Your thoughts on local Associations…

OK, I don’t have long to post right now; I am getting ready to head out the door and attend the weekly meeting/ luncheon of the Elkhorn Baptist Association.  EBA is the oldest association in the state of Kentucky and I believe (but could be wrong) the oldest west of the Alleghenies.  Anyway, I enjoy [...]

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There are so many things wrong with these three stories…

That quite frankly, I don’t even know where to begin.
Check out the first one here, about a 6-year old that took his family car and attempted to drive to school, saying that he learned how to drive from playing Grand Theft Auto?@#$!
1. What the heck is a 6-year old doing playing Grand Theft Auto?
2. How [...]

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PROVERBS FIVE MAKES FOR SOME INTERESTING FAMILY DEVOTIONS…

*NOTE: If you are someone who takes yourself or life in general too seriously, you probably don’t want to read this. If you can laugh at the little things in life, then enjoy!
Last night as my wife and I gathered with our children for family Bible reading before bed, we read Proverbs chapter five (5) [...]

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Re-entering the blogosphere…

First let me wish everyone who reads this the happiest and most blessed of new years! My prayers are for peace, joy, health, and the advancement of the gospel in 2009 in an unprecedented way, both in my own life and church and around the world as well! May you be blessed in 2009!

Now for [...]

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Why I am thankful today for the CBF…

In a nutshell, the existence of the CBF and articles like this one make me really glad I am a Southern Baptist.  If you haven’t read it yet, please take a moment to do so before reading on.  It is very telling.   
 
David Roach of the Baptist Press has written an excellent article here highlighting [...]

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Final plunder from this year’s SBC…arrrgh!

I said earlier that I hoped each year to come home from the SBC with a handful of free books worthy of mention.  This year was no disappointment.  I listed six freebies earlier (SBC Indy Wrap-up, 1, see below).  In the end, I added seven (7) titles to the earlier six for a total of [...]

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Preparing for Indy…my 10 statements…

Tomorrow, my wife and I and our youngest of four children will be heading out for Indy for the 2008 SBC.  Hopefully, we will arrive in time for the pastor’s conference on Sunday night.  I truly hope that this week will be an encouragement for all who attend.  As I mentioned in an earlier post, [...]

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Please visit this website…

I want every reader who visits my site to visit www.tylersupdate.com and add Tyler to your prayer-list.  Also leave a word of encouragement for Tyler and his family and remind him of God’s faithfulness through the prayers of His people. 
Tyler Bush is a courageous and strong young man who is a friend of mine.  My [...]

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Blogging again and thinking about the new year…

I have been away from the blogging scene for most of the month.  First there was my PhD Cohort meeting at SBTS, which was awesome but made for an exceedingly busy couple of weeks.  Then I got back home in time to prepare for the holidays and travel to 3 families in 4 days for the Christmas celebration.  [...]

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Signing off until December 14th…

Even though I have just recently ventured into the blogosphere, I regret to inform my faithful 3 or so readers that I will be signing off for a couple of weeks.  I am not quitting, for I still feel that I have much to say and express through this medium.  Furthermore, it is evident through [...]

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