For the past year and a half I have been in dialog with religious leaders in my community. Not a “ministerial alliance” of sorts. Not an effort to formulate a unitarian front for all religions to showcase equality among religions even. It has been an honest dialog among evangelicals, Catholics, Mormons, Muslims, and others that…
Sometimes It’s Hard to Find Someone to Agree With
I’m just going to go ahead and say this here and then move along. I don’t suppose I’ve watched an entire NFL football game in over a decade (I do usually look at the scores of the games sometime during the following week.) I do however like to know how my childhood favorite team has…
The Evangel
Anyone who claimed September 23, 2017 as the end of the world and used the bible to prove their position should be viewed as a false prophet. Church, discipline yourself to put our primary work in front of us and be faithful to the work of the evangel (the gospel). Date setting is no new…
Preach It Full
“I will preach it full!” D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones I think this may be among the most humbling statements a preacher could hear. In a day where the appeal to the local church, ministry, or pastor is to employ nearly every idea man could dream up to fill up a church, it’s easy to set down…
A September 23 Caution
No doubt, everyone should take a moment and consider the rapid increase of natural phenomena and epic cataclysmic natural disasters. Try reading a news report anywhere that doesn’t show pain and suffering is wide spread and the unknown news of war and terror is eminently looming. What should we do with such news? We should…
Local Pastor Spotlight: thebarpodcast.com
This week the B.A.R. podcast featured an interview with Greg Moering Jr. Listen to the interview HERE: http://thebarpodcast.com/index.php/2017/09/21/local-pastor-spotlight-greg-moering-jr/
An Open Letter to Crossway Church, Keene, New Hampshire
Dear Pastor Craig Johnson and to the Saints at Crossway Church, Keene, Hampshire, My name is Paul Thompson, I pastor Eastside Baptist Church in Twin Falls, Idaho. This past Sunday evening we had the privilege of having Sam, Sarah, and their sweet children with us as they introduced their hope to soon relocate to Croatia…
Open Letter to Calvary Bible Church, Wood River Valley
To the Saints at Calvary Bible Church of the Wood River Valley, My name is Paul Thompson, I pastor Eastside Baptist Church in Twin Falls, Idaho. I have been pleased to meet many kind brothers and sisters from your fellowship over the years of my days in the region. This past Sunday evening we had…
“The Deliberate Church” Book Discussion
Last week I began meeting with a group of men to read and discuss a book by Mark Dever, “The Deliberate Church”. I first read this book in 2005. I had read a few books by Mark Dever and found this book of interest. At the time I read this I found myself in a…
I Agree with the Nashville Statement
Earlier this week I joined many pastors around the nation affirming the Nashville Statement. To say I agree with the Nashville Statement is to say I agree with the Bible. The Nashville statement is what it is. It is a declaration affirming our agreement with the Bible about what God has declared “very good”. As…