(The first title I had for this post was “Why I’m Not A Republican Even Though I Usually Vote Republican”, but this is more than a political post and it might scare some and even anger others to discover I’m not a -registered- Republican.) I’m getting ready to make preparations to move my mom to Idaho…
What Does A Church Do?
News of intentional attacks against non-Muslims in Pakistan on Easter Sunday and reports growing of the number of worshipers dead continues to climb leaves a mind of a follower of Christ in relative peace at a juxtaposition. Especially a local church putting the final touches upon a building process. What does a church do? What…
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Recognizing True and False Teachers
Last night, March 20, at Eastside Baptist I gave some biblical guidelines related to the duty of the church to make proper judgment on recognizing true and false teachers/preachers. The content of the message was difficult because it included naming Saeed Abedini as currently not displaying or producing fruit of a true teacher according to…
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God Can Restore
My preaching schedule of preaching through both halves of Kings took me through chapter four of second Kings last week. There’s nothing really amazing about that, finished chapter three the week before. (My preaching schedule is not that complicated.) I do take breaks from the schedule from time to time. I’m known to shift out…
Biblical Purpose of Governing Jurisdictions
Live Streaming of Eastside Baptist Church evening gathering starts at 6:25pm. Biblical Purpose of Governing Jurisdictions the Family, the Church, and the State: How are they different? Are there similarities? What can be learned by each?
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The Pleasure of Duties
We (followers of Christ) have fixed pleasure and duty as polar opposites. Somehow the idea of duty, meaning obedience to God, is something that we pursue out of obligation. Obedience to God has come to be known by some professing followers of Christ as a tedious, non-interesting activity. Somehow the bible has been presented in recent…
Are You Clinging to Your Sin?
Evil kings of the historic divided kingdom of Israel are known for their sinning ways. It is an important observation to make about their ways and their words. Yesterday, as we were examining 2nd (not two) kings chapter 3 there were familiar terms and new terms the historian used to describe the actions of an evil…