“There is one body, and one Spirit, even as ye are called in one hope of your calling; One Lord, one faith, one baptism, One God and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in you all.” (Ephesians 4:4–6) The title of my article is “Scriptural Baptism.” It could simply be entitled…
Encouragement for the Small Church Pastor
Recently an article resurfaced on my Facebook feed thanks to someone sharing it. It was an article from 2018 published on christianitytoday.com website. I might have read it back then, but I was not sure so I took another look. The article was titled “When People Leave: The Private Pain of the Small Church Pastor.” The…
Women Voting in Churches in 1700s
Minutes of Philadelphia Association, 1746-1759 http://baptisthistoryhomepage.com/phila.minutes.1707-1768-2.html Query: Whether women may or ought to have their votes in the church, in such matters as the church shall agree to be decided by votes? Solution. As that in 1 Corinthians xiv:34, 35, and other parallel texts, are urged against their votes, as a rule, and ought, therefore,…
The Bible: Our Only Rule of Faith and Practice
“These things write I unto thee, hoping to come unto thee shortly: But if I tarry long, that thou mayest know how thou oughtest to behave thyself in the house of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and ground of the truth.” (1 Timothy 3:14–15) “Sanctify them through thy truth: thy word…
Church Attendance
Pastor D Green 03.09.2019 “Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some is; but exhorting one another: and so much the more, as ye see the day approaching.” (Hebrews 10:25) I want us to consider the subject of “Church Attendance.” This message was preached from the pulpit as part of a series I called Neglected Church Truths. I believe this…
Gospel Reset: Salvation Made Relevant
As soon as I saw the title of Ken Ham’s new book, Gospel Reset: Salvation Made Relevant, I wanted a copy of it. It’s published by Master Books and contrary to what some folks are saying Brother Ham is not preaching a new gospel. Far from it. This is a book of tactics. So, what…
Teach Them Diligently: Raising Children of Promise by Leslie Nunnery
A couple of years back I learned about the Teach Then Diligently homeschool conferences that are held at various locations in the USA, and I met Leslie Nunnery at one of them. When I found out that she had written a book on with the same title, I knew I had to…
Papua New Guinea Earthquake
03/09/2018 Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Greetings in the name of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ! I am writing in regards to the recent earthquakes in Papua New Guinea. As I am not there Iwill relay the information as best I can. The first earthquake was 7.5 on the scale and occurred…
Knights in Training
Heather Haupt really nailed it with her book Knights in Training: Ten Principles for Raising Honorable, Courageous, and Compassionate Boys. This book has ten principles taken from the time honored code of the knights, reminding us that not much is different when it comes to raising the next generation of young men. It was refreshing…
They’re Your Kids by Mrs. Sam Sorbo
Having received a Kindle recently for my birthday I was excited to “discover” They’re Your Kids: An Inspirational Journey from Self-Doubter to Home School Advocate by Sam Sorbo in the Kindle store. Since she is one of the speakers on the schedule of the Teach Them Diligently Conference coming up this year, I thought it…