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Religion

Treasure Hunting

Julie Andrews sang “A few of my favorite things” in The Sound of Music. What are some of your favorite things? This answer will vary widely among us all, but whatever it is will capture our focus, time and resources. Some of our favorite things will even capture our heart. Jesus cautioned ...

Spectator Sports

America was captured, even enraptured, with baseball in the early 1900s. The love for the sport grew decade after decade. Giants of the game emerged over time with new and amazing record shattering statistics. Fans flocked to the games from little league to the minors to the major league. Boys ...

First Baptist Church goes ‘in the Wild’ for VBS

Gas up the all-terrain vehicle and head out on a wilderness adventure like no other. Snag a picture or two. This summer kids will focus on some amazing, real-life encounters with Jesus. Each encounter is like a snapshot — a specific moment in time captured on the pages of Scripture. Children ...

‘Go to church?’

This is a question being asked a lot these days. Is the church as we know it over? Do brick and mortars have a place going forward? Is the Bible out dated in its mandates? The answers to these questions are obvious for many, based on their choices. Podcasts, Facebook streaming, mega church TV ...

God’s will in the New Testament

Previously we discussed knowing the will of God as revealed in the New Testament through understanding it is directed in purpose as well as discovering the directives in Scripture that place us in His will. The first two directives were for us to live sacrificially and gratefully. The next ...

God’s will from the New Testament

A few weeks ago we examined how to know God’s will through the Old Testament and what the characteristic of his will are. In our first step of examining the scriptures about God’s will, we found that it is: perfect, peace seeking, best for us, sovereign through to triumph, creates a ...