us up to what we should have been doing all along and what we…
Read MoreNotes on the Election for Believers
Doug Wright Today we have a privilege that is a rarity in history – voting. The relatively brief American History of involving the populace in the selection of our leaders is all that we have ever known. It is, however, not the norm of history. Dictators, kings, groups (of various origin), and even anarchy dominate…
Read MoreChesapeake Bay Regional Fellowship
November 12-13, 2012 Chesapeake Bay Regional Fellowship Upper Cross Roads Baptist Church 2717 Greene Road Baldwin, MD 21013 410.557.6963
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