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Obama Offers False Choice on Syria
President Obama has set forth a false choice: Do nothing about Syria's use of chemical weapons or bomb Syria. The president said, "I do have to ask people, well, if, in fact, you're outraged by the slaughter of...
10-Point Checklist to Keep Your Church from Death Spiral
Spatial disorientation is the condition in which an aircraft pilot's perception of direction does not agree with reality. It typically results from flying into poor weather conditions with low or no visibility. Under...
Unlocking Hope in São Paulo Youth Prisons
One time when we were working on the streets of São Paulo, we were invited to go into a youth prison unit. So we went and did some drama sketches and songs. Cally asked the director of the unit what happened to the...
Syrian Refugee Crisis Swells
More than 2 million Syrians are refugees compared to 230,671 a year ago, according to the United Nation's Refugee Agency. "More than 97 percent of Syria's refugees are hosted by countries in the immediate surrounding...
God’s Story
A sermon by David Hughes, Pastor, First Baptist Church, Winston-Salem, N.C. August 25, 2013 Matthew 6:25, 33-34; 22:34-40; Ephesians 3:16-21 In case anybody here besides me is just a little bit tense, let me share this...
Our Story
A sermon by David Hughes, Pastor, First Baptist Church, Winston-Salem, N.C. August 18, 2013 Psalm 105:1-17; Philippians 1:3-6, 9-11 Yesterday Joani and I celebrated our 39th wedding anniversary. And when Randall...
Final Reminders
A sermon by Michael Cheuk, Pastor, University Baptist Church, Charlottesville, Va., on September 1, 2013. Hebrews 13:1-8, 15-16 For the past three weeks, I’ve been preaching from the book of Hebrews, a book that was...
At All Times
A sermon by, Howard Batson, First Baptist Church, Amarillo, Tx. Proverbs 17:17; 18:24 John 15:33ff. September 1, 2013 How many friends do you have? Go check your Facebook page. Right there on your cover page it...
What do you do when the dance is done?
A sermon by Randy Hyde, Pastor, Pulaski Heights Baptist Church, Little Rock, Ar. September 1, 2013 1 Chronicles 15:25-28; John 6:25-34 Well, here we are, you and I, the remnant! Last week’s Centennial reunion...
On the Road with Jesus: Humility and Hospitality
A sermon by Jim Somerville, Pastor, First Baptist Church, Richmond, Va. September 1, 2013 The Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost Luke 14:1, 7-14 On one occasion when Jesus was going to the house of a leader of the...
All the Little Sacred Deeds
A sermon by, Keith Herron, Pastor, Holmeswood Baptist Church, Kansas City, Mo. The Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost Hebrews 13:1-8, 15-16 September 1, 2013 Psalm 81:1, 10-16; Jeremiah 2:4-13; Luke 14:1, 7-14 The...
From a Nobody to a Somebody
A sermon, by Robert Browning, Pastor, First Baptist Church, Frankfort, Ky. August 25, 2013 Jeremiah 1:4-10 I don’t know the plans Jeremiah had for his future, but I am confident they did not include a forty year career...
On the Road with Jesus: Not Peace but a Sword
A sermon by Jim Somerville, Pastor, First Baptist Church, Richmond, Va., August 18, 2013 The Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost Luke 12:49-56 “I came to bring fire to the earth, and how I wish it were already kindled!...
Loosening the Bow
A sermon by Keith Herron, Pastor, Holmeswood Baptist Church, Kansas City, Mo. The Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost Luke 13:10-17 August 25, 2013 Jeremiah 1:4-10; Psalm 71:1-6; Hebrews 12:18-29 In preaching, ministers...
Promises to Keep
A sermon by Randy Hyde, Pastor, Pulaski Heights Baptist Church, Little Rock, Ar. August 25, 2013 – A Centennial Sermon – Genesis 17:1-7; Romans 4:13-21 “When Abram was ninety-nine years old, the LORD appeared to Abram,...
The Unshakeable Kingdom
A sermon by Michael Cheuk, Pastor, University Baptist Church, Charlottesville, Va., on August 25, 2013. Hebrews 12:18-29 The day was Tuesday, August 23, 2011. The time, 1:51 pm. I was at Farmville Baptist Church with...
On the Road with Jesus: Stooped Over, Straightened Up
A sermon by Jim Somerville, Pastor, First Baptist Church, Richmond, Va., August 25, 2013 The Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost Luke 13:10-17 Now he was teaching in one of the synagogues on the sabbath. 11And just then...
Older adults?
Like many other people (especially older ones), I took note of the announcement that cognitive scientists have tested a video game that they say "can improve the short term memory and long term focus of older adults,"...
Jesus: Disturber of the Peace
Reza Aslan's basic thesis in his book "Zealot: The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth" is that Jesus was a failed revolutionary who was willing to use violence to overthrow the political and religious order to bring...
No Moral Justification for Limited Airstrikes in Syria
Secretary of State John Kerry delivered his remarks regarding the potential use of limited air strikes in Syria and appealed to two basic justifications for a military intervention in Syria. First, something akin to...
What Churches Can Learn from So-Called Lazy Millennials
Jeff Slingo, an editor-at-large for The Chronicle of Higher Education, recently wrote about what he learned from a 10-day transcontinental train ride with 24 millennial entrepreneurs. In the article, Slingo pushed back...