Written by Pastor Josh Merrell of South Side Baptist Church in Weatherford, Texas. More than a few people have begun to wonder if this series on Calvinism was ever going to end. I sympathize! In fact, I can assure you that no one is more ready to be done with the discussion than I. Thankfully, this…
1) View Creativity As Essential We say that the Bible is our sole authority for faith and practice. Faith, yes. Practice, not so fast. We need to be honest about this. Most of the time the Bible tells us what to do without telling us exactly how to do it. We have to exercise some creativity…
Written by Pastor Josh Merrell of South Side Baptist Church in Weatherford, Texas. For many people, an article purporting to show that Calvinism is Unscriptural should have appeared at or near the beginning of this series—not the end. For them, it’s an open-and-shut case. John 3:16 alone is enough to render Calvinism a heretical aberration…
“Oh, those poor conservative independent Baptists! I feel so sorry for them. They are really limiting themselves by being against everything, especially creativity. It’s obvious they don’t get out much to see what all is available to them. If only we can change their mindset and get them to embrace some new ideas, they could become…
(Written by Noah Hickman, a student at Heartland Baptist Bible College and member of a group who made a recent missions trip to Philadelphia) A recent missions trip to Philadelphia by a group from Heartland Baptist Bible College in Oklahoma City began when God burdened Bro. Kyle Rodecker, a third-year Pastoral Major from Temecula, California,…
