The Southern Idaho Bible Lecture Series continued over the weekend. Sunday, May 31, 2015 Paul Thompson (Eastside Baptist Church) and Bear Morton (Magic Valley Bible Church) picked up the topic of biblical inerrancy. Listen as both pastors speak upon the inerrant authority of Scripture
The Plague of the Christian Celebrity Culture
There may be a plague in the land. Consider this… If I were to secure a popular Christian musician to be present at a Wednesday night at Eastside Baptist Church (the going price to do so is a minimum of $10,000.00) I suspect we would have to rent a facility to house the number of people…
Behold Your God
This past Sunday evening I finished a 12 week bible study with several people at Eastside Baptist Church. I want to take just a moment and give a short review of the study for consideration for others, Behold Your God Let me start with what I didn’t like about Behold Your God. This won’t take…
Cheap Prayer
(Edited at 10:19 p.m. on May 21, 2015 for grammar and clarity or for butchering the kings English.) Any prayer that asks God for something and then has no expectation of God to do something (or more personally have a personal cost as a result of God answering that He might call upon you to…
the Inerrancy of Scripture
Definitions Are Important
Because my office number is forwarded to my mobile phone I get the normal telemarketer calls that come to the church office even when I’m away from my office. This is convenient, but not always. If I’m not busy with someone or in a spot where I can’t take a call I’ll let it go…
Currently at SermonAudio
I began a series of sermons through the Kings (first and second) three weeks ago. If you’ve missed them you can always get caught up at Eastside’s SermonAudio site (SermonAudio). Current sermons in the series:
My Experience in Haiti (from Josiah Bain)
This month in the Intermountain Christian News, Josiah Bain shared his experience at New Horizon Home in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Full story is here: Intermountain Christian News, My Experience in Haiti is on page 6.
Unalienable Rights
from “Unalienable Rights” by Richard Owen Roberts, 1993 “Human government is not the invention of the fertile minds of men. The sacred record makes it clear that God Himself first instituted and regulated human government. From the beginning it was unquestionably designed to guarantee the unalienable rights of both the Creator and the created. The…
What Would Happen If Your Church Did This?
I’m starting week 10 of a 12 week bible study entitled “Behold Your God” (I recommend it to all of you). The teaching has been challenging and convicting in many respects. Likely the most sobering moment, a reality check if you will, came in the day 5 portion of week 9. The author John Snyder,…