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If you do not use a spiritual journal, you might want to consider using one.  Journaling is a great way to write down what God is teaching you and pouring out your heart in prayer.  I have been journaling for over twenty years and my journaling is like a spiritual path I can look back on and see where I have been. I am always blessed when I read over some of my journal…

Dr. David Murray has put together a great list on Puritan books on sin.  Enjoy!   http://headhearthand.org/blog/2014/07/23/top-10-puritan-books-on-sin/

Noah Braymen wrote a three part article on the life of Christian statesman John Leland in Canon and Culture.  Here is the link to part 1: http://www.canonandculture.com/the-life-of-john-leland-sinner-saved-by-faith-alone/

Here is the link to part 2: http://www.canonandculture.com/the-life-of-john-leland-preacher-evangelist/

Here is the link to part 3: http://www.canonandculture.com/the-life-of-john-leland-statesman/

Please keep this pastor’s family and the church in your  prayers.   http://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/2014/05/05/waukee-church-faces-pastor-suicide/8711207/

I am preaching through Proverbs and reading through the book is pretty easy.  Just take a chapter a day and you can finish it easily in a month.  However, what about a devotional on Proverbs.  Click on the link and it will take you to Monergism’s page and you can download the book in Kindle…

In this blog, Dr. Mohler is responding to Matthew Vines books, which says that in the Gospel God does not condemn monogamous homosexual relationships.  Wow!  The Woman Folly is crying out in the streets, on college campuses and in the media that a person can be a practicing homosexual and be…

Dear Church, Some of you may know Pastor Tommy Rucker who served at FBC Dunkerton, Iowa.  Pastor Tommy was a fine man and excellent pastor. He had served as pastor for FBC since 2007 and was loved in the community.  He was very active in Baptist life in Iowa serving on the executive board for our…

I got this blog from one of our young men in our church and wanted to pass along to you its wisdom.  I love it when our young single men strive to know what it means to be a husband.  Enjoy! http://www.gty.org/resources/articles/A158/for-husbands-only

Excellent interview with Dr. Moore on Morning Joe. http://www.msnbc.com/morning-joe/watch/fate-of-christians-in-the-middle-east-125616707981

“Jesus on Every Page” should be on your list of books to read in 2014. Not only is it a must read it is also an easy read. http://thegospelcoalition.org/book-reviews/review/jesus_on_every_page

If you are planning on reading the Bible through in 2014, here is some encouragement from the Gospel Coalition. http://thegospelcoalition.org/blogs/tgc/2013/12/27/a-bible-reading-plan-for-readers/

I want to give a heads up to our small group leaders and teachers at Grand to listen to the seminar: “The Functional Centrality of the Gospel in the Life of the Local Church” by Mike Bullmore.  Actually the seminar is available to anyone who wants to listen to it but I would like to…

Attention Citizens of Earth: We are now on Facebook. That is all.

In this month’s issue of SBC Life there are two excellent pro-life articles .  One is “Living on the Grace Side of Abortion” and the other is “Five Reflections for the Pro-Life Movement”.  Both are excellent reads.  Here is the link: http://www.sbclife.org/Articles/2013/12/SLA14.asp

Desiring God is making available for download a free e-book for the Christmas season. Enjoy! Here is the link to the website: http://www.desiringgod.org/resource-library/books/good-news-of-great-joy

Leaving a church is never easy.  With that in mind, when it comes to the point where you must leave a church family because of some issue, how do you do it where God is glorified, the church edified and your conscience is clear?  Over my 20 plus years of ministry, I have seen it done in some very unhealthy ways. Thabiti Anyabwile, pastor of Grand Cayman Island Baptist…

Ed Welch has written an excellent article on dealing with fear. Click on the link below and perhaps this article might give you some new insight on dealing with fear. http://www.ccef.org/blog/update-fear

The advisory committee has put together a wonderful document on cooperation.  It was presented at the Southern Baptist Convention this past week. The first link is to the report and the second one is Dr. Mohler’s blog on the report.  Both statements are worth the time to read.…

Here is a link to a video on the life and work of C. S. Lewis sent to me by Deb Mortvedt.  In it many authors and speakers discuss the life of Lewis, his faith in Christ and value of reading his works.  It is about 24 minutes long and very good. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=egYTTe4w0tk&feature=share Enjoy!

Have you been keeping up with the mini series The Bible?  I am amazed at the response it has generated. Most of the reviews I have read have been pretty favorable.  Many critics acknowledge that the producers took some poetic license in places by venturing the text and instead went for being cool.  My response to Hollywood producing stories on the Bible have always been…

Our students will be hosting a fund raiser meal on Sunday, April 14th immeadiately following the morning service in Fellowship Hall.  The fundraiser will raise funds for the youth mission trip to Standing Rock Indian Reservation on the boarder of South Dakota and North Dakota. There is no cost for…

The Gospel Coalition posts many interesting articles and some I agree with and some I do not. The article I am pointing you to today is one of the more provocative articles I have read, Why I Changed My Mind About Baptism. It seems I am constantly having this discussion with people.  I must confess I do not know everything about infant baptism.  I am still learning from…