by Edward Thal | Oct 29, 2024 | Spiritual
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...
by Edward Thal | Oct 15, 2024 | Social
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...
by Edward Thal | Oct 1, 2024 | Stewardship
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...
by Edward Thal | Sep 17, 2024 | Spiritual
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...
by Edward Thal | Sep 3, 2024 | Article
God created the octopus—a creepy body that is mostly brain. God also created the sloth. It may not be the dumbest living thing, it just looks that way—slow-moving and slow-witted—with a perpetual half-smile on its face that says, “I know stuff. But I’m not...