Paul and Jo Anna arrived in Paysandu Uruguay late yesterday. Read his blog article here. Be praying that they are able to quickly find a suitable place to live before their container arrives.
Gracious a Dios por la buen viaje! Praise the Lord for your prayers, and for a great start to our upcoming busy month [...]
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The Dan Cummings’ link seems to be working intermittently. It can also be found (last time I checked) at his church’s website …. then select Pastor Dan’s blog
I came across this blog entry yesterday and it ministered to me. The background:
The author is Dan Cummings of Five Points Community Church in Auburn Hills, MI. Pastor [...]
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I hope to see you this Wednesday night for our next study in Ephesians. The following is the outline:
The Reason for prayer: “For this reason …” (vs. 14)
The Posture of prayer: “I bow my knees to the Father …” (vs. 14)
The Family of prayer: “from whom the whole family in heaven and earth is named” [...]
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I understand “a cube” (I have a Rubik’s at home!). There are three conventional spatial dimensions: length (or depth), width, and height, often expressed as ‘x’, ‘y’ and ‘z’. ‘x’ and ‘y’ axes appear on a plane Cartesian graph. A cube is a is a three-dimensional solid object where the length = the width = [...]
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Comment: A worthwhile read from Central Seminary’s Dr. Bauder.
Introduction:
Some fundamentalist leaders have recently and publicly registered their objections to Calvinism, but they prefer not to be called Arminians. They believe that both Calvinism and Arminianism are man-made systems that predetermine one’s interpretation of Scripture. These leaders wish to start at the other end, with [...]
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We were blessed to have Pastor John Vaughn with us today at Fourth Baptist. Both messages (Psalm 46 in the a.m. and 1 Peter 1 in the p.m.) ministered to my heart.
The Vaughns have an ministry of testimony and encouragement as a result of a fire in their home in which Mrs. Brenda Vaughn, [...]
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It is natural for us to think that life in America is representative of the rest of the world. However, we are often reminded through images and news stories that life in America is an exception rather than the norm. This is also true of American Christianity. The freedoms and priveleges that [...]
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O LORD, how great are Your works! Your thoughts are very deep (Psalm 92:5)
When I was in the 5th grade, the Bathyscaphe Trieste explored the Mariana Trench to a record-breaking depth of about 10,900 m (about 35,760 ft) (that’s 6.7 miles).
The prayer of the Apostle Paul was that the people of God might “comprehend … [...]
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Once again it is time for us to gather for Bible study. 4 weeks ago we did a “flyover” of Ephesians 3. This week, we will delve into Ephesians 3 from a different angle and with greater depth.
Outline:
The prisoner of the mystery (Ephesians 3:1-4) (“the prisoner of Christ Jesus”)
The plan of the mystery [...]
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