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It may be a surprise to many of you that at one dark point in my young adult life, I considered myself an atheist.  Of course, I didn't admit this to anyone, but it was true.  I no longer believed there was a God.  I looked at Christianity as a religion of tradition and the Bible as an ancient book of stories and nothing more.  But things changed for me in 1999 when I was at the age of

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I just returned last week from El Salvador and my first foreign missionary trip.  I went with a great group of guys that have since become true brothers to me.  We shared an experience that I will never forget.  God used our team of eight, along with the locals that we worked with, to save 147 people and 29 people rededicated their lives to Him!  I haven't seen that many decisions in all of my 12

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Yesterday, I heard about a small Church in Florida that is planning on burning copies of the Muslim holy book, the Qur'an, on September 11th this year.  Personally, after all the evil that this book has caused in this world and in my own country, I can understand their desire to burn it, but I also don't think that it's a good idea.  Not only will it antagonize those who already hate us with such

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I was having a theological discussion today over what some see as a big problem in Biblical interpretation.  And that is understanding how the perseverance (or eternal security) of believers fits with the Scriptural warnings that appear to be directed toward believers, telling us to beware of falling away from the Lord and His salvation.  If the Bible teaches both in that way, then we have a

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To anyone who reads my blog, you may have noticed that I haven't written a new post in the past few months. I do apologize, but inspiration hasn't hit me when I had sufficient time to write. I will be writing again very soon. So don't think that I am missing in action. I've just been missing, but not out of action.My life and ministry offline has been quite busy the past few months. We had a

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I finally got around to watching the movie, "Avatar," which is currently considered the best movie ever, or at least that's what the commercials say. I have heard a lot of people tell me how good it is, but I have also heard some bad reviews. Naturally, I wanted to see it for myself. So my wife and I watched it last night without the kids, as we do with any movie that we are unsure of. After

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The word "Gospel" means "Good News" and it refers to the message of what God did to save us and how we can receive that salvation. It is supposed to be a simple message that has defined Christianity from the beginning, but it seems that there is some disagreement among Christians about the Gospel that was being preached at the beginning of the Church. Some say that the Apostles led by Peter

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Our Church just experienced a shock last week that we are still reeling from. One of our members committed suicide. This individual was a good, Christian man and well-liked by all, but he took his own life in a moment of despair. As his pastor, the task fell to me to try and comfort his family and to preach his funeral. It has been one of the most difficult things that I have ever had to deal

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Each Christmas season I am increasingly concerned over the fact that our culture is forgetting or ignoring what Christmas is all about. In this nation that was founded by Christians and that has always been a place where Christianity has flourished, Christmas has become X-Mas, a holiday without the Christ. American children hear more about Santa Claus and the latest toys at Walmart than they do

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When I think of people in the Bible whose lives have been changed through having faith in Jesus Christ, one person comes to mind more often than any other. I think of the man who was once called Saul, when he was still an unbeliever, a persecutor, and an enemy of Christ, but who would later be called Paul, when he became a believer, a follower, and an ambassador for Christ. Paul's dramatic

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I was reading in the book of Colossians today and came across a passage that really struck me. Over and over again, in the space of just five verses, the Bible talks about who we are, what we have, and what we should be doing "in Him," or rather "in the life of Christ Jesus, our Savior and Lord." For those who believe, it is "in Him" that we have eternal life, it is "in Him" that we have the

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Yesterday, a man posed a question to me that is not easy to answer.  He basically asked, "Why does God allow His own to suffer?"  The man had been studying the book of Job and he couldn't understand why God would let Satan attack Job so severely.  My answer was that God makes our faith stronger through allowing it to be tested.  An untested faith is a vulnerable, weak faith, but a faith that is

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Good Friday seems to be a bad name for the day that Jesus was crucified so long ago.  Think about it.  Terrible things happened on that day:  the innocent Son of God was falsely convicted, humiliated, beaten, scourged, and finally nailed to a wooden cross to die in agony.  It just doesn't sound like a good day from that perspective.  So what makes Good Friday so good?  Thankfully, the Bible gives

