Thursday, 11 March 2021

Promoting Church Fellowship through Thoughtfully Designed Space

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Church architecture and building design are important to promote communal worship and fellowship. Consider how shopping malls built in the...
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Monday, 22 February 2021

Election in 1 Thessalonians: Assurance for Persecuted Believers

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  Praise the Lord for his election! (1 Thes 1:4) Paul's preaching ministry in Thessalonica was cut short due to intense persecution. In...
Saturday, 20 June 2020

The Foulest of Crass Language: Why Christians Should Avoid the F-Word

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Someone once defended the use of the f-word to me, claiming it was just a word of anger. Top reasons why Christians should not use the f-w...
Friday, 6 March 2020

Believer's Baptism: Short Review of Its Rationale and History

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The movie OH BROTHER, WHERE ART THOU? popularized the Appalachian hymn DOWN TO THE WATER TO PRAY, with its celebration of baptism. Incre...
Wednesday, 8 January 2020

Thinking of Reducing the Three Church Boards Down to a Single Model? Don't.

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There are typically two boards in a traditional Baptist church: Board of Deacons, and Board of Trustees. Sometimes, in larger churches the...
Friday, 12 October 2018

Hymn Notes: ALL CREATURES OF OUR GOD AND KING

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The hymn text is ancient, based on a poem written by Francis of Assisi in 1225. It was inspired by Psalm 148 which calls all creation to...
Friday, 17 August 2018

Hymn Notes: HERE I AM TO WORSHIP

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An ad hoc group of our own singers calls us to worship today, singing HERE I AM TO WORSHIP. The praise song was written in 1999 by British...