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Developing a Closer Walk With God

Published in January 6th, 2008

Each year my pastor gives us a theme of the year. For 2007 is was “Developing A Christlike Attitude”. The theme for 2008 is “Developing A Closer Walk With God”. He gave us three key points to remember; 1. Watch who you associate with, 2. Be consistent in your Bible study and, 3. Be consistent […]

Prayers of Healing for a Friend and His Fiance

Published in December 30th, 2007

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I just heard at church this morning that an old school mate of mine, Rev. Mark Lee and his fiance Rynetta Washington, were involved in a horrible car accident in Memphis, TN a few days ago during holiday travels to see their families. Mark is the pastor at Bell Baptist Church in Auburn, AL. I’m […]

Saving Thoughts on Our Saviour’s Birthday

Published in December 25th, 2007

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Guess what I got for Christmas? My wife bought me a miniature copy of John Ortberg’s “If You Want to Walk On Water, You’ve Got to Get Out of the Boat”. It’s based on the premise of Peter’s walking on the water to Jesus during the storm.
Here are some cool thoughts I want to share […]

Times of Plenty and Famine

Published in November 11th, 2007

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Who’s ready for some spiritual actionism? We’ve been studying the story of Joseph from the Old Testament in Sunday School the last couple of weeks. Today’s lesson was, among other things, a great lesson in planning ahead and managing resources. The text was Genesis 41:1-7 and the lesson emphasized saving up when times are […]

The Baptists Are Missing the Point…Again

Published in July 25th, 2007

Posted by Marty in Faith

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I think some in my denomination have lost their minds. Either that or the marbles are dribbling out of their ear lobes one by one. I can say this because I am a Baptist but not the type you may be used to. Here’s what I’m talking about in particular. A recent AP article out of […]

God’s Time

Published in July 24th, 2007

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Here’s a “paraphrase of the day” that I got from my pastor a couple of Sundays ago.
God made time, man invented watches.
God doesn’t wear a watch.

Blessing Offered and Acceptance Urged

Published in June 24th, 2007

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I borrowed a couple of subtitle headings from today’s Sunday school lesson for my post title. We didn’t get to all of these verses because we had plenty of good discussion on the first four but here’s a snap shot of one of my favorite sections of the old testament, Isaiah chapter 55. God is using […]

The Black Church and HIV

Published in June 17th, 2007

Posted by Marty in Faith

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What is your church doing to combat HIV/AIDS? Alabama has acquired one of those “Little Africa” reputations because of the widespread incidence of HIV and AIDS among the African American population in the state. No amount of sex education, moral education or spiritual education seems to have taken hold of the people.
What is your church […]

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