In 2022, during Vacation Bible School at Brookwood Baptist Church, my eleven-year-old granddaughter Audrey came to my wife and me saying that she had placed her faith in Jesus Christ. We were overjoyed with her and her decision. After about a year, we were finally able to get her into baptism class and on the … Continue reading A Baptism in the Family
Month: October 2023
Crucial Questions: An Apologetics Catechism
Christian ApologeticsQuestion 4: From where does the word “apologetics” come?Answer 4: The word “apologetics” comes to us from the Greek New Testament.Comment: If there is a “go-to” verse for apologetics, it is I Peter 3:15.“…but honor the Messiah as Lord in your hearts. Always be ready to give a defense to anyone who asks you … Continue reading Crucial Questions: An Apologetics Catechism
A Playlist for Apologists
2023 #1 Jesus Saves!What is the essence of the Christian message? If, as the apostle Paul says, we have been given the “message of reconciliation” as “Christ’s ambassadors” (II Corinthians 5:19-20), then what is the message that we have? What word do we have to this culture from the person we represent?Jesus Saves!Our message and … Continue reading A Playlist for Apologists
IMPORTANT MINISTRY ANNOUNCEMENT
2023#9Humanity faces an enemy far greater than any other that we could imagine. There is a spiritual realm that seeks to rebel against God and harm all human beings. We must learn about Satan and his army of demon followers to be prepared when the spiritual battle comes. On Tuesday, October 10, the Shreveport Chapter … Continue reading IMPORTANT MINISTRY ANNOUNCEMENT
I Couldn’t Have Said It Better Myself
2023 #2“When I wrote my first book, reaching for the widest most latitudinarian definition of Christianity, I turned to Reinhold Niebuhr. And Reinhold Niebuhr said, ‘There is one thing that in order to be a Christian on requires a commitment on, and that is that Jesus was other than just a man.’”William F. Buckley, Jr.