I thought I had heard just about everything! I was truly amazed when we, as a country, began to debate same-sex marriage. I could not believe that a country founded on Christian principles (and we were) could ever sink so low as to even think about marriage being anything but one man and one woman. [...]
Posted on May 14th, 2009 by doc
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Sin is always a great deceiver (Hebrews 3:13), and those who promote it are also deceivers (Romans 1:32). Sin always promises happiness but only provides temporary pleasure while doing damage to the soul and to society. Just as fornication damages the family and its consequences of children of unwed mothers, poverty and disease affects our [...]
Posted on April 28th, 2009 by trp
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Yes, it is that time of the year, and , all over the world, people are celebrating Easter. What, in reality, are they celebrating? When the Catholic Church began to try to convert the entire world, they soon found that , while people may have converted to nominal Catholicism, those same people were very reluctant [...]
Posted on April 11th, 2009 by doc
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I owe Obama my prayers…The Bible teaches: “I exhort therefore, first of all, supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks be made for all men; for kings, and all that are in authority; that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty.” (I Timothy 2:1,2) . I owe Obama my subjection…The [...]
Posted on March 11th, 2009 by doc
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There’s a fairly recent song by Steven Curtis Chapman that describes some of the ways he shows his faith — he’s got a T-shirt, a bracelet with letters on it, a necklace & key chain, Bible magnets on his refrigerator, a “bless you” welcome mat, a Jesus bumper sticker, and the outline of a fish [...]
Posted on March 3rd, 2009 by Bob Mathews
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By John L. Kachelman, Jr. For a number of years we have been subtly programmed to believe that Islam is non-violent and all-inclusive. Such propaganda is blatantly FALSE! Incredibly Americans have accepted this line and consequently resistance to Islam is diminishing and any trying to keep the truth of it known are bitterly branded as [...]
Posted on February 18th, 2009 by Bob Mathews
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Seldom, if ever, do we hear preachers today make a plea for modesty. I fully expect that some who read this article will disagree, and I would love to hear from you if you do. But the Bible seems to be clear on the subject, and we should never disregard clear Bible teaching on any [...]
Posted on February 17th, 2009 by doc
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My long-time friend Jim Martin is pulpit minister for a congregation in Waco, and maintains a blog I highly recommend: A Place For The God-Hungry. His post from Tuesday (2/4/09) was a pretty insightful look at how we spend our time, and the things we should really be making time for. I repeat that post [...]
Posted on February 8th, 2009 by Bob Mathews
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Or should we pray for him to fail? If that sounds like a heretical question, hear me out… I’m not suggesting whether we should or shouldn’t, mind you. I’m just wanting you to think about the question, and answer it according to Scripture. We often cite Romans 13:1-4 as proof that we should pray for [...]
Posted on January 20th, 2009 by Bob Mathews
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No. It is not possible for a woman to qualify as an elder (I Timothy 3:1-6), as a deacon (I Timothy 3:12), or as an evangelist (Titus 2:15; I Timothy 2:11, 12), which creates a strong presumption that it is not God’s intention that women should be involved in the oversight of the church, not [...]
Posted on December 2nd, 2008 by doc
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