A man that hath friends must shew himself friendly: and there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother. – Prov. 18:24 One of the most frightening things for children as they return to school in the fall is the fear of not having friends. It is this fear that often drives children to grasp at straws and do anything they can think of simply to have any kind of friend. We need to help children change this way of thinking. Instead of being afraid no one will like them and be friends … [Read more...]
Protecting your son from pornography
LAKELAND, Fla. (BP) – The average age of first exposure to Internet pornography for a male is 10 to 11 years old. Nine out of 10 children between the ages of 8 and 16 have viewed pornography on the Internet. In most cases the pornography website was accessed unintentionally, but it still has a detrimental effect. As part of the Join 1 Million Men movement (www.join1millonmen.org) to counter the plague of pornography, we are challenging fathers and mothers to be proactive in addressing the … [Read more...]
God revealed; Jesus identified
God Revealed • John 1:1-18 • Sept. 1 Introduction: In the United States today we have many opinions and belief systems. Some believe in God and some do not. We have some groups of scientists who are Christians and some who are atheists, but those who are Christians seem to me to be more logical. Of course, you might guess I would say that. We went with our daughter’s family to the Creation Museum near Cincinnati. It is a great help to any interested in the facts. Truly God has been … [Read more...]
Midwestern Seminary announces Center for Church Planting launch; Hedger named director
Midwestern Seminary President Jason Allen announced the launch of The Midwestern Seminary Center for Church Planting on Sept. 16, and named a noted North American Mission Board church planter as its leader. According to Allen, the Center for Church Planting will serve as a hub and a catalyst for church planting in Kansas City and the Midwest, partnering with NAMB as well as the Missouri and Kansas-Nebraska state conventions. “In that Kansas City is one of NAMB’s designated Send Cities, … [Read more...]
GuideStone prepares for re-enrollment season
DALLAS – As employers nationwide – including most churches – prepare for 2014, the year that the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act becomes more fully applicable, questions are understandably arising from pastors, business administrators and church personnel and finance committees. GuideStone Financial Resources continues in its role as an advocate for church plans in general and for pastors and others in ministry it serves specifically. “Since the enactment of ObamaCare in 2010, … [Read more...]
Southern Baptists seeing like a camera
JACKSON, Tenn. (BP) – “OK, I know it’s here somewhere. I know I took it! I pulled the car over, rolled down the window, and CLICK! The beautiful field, mountains in the background and that fabulous elk standing right there in front of me!” Undaunted, you begin going through your pictures again, and then on the third time through, you find it. But somehow, the elk seems so much smaller. In fact, he’s a tiny little thing, hardly even noticeable in the picture. It’s just not how you remember … [Read more...]
Surviving on Campus Without Toadying
Many colleges are starting classes this week, and some conservative students have to make a decision. Say you have liberal professors and are not a career suicide bomber: You don’t want to be a classroom wimp, accepting propagandistic statements without protest, but you also don’t want to flunk. How, then, shall you live? The Intercollegiate Review, which circulates largely to conservatives, asked me to offer some suggestions for speaking truth to classroom power, so I came up with 10 that … [Read more...]
Top five cyber security tips for ministry
The Internet is a wonderful tool for ministry, yet it is fraught with danger. To protect yourself, your equipment and your church, here are my top five cyber security musts for ministry. 1. Internet filtering. To avoid the deviously driven and inappropriate content available on the Internet, employ an Internet filter. There are many available, but one I use and recommend is OpenDNS.com. It is free or reasonably priced. This ad-driven Internet filter is effective and customizable. There is … [Read more...]
ACLU Defeated in Missouri Court
UNION – The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) has abandoned their legal challenge to invocations offered before meetings of the Franklin County Commission. The lawsuit was dismissed on July 19th in the U.S. District Court of Eastern Missouri. The ACLU had taken the Franklin County Commission to court last year, alleging that prayers offered before meetings of the county’s governing body amounted to an establishment of religion. Lawyers for the ACLU filed the suit after the County … [Read more...]
Success without love for God is failure
FORT WORTH, Texas (SWBTS) – Great academic and ministerial success without a burning, genuine love for the Lord will ultimately result in failure, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary president Paige Patterson told a bumper crop of new and returning students, Aug. 22. Patterson’s remarks came during Southwestern’s convocation chapel service on the first day of fall classes. “If you came to seminary and you learned everything that every professor knows until you could recite it in your … [Read more...]
Missouri WMU joins SBC battle against porn
Stephanie Wolcott/MWMU Communications JEFFERSON CITY – Women today are taking up arms against some of the enemy’s toughest battles. Last year, Missouri Woman’s Missionary Union (MWMU) partnered with International Crisis Aid (ICA) and the Missouri Baptist Children’s home to pray and raise funds and awareness for the human trafficking initiative. Women did not shrink back from addressing the issue then, and they are not burying heads in the sand now. 62 percent of girls said they were … [Read more...]
Preparing for school is more than buying supplies
“Study to show thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.” – II Tim. 2:15 As children get ready to go back to school, their spiritual growth needs to be considered above all else. It is this spiritual aspect that motivates a child to learn factual knowledge and develop behavior that is pleasing to God. Parents and churches would do well to set aside time to emphasize to children the importance of their education. They need to … [Read more...]
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