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Last week a news program dealt with a problem many families struggle with at Thanksgiving and Christmas. The problem was big family fights a...

What are the basics of doing a credible Bible Study on your own? In several posts that may or may not be consecutive, I’d like to try and an...

“God sent me before you to preserve life.” “You meant evil against me; but God meant it for good.” -Genesis 45:5; 50:20 In 1605 Squanto was ...

Pastor needed. Parsonage provided. Parsonage (pastor’s housing): “A small cottage or, more properly, a hut for the minister and his wife. It...

One of the five points or beliefs of Calvinism (aka Reformed Doctrines, Doctrines of Grace) is limited atonement. Limited atonement says tha...

Lately I’ve been especially busy. Man, the things I could write about pastoral ministry out of these recent weeks. But not now. So I haven’t...

22. Whatever your salary, and it won’t be much, discipline yourself to live on less than you make. Tithe to your church and put at least 5% ...

1. Love your people and realize they probably deserve a better pastor. 2. Get to know at least one older pastor that you can respect. Go t...

God, be merciful to me a sinner! -Luke 18:13 This month I heard a young preacher say to a student group, “You’re not saved by a prayer. A ...

The Baptist Faith & Message (BF&M) is the doctrinal statement of the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC). Several years ago an evangel...

C. I. Schofield; c. AD 1920 When I was a teenager our church had a testimony meeting right after Christmas. I stood and gave thanks that I ...

This will be written for the generation to come, that a people yet to be created may praise the Lord. -Psalm 102:18 The Writing of The Wi...

Therefore by the deeds of the law no flesh will be justified in His sight. -Romans 3:20 Charges of legalism are rampant in parts of the C...

21. A little extra money when the building is being built, can save a ton of money and trouble in the future. 22. Sometimes volunteer help...

11. All exposed wood should be resistant to rotting. Use only treated wood, cedar, or hardiplank. Never use untreated wood when that wood ma...

I’m not an expert in architecture or carpentry. But there are some obvious things I’ve noticed through the years that can make a significant...

The entirety of Your word is truth, and every one of Your righteous judgments endures forever. -Psalm 119:160 1. In the 1970s Southern Ba...

“Gather wine and summer fruit and oil.” -Jeremiah 40:10 Does “wine” always mean fermented or intoxicating wine? Do the Bible words for wi...

I’ve heard it said or implied many times. The only drink they had in Bible times was fermented wine. The water was unsafe, so they had to dr...

The previous article, Alcohol Condemned in the Bible , looked at direct biblical commands to not drink beverage alcohol. Biblical principles...