It is hard to believe, at times, that just one year ago Eastside Baptist Church began her first overseas ministry post. We have surely been partnered with others who do similar work around the world. We have without a doubt been to many places in the past decade. But New Horizon International was first birthed from…
An Open Letter to Eastside Baptist Church
Link to An Open Letter to Eastside Baptist Church The saints who gather at 204 Eastland Drive North in Twin Falls, Idaho To the Lord’s people at Eastside Baptist Church, It is my hope in the Lord that this correspondence finds you well and in a persevering hope in the Lord Jesus Christ. I often…
Blog Reading List
I thought I would introduce you to some blogs that I like to frequent. Not because they are followed by the masses (yet). Not because they are written by well know authors, artist, designers or publishers (yet). But because I know them personally. Silas Thompson: Silas Thompson Fine Art: (Follow website on Facebook) David Thompson: Off…
The Origin and Purpose of the Family
God Crated the family as the basis of human society and civilization. It’s purposes are: to reflect God’s glory (Genesis 1:26) to enable man to multiply and control the earth (Genesis 1:27-28) to supply the companionship essential to human well being (Genesis 2:18-25) This ancient story reveals that the family is important in all the…
A Plan for Gathering With the Church this Weekend
Earlier today I posted 5 Easy Steps to Avoid Gathering with the Church this Weekend. Hopefully you picked up on the satire and won’t follow those 5 easy steps. Now I want to offer a better plan for you. One that I believe will actually be a blessing to you and not a curse. In…
5 Easy Ways to Avoid Gathering With the Church this Weekend
Five ways to not prepare yourself for this Sunday’s corporate gathering of believers. Wait until Sunday morning to decide if you will gather with other believers. If you’ll do this you will likely be able to avoid submitting yourself to instruction from the preached word. You’ll be able to convince yourself that you don’t really…
The Husband and Wife Relationship
It is God’s plan that a husband (male) has authority over his wife (female) just as Christ has authority over the church, and that a husband loves his wife just as Christ loved the church and gave His life of her. Because God has ordered it this way, the husband’s authority does not nullify the…
The Sinner’s Savior
I hope you will join me on April 20, 2014 at 10:30AM as I gather with my family and friends on Easter Sunday. We will gather at the meeting house of Eastside Baptist Church located at 204 Eastland Drive North in Twin Falls. I gather with Eastside Baptist Church nearly every Lord’s Day. We will…
The Key to Family Living
Though “it is not good for man to live alone” (Gen.2:18), the togetherness of the family is not an easy or automatic achievement. All of us are sinners whose natural tendency is toward a self-centeredness which isolates us from each other. The remedy for this is for family members to number themselves below one another,…
The Bible and the Family
Just as society depends upon the family for its stability, so the family in turn depends upon the truths of the Holy Scriptures for its stability. What a blessing and privilege to impart to our children the wisdom that leads to salvation through faith in Christ Jesus. Does your family share regularly in bible study…