JP: We need to pray for persecuted brethren!
Iran Parliament Requires Death for ‘Apostates’ As Crackdown Continues
Excerpt:
Two Iranian Christians were charged with “apostasy” and several others arrested as Iran’s parliament approved a bill making the death penalty mandatory for those so convicted.
The measure is part of a new penal code that easily passed in [...]
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JP: Good read by The Irish Calvinist. All verses from Colossians 1.
… who Jesus is … is obviously quite important for believers, as we are always in the need of theological reform. But this is even more necessary in light of the fact that we live in a culture that portrays Jesus [...]
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When: Sunday October 19th
Time: After the Sunday evening service
Where: Kathee & Jim’s house
What: Food, fellowship, games, pool
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The 2008 Fall Conference, “Be Still My Soul: Experiencing God’s Love in a Hurting World,” will be held October 5-8.
Dr. Mark Minnick, pastor of Mount Calvary Baptist Church, will be the keynote speaker. Special speakers include Matthew Olson, president of Northland Baptist Bible College, Chancellor Douglas McLachlan, Matthew Morrell, pastor of Fourth Baptist Church, President [...]
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JP: Good read by Tim Challies
Calvinism and Evangelism
God has not called us to do in our evangelism:
We cannot help others realize the desperation of their situation or convince them that God exists.
We cannot convince unbelievers of their sinfulness.
We cannot convince them of the necessity and wonder of Christ.
We cannot produce repentance or faith.
… several [...]
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JP: Outline for our Bible study for this Wednesday 10/1:
The Commission Renewed (3:1,2), “the LORD came to Jonah the second time …”
The Prophet Obeys (3:3,4), “So Jonah arose and went to Nineveh …”
The City Repents (3:5-9), “So the people of Nineveh believed God … “
The Lord Relents (3:10), “… and God relented …”
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JP: Information from the State of Minnesota on voting by Absentee Ballot is available here.
Excerpt:
As a college student, you have a choice as to where to cast your ballot. You may select only one residence and vote once in any given election.
If you live at home while attending school, you vote at your hometown [...]
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JP: Pics from Ladies’ brunch (taken by Rachel Anderson).
These are photos from a breakfast that Kathee hosted on Labor Day. I celebrate her gift of hospitality!
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“It’s the first effect of not believing in God that you lose your common sense, and can’t see things as they are.”
JP: Good read from the Wall Street Journal. The above image is allegedly a ghost. I’m not a believer in that phenomena!
Look Who’s Irrational Now
Excerpts:
On the “Saturday Night Live” season debut last week, homeschooling [...]
JP: Good read from World Magazine.
Anatomy of a crisis
Introduction:
The current financial crisis gripping Wall Street is head-spinning in its complexity. But economists and analysts have been able to identify several steps along the way that helped lead the country to where it stood last week, on the brink of a massive government program to [...]