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As a pastor, I get a lot of questions.  They are often very surprising, perplexing, and intimidating, but I welcome them all.  It's part of what I am called to do in weilding the Sword of the Spirit to help people understand what God has said to us all.  I do get some questions more than others and so I decided to post some of my answers.This week, I got the tongue question.  It usually goes

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Hello all! I'm sorry that I have not written for awhile. Things have been a bit hectic.I will be writing another article soon, but in the meantime, I wanted to share with you a link to a video that you must see. A twelve year old Canadian girl recently gave a speech in her school that spoke out against abortion. Despite much controversy and efforts to talk her out of it, the girl delivered

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I would like to tell you a dog story, but first I need to set the stage. We live within the city limits of a town that has a leash law. We also have no fence around our back yard. So that is why we keep our family dog on a chain. The chain is very long and allows her to get up on the back patio within easy reach of us when we are out there. Anytime we go out the back door, our dog is there

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As the pastor of a Church that is a cooperating member of the Tennessee Baptist Convention, I thought that I would give a report on the convention meeting that was held last week. Overall, it was a good meeting. The preaching was inspiring and the congregational worship that occurred throughout the meeting was excellent. There was very little controversy, but what little there was is worthy of

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Many people my age, and especially computer geeks like me, love to play computer games. If done with moderation and without making moral compromises, this can be a very enjoyable and stress-relieving thing to do. There is just something about entering a fictional world where you are able to do amazing things that you never could do on your own in real life. For example, as a kid, I used to

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The following article is a must-read for all Christians who are committed to voting based on Biblical values and morals: http://www.falwell.com/index.cfm?PID=17819I want to warn you that the article does directly talk about what the presidential candidates have said and done concerning the issue of abortion. Frankly, I am glad to hear about the issues that the news media primarily ignores in

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In Isaiah 22, we hear about one of the many times when the inhabitants of Jerusalem were being besieged by a terrible foe. But instead of hearing how God miraculously delivered them, we hear how God punished them with His absence. At this point, some might ask why God would do such a thing to His chosen people, but the answer is clearly given in the text. God did not carelessly abandon them,

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I thought that I would take time to address some questions that I have received about when the Rapture of the Church will occur, as well as when the Second Coming of the Lord Jesus will occur. One thing that helps in understanding more about what Scripture says about the timing of the Rapture and the timing of the Second Coming is to understand that they are two separate events. Most of the

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Hello everyone! I am sorry that I have not updated my blog lately. It has been extremely busy here at McEwen First Baptist Church, which is not a bad thing at all. God is at work!I once was told that when you go on an extended vacation, you will work twice as hard when you get back than you did before you left. When we went on vacation for a couple of weeks in June, I discovered that to be true.

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I recently had to articulate my position on the subjects of election and free will. Some who read what I had to say will try to place one theological label or another on me, but I do not fit into the two main sides on this issue. I am neither a Calvinist, nor an Arminianist. Like one of my professors said during my seminary days, I am a Calvimenianist. More importantly, I strive to be a Biblicist

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I believe that Romans 1:16 brings up the most important topic of the entire Bible. In this verse, Paul declared, "For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ, for it is the power of God to salvation for everyone who believes, for the Jew first and also for the Greek" (Romans 1:16, NKJV). This one verse summarizes the missionary passion of the believer, the greatness of the message concerning

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Easter in America today has become increasingly focused on the wrong things. Most American children hear stories of a mythical bunny bearing colorful eggs, candy, and even gifts. If asked about the title for the holiday, most parents simply say that "Easter" is about celebrating the beginning of Spring. But Christians know better, or at least we should know better. Easter was not meant to be

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I have provided the links to two articles that were of great interest to me and that I believe should be read by all Christians who have a concern for the future of this country.The first is an extremely encouraging article about a revival in a small town in Louisiana. This revival is occurring in the town of Jena, which was recently in the national news for its outbreak of racial violence. As

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When I come to the Word of God with the right attitude, I always come away having learned something truly wise. That is because in the Bible is found wisdom that is beyond the capability of man to invent or even to improve upon. After all, the Bible says, "...the world through wisdom did not know God..." (1 Corinthians 1:21a, NKJV) Human wisdom falls ever so short of the wisdom that God wishes

