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AMOS THEN AND NOW

by Harry Morgan | February 18, 2025 | Spiritual | 0 Comments

Amos is the third book of the minor prophets. God gave him a vision of what was about to happen to the northern kingdom of Israel and he was sent there to preach that message, pronouncing God's indictment and judgment upon them. Amos was unlike...

Coffee and Christianity

by Jessica Fannin | February 11, 2025 | Spiritual | 0 Comments

Mmmm….coffee! If I’m honest, it’s one of the main reasons I get out of bed in the morning. Here’s a brief history of this favorite beverage: According to the National Coffee Association (NCAUSA.org), an Ethiopian goat herder named Kaldi discovered coffee...

A VACATION TO REMEMBER

by Brenda Graham | February 4, 2025 | Social | 0 Comments

There’s never been a period in human history when more people travelled to more places for the sole purpose of enjoying a good time of relaxation in an interesting or exotic location. Bob and I have enjoyed a few of those over the years, but none have been as...

Small but Mighty

by Shane Colvin | January 28, 2025 | Stewardship | 0 Comments

A couple of months ago I opened the cabinet under our kitchen sink to get a dishwasher tablet and immediately noticed a pool of water. I quickly shut oﬀ the water, gathered some towels and began the process of cleaning it up. After careful inspection I discovered the...

Lessons Learned from Sylvia Hansen

by Jessica Fannin | January 21, 2025 | Social | 0 Comments

The first time I heard the name Sylvia Hansen I was seated in Fran’s kitchen (my step-grandmother) eating something (which is what you do when you’re at grandma’s house). My mom was chatting with her when I heard something that got my attention: “You could slap Sylvia...

ACCEPTING THE SOVEREIGNTY OF GOD

by Edward Thal | January 14, 2025 | Spiritual | 0 Comments

The real question behind objections to God’s sovereignty—so beloved of spiritually dead theologians, apostates and those seeking to neuter God so that they can rule in His name and in His place—is recorded in Genesis 3:1, where the devil plants a doubt in the mind of...

Spending, and Spent! The Plight of the Loving Servant

by Mike Duffy | January 7, 2025 | Article, Stewardship | 0 Comments

The definition of Agape love is “sacrificing self for the benefit of another.” So, we learn that inherent in this type of love is the one doing the loving “pays a price.” The most famous verse in the Bible is an example of this: “For God so loved the world...

DON’T RESOLVE TO BE A DO-GOODER!

by Edward Thal | December 31, 2024 | Article, Stewardship | 0 Comments

By Edward Thal Here’s a resolution not to add to your list for the New Year: Be a do-gooder in 2025! The devil is a sly deceiver about Christianity, aiming to place it on the same level as the multitude of other useless world religions that seek to please the gods...

PONDERING CHRISTMAS

by Jessica Fannin | December 24, 2024 | Article, Spiritual | 0 Comments

During the Christmas season we often turn to the book of Luke to consider his account of the birth of Christ. In fact, our youngest son Luke is so named because of the time that I spent reading Luke’s Gospel prior to his birth. Luke 2:16-18 talks about the...

CHRISTMAS MEANS KARMA IS NOT INEVITABLE

by Woody Preston | December 24, 2024 | Article, Spiritual | 0 Comments

I’ve heard this word “Karma” thrown around a lot since the recent election, especially by conservative pundits on TV declaring that the destructive policies of the last four years are being overturned. Karma is a Hindu word that refers to a principle of cause and...

STUFF!

by Woody Preston | December 17, 2024 | Article, Stewardship | 0 Comments

“Stuff”. It’s a short but loaded word. We all have it. I have my stuff, Jan has her stuff, you have your stuff, the kids have their stuff, and that messy neighbor across the street has a garage full of stuff. It’s our stuff and it fills everything. If you...

Grace Be to You

by Edward Thal | December 10, 2024 | Article, Spiritual | 0 Comments

By Edward Thal In his introduction to the Ephesians, Paul wishes “Grace” to them. What does he mean? If you have ever felt bad about something you’ve done, you know you’re a sinner. And, if you’re honest with yourself, you will know that you’re a repeat...

