The Eclectic Web–2012/12/13

Alcohol Greg Laurie: Is It Acceptable for Christians to Drink? “I can’t think of a single good thing that comes from drinking, but I can think of many bad things that come from it: broken homes, violence, accidents, people killed on the road by drunk drivers, addiction, destroying your health . . . the list…

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2013 South Regional Fellowship

Truth with Confidence Haddon Robinson in his book, Making a Difference Through Preaching said: “Does the preacher subject his thought to the Scriptures, or does he subject the Scriptures to his thought?” The information, explanation, application and exhortation of our messages and ministries must be demonstrably linked to the text of the Scriptures. Truth With…

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2013 Rocky Mountain Regional

FBFI Rocky Mountain Regional Meeting January 28-29, 2013 Host church: Westside Baptist Church 6260 West 4th Street Greeley, Colorado 80634 970.346.8610 The meeting begins Monday evening, January 28 at 7:00 and concludes after a 1:00 lunch on Tuesday, January 29. Dr. John Vaughn, president of the FBFI and Dr. Greg McLaughlin, pastor of Calvary Baptist…

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The Eclectic Web–Nov 29, 2012

An eclectic selection of links that may interest you: Biblical Interpretation Slow Down! A Different Perspective on Christ in the Old Testament Daniel Block answers questions about a popular approach to Old Testament interpretation. He urges interpreting the OT “Christotelically” rather than “Christocentrically”. While his remarks provide a welcome brake to some of the extremes…

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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…

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Around 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…

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Northern California Fellowship

November 15-16, 2012 Northern California Regional Fellowship Host Church: Grace Baptist Church 19765 Grace Way Sonora, CA 95370 Pastor Kevin Schmidt 209.532.4246 Theme: The Pastor’s Family, Friends, and Finances Speakers: Marty Marriott President, Maranatha Baptist Bible College Watertown, WI Dale Whiting Investment Advisor Des Moines, Iowa Brent Snow Pastor, Cornerstone Baptist Church Concord, CA Schedule…

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2012 Southern California Regional FBFI Conference

November 12-13, 2012 Begins with lunch at noon on Monday, concludes with lunch at noon on Tuesday. Host Church: Victory Baptist Church 10173 S. Loop Blvd. California City, CA 93505 (760) 373-7314 Pastor Ron Smith  Speakers: Lukus Counterman Pastor of a new church plant in Salt Lake City Former pastor of Wichita Falls Baptist Church…

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