By Mathew Gilbert When I was a kid, I hated broccoli. I always made sure to ask whether my meal was going to have "little trees" in it. I was kind of an annoying, picky-eating kid. Just like many of you do with your kids, I was told, "Broccoli is good for you! You need …
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By Colton Corter Unconditional Election (1) There have been glimmers of election, or predestination, so far in this series as we've examined the doctrine of total depravity. These doctrines are not unconnected but entirely dependent on each other. We begin again in John 4. Jesus is talking to the woman at the well about the …
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By Evan Knies Steven W. Smith is the Vice President for Student Services and Communications and professor of Preaching at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth, Texas. Brief Summary: Only a rare book can help the Christian reader in just its first few pages. That's what Dr. Smith does, however, with his definition of …
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By Billy Doolittle It seems that most churches today use the Hebrew Bible (The Old Testament) to proofread the New Testament, to preach half of a book or a book’s major theme, to back up a topic of scripture (such as systematic theology), or to read it with a New Testament Christology. Errors in such …
By David Brown Mankind’s tendency is to rest upon its laurels. We tend to focus on our own accomplishments: monetary possessions, titles, education, popularity, etc. One of the things that frustrates me to no end in our society is the never ending desire to honor man. And as a Christian pastor, it is really troublesome because oftentimes …
The King’s Table 