CHRISTMAS IS A GOOD TIME TO CELEBRATE MARRIAGE

by Harry Morgan | December 3, 2024 | Article, Spiritual | 0 Comments

God’s Word speaks of marriage right at the beginning (Genesis 1:26-27), and right at the end (Revelation 19), and a lot of places between, in both the Old Testament and the New Testament. Marriage was God’s gift to mankind—a fitting gift to celebrate at the...

I’m Thankful for God

by Edward Thal | November 26, 2024 | Article, Spiritual | 0 Comments

In this season of Thanksgiving, I’m thankful I’m not an atheist because I would have nothing to be thankful about. Atheism made sense to me until I was 23 years old and thinking about suicide because living made no sense. That’s what happens when you believe you came...

Look Up!

by Woody Preston | November 19, 2024 | Article, Spiritual | 0 Comments

Living out in the country means city lights don’t diminish the magnificence of the night sky. I can name some of what I see when I look up—the moon, Polaris (the North Star, by which ancient mariners would navigate), Venus, the second brightest object in the sky on a...

WISDOM FROM AN UNSAVED MAN

by Edward Thal | November 12, 2024 | Article, Social | 0 Comments

Steve Jobs, co-founder of Apple, was one of the richest men in the world when he died at the age of 56 from pancreatic cancer. On his deathbed he recognized that his wealth and fame could not buy more life: “You can employ someone to drive the car for you,...

God Can Calm the Storms

by Roger Caudill | November 5, 2024 | Spiritual | 0 Comments

* This was the last article from Roger before his passing. God can calm the storms in your life, but sometimes He calms His child in the storm. When storms roar, let Christ comfort you and bring rest to your soul in the eye of calamity. Hear Him whisper above the...

Dealing with the old man

by Edward Thal | October 29, 2024 | Spiritual | 0 Comments

The Apostle Paul writes about the “inward man” and the “outward man”; the “new creation” and the “man of flesh” (2 Corinthians chapters 4 and 5). It is a unique concept of spiritual treasure contained within vessels of clay; the eternal life of Christ in dying human...

WE SERVE A GREAT GOD

by Roger Caudill | October 22, 2024 | Spiritual | 0 Comments

Friends I want to tell you that we serve a great God! Praise God, and praise all those who pray every day for some who are suffering from cancer and other ailments. God hears you! What comes to mind when you think about God? Do you praise Him daily for who He is and...

THE TYRANNY OF THE LEAST AND THE DUMBEST

by Edward Thal | October 15, 2024 | Social | 0 Comments

The man who famously said, “God is Dead” and was instantly acclaimed by those who wished God to be dead also described Socialism as “the tyranny of the least and the dumbest.” That’s a problem for Anarchists, Atheists, Communists and Socialists because...

BE STRONG!

by Roger Caudill | October 8, 2024 | Spiritual | 0 Comments

Joshua 1:1-8 records what God will do for Joshua after the death of Moses. Then God makes Joshua a promise: "Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the LORD thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest." (Joshua...

World Evangelism: More Than a Slogan

by Edward Thal | October 1, 2024 | Stewardship | 0 Comments

At Bluegrass Baptist Church our purpose is to glorify God, love each other, and evangelize the world. That last part might sound too ambitious, especially when you measure the size of our church and our limited resources against the vastness of the world beyond...

Standing on Truth

by Roger Caudill | September 24, 2024 | Social | 0 Comments

We live in a society that seems to be dedicated to tearing down the concept of truth. Yet, truth is part of God’s fundamental nature and is one of the defining characteristics of the Word of God—it cannot be destroyed! We serve a God who “cannot lie” (Titus 1:2).  No...

What is a Christian Church?

by Edward Thal | September 17, 2024 | Spiritual | 0 Comments

A true Christian church is not a social club for agnostics mocked by apostates. It is not a place where we seek entertainment on an otherwise boring Sunday or where we speak of a Christ we do not worship and acknowledge a Christ to whom we do not pray. Church is...

Christians Are Role Models

by Roger Caudill | September 10, 2024 | Article | 0 Comments

Christians are role models. By our behavior we influence others for good or for evil, toward truth or away from it. When Christians are in leadership they have a greater influence. To be an example of Christ and His teachings, we must be familiar with Him and what He...