Discipleship Minute #6

Read Matthew 4:18-20, 28:19-20The Christian church began with what we call The Great Commission. Jesus Christ, after His resurrection, commanded His disciples to go, make new disciples, baptize, and teach people throughout the nations. That commission has been given to us as well. Many Christian people today, however, feel a sense of nervousness or fear … Continue reading Discipleship Minute #6 →

It Was a Cruel, Cruel World: Death and Life Before and After the Fall (Part 21)

The Tree of Life is also present in the Garden of Eden (Gen. 2:9). The result of taking fruit would be to “live forever” (Gen. 3:22). Given what had just happened, if man took from that fruit and lived forever, he would be in a constant state of rebellion against God.Therefore, the man and the … Continue reading It Was a Cruel, Cruel World: Death and Life Before and After the Fall (Part 21) →

Is E. T. Going to Hell?

I read an article not too long ago by Ken Ham, President of Answers in Genesis. In the article, Ham decried the amount of money that has been spent on the search for extraterrestrial life. Then, he made a statement which catapulted him into controversy, “Only descendants of Adam can be saved…To suggest that aliens … Continue reading Is E. T. Going to Hell? →

It Was a Cruel, Cruel World: Death and Life Before and After the Fall (Part 20)

The penalty of death that God promised did come. This was the single biggest change to happen by the introduction of sin.Adam and Eve did not die immediately after eating the fruit.Their initial response after eating the fruit was an awareness of their nakedness, personal shame, and an attempt to cover their bodies and hide … Continue reading It Was a Cruel, Cruel World: Death and Life Before and After the Fall (Part 20) →

Important Announcement

The Shreveport Chapter of Reasons To Believe will be meeting on Tuesday evening February 25 at 6:30 pm at Shreveport's Brookwood Baptist Church. We will continue our Classic Christian Thinkers series with the man who helped bring about the Protestant Reformation. Bruce Hennigan will present "Martin Luther: The Road To Reform." The meeting will take … Continue reading Important Announcement →

Discipleship Minute #5

Read Acts 1:8 and 2:42-47.At one church in which I served, the first Sunday of deer hunting season was almost a sacred holiday. Most of the men were absent on that day. I’ve heard it said many times that “I could worship out there on a deer stand just as well as in the church!” … Continue reading Discipleship Minute #5 →

It Was a Cruel, Cruel World: Death and Life Before and After the Fall (Part 19)

God pronounced penalties to man’s disobedience which brought about more changes to the way man lived and which continue to this day.The woman was to experience more pain during childbirth (Gen. 3:16). The man was to experience more toil in making a living from the ground (Gen. 3:17-19). It is also interesting and significant to … Continue reading It Was a Cruel, Cruel World: Death and Life Before and After the Fall (Part 19) →

World Religion Day 2020: A Report

One of the outreach projects in which I participate each year is the annual World Religion Day event conducted in Shreveport, Louisiana. For the past few years, I have attended this event as part of a team of apologists led by Chan Hearron, a Christian school teacher.The mission statement of World Religion Day is to … Continue reading World Religion Day 2020: A Report →

Discipleship Minute #4

Read Luke 10:38-42.Can you imagine what you might do if you Jesus were coming for dinner? In this passage, we see what Jesus’s friends, sisters Martha and Mary, were doing. Martha was making sure all the details of the house and the meal were just right. Mary was sitting and listening at the feet of … Continue reading Discipleship Minute #4 →