My 'Call Waiting' Feature Can't Be Disabled - Baptist
Call waiting can be a very annoying call feature especially when you are dedicated to accomplishing the purposes of another call - the call you are currently engaged in, successful at, and determined to finish. However, the intermittent beeps ... [... more]
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Lord, Help Me, I'm a Mess! - Baptist
Did anybody ever think that once you became a Christian that life would be easier? The truth of the matter is life became a lot more difficult. "The trouble is with me, for I am all too human, a slave to sin. I don't really understand myself, for ... [... more]
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Wanted: Thinking Christians - Baptist
Eugenics, homosexuality as a civil rights issue, cross-dressing, same-sex marriage, human cloning, human and animal genomes mixed, pharm animals, sibling saviors, therapeutic cloning, abortion, human trafficking, homeschooling as child abuse, ... [... more]
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Hybrid Christianity - Baptist
The discipline, self-control, and serenity of some religions can be very attractive to Christians. "But the Holy Spirit produces this kind of fruit in our lives: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and ... [... more]
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Secret Unbelief - Baptist
Too often, many of us pray without the expectation of our prayers being answered. I know this because, many of us are simply amazed/awe struck/surprised when God replies to our petitions. Zechariah and his wife Elizabeth were a righteous, ... [... more]
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Sweet, Sweet, Spirit - Baptist
When we shall leave this place. ~Words and Music by Doris Akers I miss "Sweet, Sweet, Spirit" time at my church. It was a time when the congregation would come together in the middle of service after the welcome to greet visitors, love on one .. [... more]
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Men Who Hate Their Bodies - Baptist
Every week, he has his used, green, 1992 BMW cleaned inside and out. The way the sun sparkles off the finish is like the beam of his smile when he is noticed cruising around town. Although the interior is falling apart, there is a hole on the ... [... more]
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Christmas Cost Me Everything - Baptist
We hurriedly scour the malls, boutiques, and Christmas bazaars in search of the perfect gift. The dinner planning, the decorations, the fear of "maybe he won't like this or that" - somewhere in all the chaos the true meaning of Christmas gets .. [... more]
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The Baptists' Political Calling - Baptist
How do I know which candidate to support? All the Candidates sound the same, is there any real difference? Does my vote really matter? Don't I have the right not to vote? How many Christians actually vote, anyway? There is no excuse for not ... [... more]
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Puttering Around in the Homeland - Baptist
I met Dr. Matthew Sakeuh and his wife Plenseh in the spring of 2004. Apparently, I was the only person who responded to a plea for partners Pastor Sakeuh made over the radio earlier that morning. I called the number and was immediately invited ... [... more]
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Our Responsibility to the Ex-Christian - Baptist
I found a common theme among the testimonies. Not one of these ex-Christians mentioned a personal relationship with Jesus. However, all of the complaints were the result of external events that were based off of misbehaving Christians or ... [... more]
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Book Review - Waking Lazarus - Baptist
Sometimes, names of fictional characters cling to your memory. John Coffey. Delores Claiborne. Carrie. Christine. Jude Allman. In a spectacular debut novel, T.L. Hines gives us such a character. Jude Allman. The eight year old kid slips and ... [... more]
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