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The Fourth Sunday in Advent
This Sunday celebrates the fourth Sunday in Advent, anticipating the coming of our Lord, Jesus Christ. In this time of the year we look back to his first coming, and look forward to his second coming, at the end of … Continue reading
Random Short Thoughts on the SBC Convention 2007
Well we’re packing up and heading home. I can’t wait to kiss the ground where I live. I’m not going to go on and on about what I thought about every comment, motion, and speech this year’s SBC conference at … Continue reading
Blessed Assurance
This is message #3 in Pastor Rod Harris’ "Ultimate Questions" series. It was delivered at Trinity Baptist Church on Sunday evening, April 1, 2007, and was taken from various passages. Here’s a brief outline. False assurance rests upon some faulty … Continue reading
The Hmuan Mnid
A friend emailed this to me and I had to pass it on. Do you fall within the 55%? We are indeed fearfully and wonderfully made (Psalm 139:14). fi yuo cna raed tihs, yuo hvae a sgtrane mnid too. Cna … Continue reading
Defacing Graffiti
What’s the world coming to? Vandalizing vandalism, the depths of debauchery. What’s next?
Friday Photos: Hardy Cyclamen
Ivy-leaved Cyclamen, Cyclamen hedrerifolium is a treat for me this time of year, when few other plants are blooming. The foliage, which is remarkable in its own right, dissapears when spring turns hot. The Blossoms begin sparingly in October, and … Continue reading
Alcohol Again
I just received my weekly dose of The White Horse Inn, where the “usual cast of characters were discussing Romans 14 and 15. “The Romans Revolution” has been the topic all this year. If you haven’t heard it you need … Continue reading
Friday Photos: Chestnuts
There are two totally different kinds of trees commonly called Chestnut. In the genus Castanea are several species that produce edible nuts. Pictured below is a nut, still in the husk, of Castanea mollissima x dentata, a hybrid between Chinese … Continue reading
Luther’s 95 Theses, October 31, 1517
When Martin Luther nailed his 95 Theses on the door of the castle church in Wittenburg, Germany on this day in 1517, it probably wouldn’t have amounted to very much if it were not for his students. Still considered a … Continue reading
Sunday School: Catching Up
Looking back on my posts, I realize I haven’t posted anything “Sunday school” since late August. Back then we were going through The Baptist Faith and Message 2000, and I was posting some semblance of what I was teaching in … Continue reading