by Howard Batson | Nov 14, 2008 | General
Call me naive, but I was always taught that the captain goes down with the ship, meaning that the guy who is steering the ship joins his future with the ship. I’m not going to dabble in politics today. I am going, however, to boldly preach about greed, social...
by Randy Hyde | Nov 7, 2008 | General
While politics seeks to find common ground, faith in Christ reaches for higher ground. At the risk of sounding like I’m contradicting myself, I do believe there was a definite political dimension to Jesus and his public ministry. In fact, I think his political...
by Joel Snider | Oct 31, 2008 | General
It is the symbol of our faith. There are others to be sure, but there is no one symbol that captures it all, reminds us of it all, or that says it all like the cross. In the sanctuary of First Baptist Church, there is a very beautiful cross. It is not made of wood or...
by Randy Hyde | Oct 24, 2008 | General
A lot of preachers take Monday off. I know, I know, there’s the old saw about how a preacher only works one day a week, so he not only takes Mondays off but the rest of the week as well. Boy, if I had a nickel for every time I’ve heard that one … I...
by Howard Batson | Oct 10, 2008 | General
Rev. Alan Kimber was at one time the pastor of Westfall United Methodist Church in Durban, South Africa. He said that at the time there were two classrooms in the township, with 500 kids going to school in two sessions, 8:00 a.m. to noon and 1:00-4:00 p.m. The...
by Keith Herron | Oct 3, 2008 | General
In Eastern cultures, the tradition of bowing has always been a part of refined social etiquette. By bowing and bending to each other, members of Eastern cultures show respect and humility before others. There exists a whole language of bowing ”bows of different...