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The following Baptist Press article is a must read for Southern Baptists who are increasingly called "intolerant" and "unkind" over their position on Scripture and salvation. This article illustrates the reasons why we have made the stand that we have.Here is the link: http://www.bpnews.net/BPFirstPerson.asp?ID=27331

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2008 has begun with the promise of great things to come. Our family is in a new home, I will soon graduate (finally), and the Church is having an impact on the community of McEwen, Tennessee. There is much to be excited about and to look forward to, but there are also things to be concerned about.2008 is obviously a presidential election year and the political scene appears to be heating up

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There are times throughout the year when groups meet in convention centers around the country to hear about things that are more relevant to that group than anyone else. I personally would not be surprised to hear that shepherds have convention meetings. They could meet to discuss the statistical ignorance and stinkiness of sheep, only to discover that it has not improved even one iota since the

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As a new pastor to the state of Tennessee, I did not know exactly what to expect when I attended the Tennessee Baptist Convention that was held this week in Kingsport. It was refreshing to me to see that every candidate that was up for election in the convention was required to answer whether or not they affirmed the year 2000 revision of the Baptist Faith and Message (http://www.sbc.net/bfm/

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In the seventh chapter of John, the Lord Jesus is seen interacting with the multitudes who have gathered to celebrate the Feast of Tabernacles, or Feast of Booths. God had commanded the people to keep this feast, saying, "On the fifteenth day of this seventh month and for seven days is the Feast of Booths to the LORD. On the first day shall be a holy convocation; you shall not do any ordinary

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Jehoshaphat was one of the kings of Judah, and a man whom God's Word reveals to have been a faithful follower of the Lord. In the past when I have heard the name Jehoshaphat, it has been in the phrase "jumpin' Jehoshaphat!" I am not sure where this phrase came from, because I have not found a passage in the Old Testament where Jehoshaphat is jumping. On the other hand, I found a passage where

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During the first missionary journey of the Apostle Paul and his friend Barnabas, an incident occurred that greatly troubled them and which could have destroyed their ministry, had they responded to it in the wrong way. The Bible says that, when they came "to Lystra and Derbe," they were "preaching the gospel there" (Acts 14:6-7, NKJV). Apparently, Paul and Barnabas were having trouble getting the

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“You are made ‘in the image of God,’” is considered a meaningless or even a delusional statement by the average person today, but it is one of the greatest truths ever to be heard. The “image of God” is the gift of God which was bestowed on humanity at the moment when He created us. Being created was a gift in of itself, but being created “in the image of God” was a much greater gift than can be

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In the fourth chapter of Acts, we see the beginning of controversy between the newborn Church and the religious establishment of the Jews. In chapter three, the Apostle Peter and John had gone into the Temple, where God healed a crippled man, gathered a crowd together, and gave them the opportunity to preach about Jesus Christ. When many thousands heard what they had to say and believed it, the

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In the Old Testament, much is said about the wrath of God, promising that He sees the wickedness of men and that He does not let it go unpunished. For example, in the time of Noah, God's judgment was literally poured out on the Earth in the form of a flood. Humanity's sin had become so all encompassing that God's judgment became all encompassing as well. The only ones who did not literally drink

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Last week, I was asked if I thought there was any prophetic significance to July 7th, 2007. This person was wandering if the Lord could return on that day. My answer was simply, "No," because He is supposed to return in a time when no-one is expecting Him to. In fact, based upon that fact, I said that Jesus is more likely to return on Ground Hog's Day than on 7/7/2007. In all actuality, Jesus

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Recently I have been thinking a lot about how God leads His followers to do this or to do that. Often as Christians, we say that we "feel led" to do something, but we can't explain that feeling. I have that made that statement many times lately concerning what our family is preparing to do. We are packing our belongings in order to move from the Outer Banks of North Carolina to the middle of

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What is often referred to as Daniel’s prophecy of the “seventy weeks” is actually a recording of the angel Gabriel’s message to Daniel from God, which is found in Daniel 9:24-27. The significance of this message is seen in the events that are described, as well as in the end result of those events. At the very beginning of this message, Gabriel briefly explains to Daniel what the “seventy weeks”

