Monthly Archives: December 2006

It’s Not About You!

“Therefore, I urge you, brothers, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God–this is your spiritual act of worship. Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but … Continue reading

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Remembering Christmas Past…

The first Christmas I can remember, I was about four years old.  I woke to the sound of an electric train set circling the Christmas tree in the living room.  That was the sound of Christmas morning in our house … Continue reading

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Christians and Differences of Opinion

The Bible’s writers give a lot of instruction when it comes to the way Christians should treat each other, as well as people who are not part of the body of Christ.  I’m always puzzled by the hostility and the … Continue reading

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NEEDTOBREATHE Another worship experience…

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New Lessons in SBC Polity From Old Programs

The year was 1963.  I had not quite turned six years old.  My parents lived in a small, rural, predominantly Mormon community in Southeastern Arizona in which the only functioning church was, of course, LDS.  But in 1963, in an … Continue reading

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Baptists and Dancing, Part 2

In looking at stats from this blog, I am amazed that a little article I posted a couple of months back, which I called “A Dancing Baptist”, continues to attract so many readers.  It seems a lot of people type … Continue reading

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Nicol Sponberg- Resurrection Great song, great singer, great worship experience.

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Houston: College Football Paradise

Those of you who do not live in Southeast Texas do not understand the significance of what has taken place in college football here this season.  Tonight, likely in freezing weather, I will be on the 50 yard line, about … Continue reading

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