Jul 17, 2013 | Minister's Corner
We live in an age of generalizations and labels. We make generalizations like “Teenagers are irresponsible” or “White people are racists” when there are innumerable examples to show that such is not the case. And we use labels in the same way. We may refer to some-one...
Jul 10, 2013 | Minister's Corner
The expression that is the title of this article is one that we hear all the time. It’s synonymous with words like “obviously” or “of course.” It is to assume that all parties in the discussion understand certain facts to be in evidence without the need to express...
Jul 8, 2013 | Minister's Corner
It is always easiest to look at Christianity in the abstract. Making impersonal judgments about who a Christian is or how a Christian should act is a safe exercise that leaves one clinically detached from personal liability. At the same time, it can be an effective...
Jun 28, 2013 | Minister's Corner
The sermon on our mission works last Sunday morning allowed me to make some very brief remarks about the Frankie Smith Ag Project that is an integral part of the curriculum at BTC. Unfortunately, time did not allow me to explain the role this project plays in FACE’s...
Feb 21, 2013 | Minister's Corner
The book of Acts is filled with thrilling accounts of early Christians growing and bearing fruit both in terms of evangelism and in good deeds. Repeatedly we read of their positive influence among people and, where that favorable impression was held, the church was...
Feb 3, 2013 | Minister's Corner
At the age of 87, brother J. A. McNutt made the observation that “most folks are about as happy, or as miserable, as they plan to be.” Call it home-spun humor if you like, but it is more than that. It is homespun wisdom, achieved by a life of dedication to studying...
Jan 20, 2013 | Minister's Corner
In J. I. Packer’s classic work, Knowing God, he asks and answers some vital questions in thought-provoking ways. Q. What were we made for? A. To know God. Q. What aim should we set [for] ourselves in life? A. To know God. Q. What is the ‘eternal life’ that Jesus...
Jan 2, 2013 | Minister's Corner
A new year has begun, and it is only natural that we want to look ahead and try to be ready. Yet the moment we attempt to do that, we become inundated with fears and doubts. The rising cost of groceries and fuel and all of the unknowns about health care are legitimate...
Nov 10, 2012 | Minister's Corner
One of the most inspiring and challenging passages in the Old Testament is a one-verse character summary of Ezra. “For Ezra had set his heart to study the law of the Lord and to practice it, and to teach His statutes and ordinances in Israel” (Ezra 7:10).It is not...
Nov 6, 2012 | Minister's Corner
Bible students are familiar with the great victory that God brought about when He defeated the Midianites and the Amalekites with Gideon’s 300. The contrast of strength could not be more apparent. Midian fielded an army that was as numerous as locust. For seven years...
