A little while ago one of our members asked the following question:
In Joshua 2 we see the story of Rahab, a Gentile living in Jericho. In the New Testament we are told that she was saved through faith. I thought that in the Old Testament only…
The other day one of our members asked me what in the world was going on in Judges 11 and this reminded me that perhaps an e-blast about this strange book in general and this very bizarre story in particular would be in order. When reading the…
On September 22nd at 7:00 p.m. we are having a special congregational meeting to discuss the 2013 update to our Statement of Faith. As mentioned at our Annual General Meeting back in June we are required to resubmit our by-laws in the fall of 2013…
As I read through the readings for this week I felt lead to comment on this selection of verses with thoughts on our church and our people. Looking at the text we see a straight forward plan of the church. Acts 2:42-47 (English Standard Version)
12 “On the day the LORD gave the Amorites over to Israel, Joshua said to the LORD in the presence of Israel: ‘O sun, stand still over Gibeon, O moon, over the Valley of Aijalon.’ 13 So the sun stood still, and the moon stopped, till the nation…
As mentioned at our AGM in June, we are intending to resubmit our by-laws in the fall of 2013 in response to a government mandate applying to all charitable organizations. As part of this process the Leadership Team at FBC has made the decision to…
Last week we completed our reading of Psalm 119. As Christians we often struggle to love the law and wonder if we were intended to do so. Most Christians would agree that we must “assent to the law”; that is we must agree that the law of God…
This past week in our WTTB readings we completed the Book of Deuteronomy. The word “Deuteronomy” means “second law” or “second giving of the law”. In this series of sermons delivered at the end of his life Moses essentially recapitulates God’s…
Over the last several years I have often been asked my views on the education of children. The Bible does not mandate any particular approach. There is no verse in the Bible that says: “Thou shalt send thy kids to Christian School”, nor is there a…
Earlier today I met with one of our interns to discuss a project I have assigned. I have asked Ryan Shevalier to create a searchable mechanism for organizing my many FAQ e-mails. Not all of those emails show up as blogs or FAQ blasts but the task was…