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In our Bible reading, my wife and I are both going through the Law that God laid out for His chosen people to live by. Last night, she pointed out something that I have often thought about as well, namely that the commands of the sacrificial system that God made a part of His Law seem very odd. As modern readers, most of us have never seen any such religious practice, nor can we fully picture it

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Down through the centuries people have attempted to disprove that Jesus resurrected from the dead. These attempts have sometimes been very sophisticated, but most of the time they have been very shallow in arguing their case against the record of the Bible. Recently, a new effort has been undertaken that is both sophisticated and shallow, using a combination of 2,000 year old ossuaries and

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I have found that one of the things that is difficult to do is not worry. Worrying stands in opposition to faith, because we are not trusting God when we begin to fret about whether or not we will have what we need. Worry does not simply concern finances, it often concerns the future and everything that comes with it. You cannot both worry about the future and trust God with your future at the

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In reading the Old Testament, there are passages where it becomes clear that God instituted rituals and ceremonies for the Hebrew people in which the symbolism would not have been understood in their time. Looking back from the cross of Jesus Christ, some of these rituals and ceremonies can be seen for what they symbolized. One such ceremony concerned "...the law of the leper for the day of his

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In the wilderness, after the Children of Israel were brought up out of Egypt, God gave them directions to build a Tabernacle. This Tabernacle would be where they could approach the God who had delivered them and now wished to dwell among them. But because they were still sinners like the rest of humanity, they could only approach God in His way, by His rules, which was only through atoning

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In this day and age, what was once hotly debated has become an accepted fact by many, concerning the nature and accuracy of the Bible. To many who actually claim to serve the Lord in public ministry, the Bible is not completely the Word of God, but rather contains the Word of God. When studying the Bible, those who hold to such ideas start with a foundation of doubt in whatever passage that they

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During a Church service the other night, my oldest daughter passed a small slip of paper to me. It's always a pleasure to get these little creative gifts from my children, knowing that they did it out of love and a desire to hear what I think of their work. This note especially struck me when I looked at it. On one side of the note was a handwritten passage of Scripture from Psalm 2, which said,

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To understand why I write the things that I do, you really need to understand me and more importantly the change that has come over me. I was not always a preacher of the Gospel or even a believer. Once, to my own shame, I was what I like to call a "closet atheist," which is someone who is not willing to admit that he or she does not believe in God. That's who I was before March 14th, 1999, but

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As a kid, there were many things that sparked my imagination, but none so much as Star Wars. I was too young to see A New Hope in the theater, but I watched The Empire Strikes Back and The Return of the Jedi on the big screen. From then on, as a kid, I dreamed of being a Jedi and having those supernatural powers that I had seen Luke Skywalker wield against the forces of darkness. Of course,

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Often, in discussing prophecy of the end times, the focus is on the devastation alone. That is an easy thing to do considering how much detail that Revelation gives of each part of the final judgment. Sometimes it is easy to forget what the outcome will be when the King of Kings returns. That is why it is good to read such passages in the Old Testament like Zechariah 14:1-9, because in such

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Yesterday was June 6, 2006 (a.k.a. 6/6/6). The Day of the LORD was widely mentioned by the religious and secular, either scoffingly, jokingly, or hysterically. Reactions that were delivered Biblically went mostly under the radar. Some held their breath expecting fire to fall from Heaven and Satan to appear roaming the Earth, but nothing unusual happened. In fact, looking back from the day after,

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The United Nations has a goal and a motto of bringing peace to the entire world and quotes a verse from the Bible to express this goal. A plaque in front of the UN headquarters quotes from the end of Micah 4:3, saying, "They shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruning hooks; nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war anymore." (NKJV)

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In the book of Hosea, right in the midst of God pronouncing His judgment on Israel for their continual sin against Him, God says, "I will ransom them from the power of the grave; I will redeem them from death. O Death, I will be your plagues! O Grave, I will be your destruction! Pity is hidden from My eyes." (Hosea 13:14, NKJV)We all are guilty of sin against God and we have already been

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Through ancient Israel, God provided an example of the problem in our culture today. The majority of our population has become unwilling and even hostile to hearing what the Word of God says. The Bible has already explained the cost."Hear the word of the LORD, You children of Israel, For the LORD brings a charge against the inhabitants of the land: "There is no truth or mercy Or knowledge of

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