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Obama, Liberalism, and Black Christians

Written by: WALTERM | January 27, 2012 I continue to be amazed at the ignorance and neglect of philosophy, history and the Constitution that I encounter in most discussions with liberals. Liberals, who are by no means lacking in intellect, seem to have no philosophical moorings, and no desire to learn from history. Their arguments are [...]

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America: Death by ‘Intelligence,’ Rebirth by ‘Ignorance’

January 13, 2011 | From American Thinker | By Stuart Schwartz | Artist: C. Wyatt | Ignorance.  You gotta love it, because “ignorance” — as seen by elitists — is what will save the United States.  Washington needs citizens of average intelligence who can take back government, a horde of drooling dimwits — the kind [...]

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Congratulations America, Left-Wing Media Didn’t Convince The Majority of You….

Within minutes of a major tragedy in Tucson, Arizona, the Left Wing Media wound up it’s gears to a full steam ahead presentation of the “facts”, oiled with speculation, and greased with blame.  The Left’s list of responsible parties becomes a who’s who of Conservative circles leaders, including Sarah Palin, Glenn Beck and Rush Limbaugh. [...]

Ken Starr Aims to Exalt Faith, Academic Rigor at Baylor

12:00 AM CST on Sunday, December 26, 2010 | By S.C. GWYNNE / The Dallas Morning News | [email protected] JERRY LARSON/The Associated Press | Shedding the pious image he acquired investigating the Bill Clinton-Monica Lewinsky affair, Baylor President Kenneth Starr joined students in rushing onto the field before the Bears’ home football game against Oklahoma [...]

Baptist Devotionals

The Crowd

In Matthew chapter 20 we see Jesus has departed fromJericho headed to Jerusalem with a great multitude of people followingHim.  It’s not long before they come upontwo blind men sitting by the road. They hear a crowd coming in their directionand they understand that it is Jesus. This was their day; these two men were [...]

Shirtless

I know you have heard or may have even used this expression “give the shirt off your back.” I have heard it said many times but I had never known anyone to take off their shirt and give their shirt to anyone else. Recently I was reading and I read where this man did such [...]

Forgiven

Have you ever asked yourself the question should I forgivethis person again? I mean how many times should I forgive them anyway? Well,Jesus was asked that same question and the answer He gave was astounding. ThenHe gives an example of forgiveness that we each should follow and learn. Forthe next two days I want to [...]

Quit

Haveyou ever just wanted to quit? You have been entrusted with a certain positionbut for some reason all of a sudden nothing’s going right.  Quitting isalways the easy way out of any problem, the problem with quitting is that younever grow above the problem. We can pray and pray but see no or littleresults, so [...]

Formal Process or Forward Progress

This has been a week of great adversity for many in our Nations ministry. The calls and falls have been more than normal. The decisions by many students have been dangerous and sometimes destructive. I am reminded of principle number nine which reminds us that after we fall our consequences are inevitable, incalculable and up [...]

Baptist Missions

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John and Wanda Casias

From the website of  John And Wanda Casias Missionaries to Mexico -  http://www.casias.org “On Janury 31st 2012 John and Wanda graduated to be with our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ as their lives were suddenly taken in a home invasion. Thank you all for your prayers and your continued support for the Ministry they started 29 years [...]

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Breaking News for February 1st, 2012

Missionaries to Mexico John & Wanda Casias Murdered Details are still sketchy, but according to reports from facebook and twitter veteran missionaries to Mexico John & Wanda Casias were found murdered in what is thought to be a robbery of some kind most likely by the local cartel. The cartel in their area of Mexico has been very [...]

The Harvest Bells Are Ringing, What? You Can’t Hear Them?

Can you imagine not being able to go to the store and buy ???, Resurrection Day, decorations?  How about not being able to tune into messages on the death, burial and resurrection of Christ during Passion Week on your radio?  How about not being able to go to the local Christian book store and buying a gift [...]

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Honduras Orphanage Builds the Kingdom Through Outreach

Mark Champion The Good Shepherd Children’s Home is in the hill country of the Zamorano Valley in San Francisco, Honduras. It is about one hour southeast of Tegucigalpa, Honduras, the capitol. They house nearly 150 kids . There are 14 Tias, who are house moms. They take care of managing everyday activities in the different [...]

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Chinese Cultural Obstacles and Coming To Christ

One day I was on the bus going to teach English.  We made a left hand turn and suddenly there in the middle of the road was a dead body.  You could tell she was a DOT street sweeper by her uniform and large bamboo broom laying near by.  To my surprise, a fellow DOT [...]

Baptist News

Fred Luter Poised To Be First Black To Lead Southern Baptist Church – Huffington Post

Fred Luter Poised To Be First Black To Lead Southern Baptist ChurchHuffington PostBy Bruce Nolan NEW ORLEANS (RNS) After months of urging from other Baptists around the country, the Rev. Fred Luter told his African-American congregation that he will seek to become the first black man to lead the predominantly white Southern Baptist … and [...]

SBC leader criticizes Komen reversal

DALLAS (ABP) – The head of the Southern Baptist Convention’s publishing house said Feb. 3 that Susan G. Komen for the Cure’s reversal of a decision to disassociate from Planned Parenthood means that pink-bound Holman Christian Standard Bibles taking up warehouse space likely won’t be going anywhere soon.

Opinion: Joining Baptists in defeating NC Amendment One

(ABP) — A few weeks ago we were invited to teach a class of clergy about North Carolina Amendment One, a measure on the ballot May 8 that would define marriage as only between one man and one woman. It was an honor to be asked, but not too surprising. We are, indeed, the only [...]

Veteran Baptist communicator Lloyd Householder dies

BRENTWOOD, Tenn. (ABP) – Lloyd Householder, 82, a veteran Southern Baptist denominational worker and communicator, died Jan. 30.

Pastor’s anti-gambling prayer criticized as political

FRANKFORT, Ky. (ABP) – A statehouse prayer landed a Baptist pastor in the middle of a controversy over a proposal to bring casino gambling to Kentucky.