The Super Bowl… how does a football championship game play “second fiddle” to the halftime show and the commercial craze? Disclaimer – the following thoughts are from a non Super Bowl watcher, Half-Time show boycotting, grammar challenged blogger. The last time I watched a Super Bowl football game was about five years ago (and that…
Today is “Abortion Day” in Twin Falls
I have a source that is telling me that the Twin Falls Planned Parenthood clinic does not have a doctor to do abortions so they have to bring a doctor in to do this. Planned Parenthood designates these days as “abortion days”. “Abortion Day” is a day of great contradiction in the city of Twin…
Marge Lawley
Memorial Service for Marge Lawley at Eastside Baptist Church (204 Eastland Drive North) Twin Falls, Idaho on Thursday, January 28, 2016 at 9:00 am. Marjorie J. (Shields) Lawley “Marge”, age 77, passed away on January 21, 2016, at St. Luke’s Clinic in Jerome, Idaho. She was born in Englewood, Colorado, October 9, 1938, and grew…
Propitiation (tBC030)
In this podcast (tBC030) I discuss the doctrine of Propitiation. Wrath of God: Romans 1:18 – 3:20 Propitiation is not simply a legal pardon Pardon: forgiveness; the release of an offense or of the obligation of the offender to suffer a penalty, or to bear the displeasure of the offended party. For our sin against…
Abide With Me (tBC029)
In this podcast (tBC029) John Martinez takes a look at the history behind the hymn, “Abide With Me” by Henry Francis Lyte. https://ia601500.us.archive.org/28/items/tBC029/tBC029.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download
Living in a Biblically Illiterate American Church
“This really is our problem, and it is up to this generation of Christians to reverse course. Recovery starts at home. Parents are to be the first and most important educators of their own children, diligently teaching them the Word of God. [See Deuteronomy 6:4-9.] Parents cannot franchise their responsibility to the congregation, no matter…
Who Even Blushes Anymore?
Ephesians 4:29 “Let no unwholesome word proceed from your mouth…” The potty mouth now belongs equally to men and women. I listened to a stump speech of a popular female “conservative” endorse a popular “conservative” presidential candidate. (Let me just say, first, I like presidential election season. I really do enjoy it.) Is there anyone…
Marketing the Church
A few minutes with me after the mail comes to my office will convince you of what I think of the majority of direct marketing directed at the church. Before throwing most of it in the trash I read some of the one-liner zingers attempting to convince the church pastor or administrator to consider their…
Am I Coveting?
In my recent read through 1 Kings 21, in preparation to preach this coming Lord’s Day, I decided to get a better understanding on (evil) King Ahab’s condition. The last verse of chapter 20 says he “went to his house sullen and vexed.” In 1 Kings 21:4 he went “into his house sullen and vexed”…
Interview with Naghmeh Abedini
Yesterday, Dee Sarton, at KTVB in Boise sat down with Naghmeh Abedini.