As you drive around Genesee County today there is no want for Cannabis businesses. Almost every street corner it seems has a store or grow facility. This was not the case when I was growing up. Flint during the 1950s to the 1980s was filled with Coney Islands, Banks and Churches. Churches were not only… Read More The General Baptist Denomination in Flint Michigan
I recently gave in and joined Tic-Tok, mainly to see what my granddaughters were up to, but like many I became lost in this mindless playground of information and absurdities. I am amazed at the amount of people that are ‘deconstructing’ their faith. The definition of this could be quite great and somewhat winding depending… Read More Deconstruction by Roy Richard
My sister taught Sabbath School for years and the one thing that always weighed on her mind and that she prayed constantly about was that she would speak God’s word truthfully and in accordance with His will. She never wanted to cause one of her students to stumble or question their faith because of misspoken… Read More Strange Fire
Modeling God’s Love… The most well-known bible verse is probably the most profound; ”For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.” (John 3:16 KJV) God loves us, all of us. No matter our sex, color or height,… Read More Modeling God’s Love…
Mortal man, stand up… Ezekiel was a prophet of God who lived during the time of the fall of Jerusalem. He lived in Babylon, finding himself there after being captured and exiled. His preaching was not popular because his audience was made up of more exiles that were looking forward to returning to home.… Read More Mortal man, stand up…
Oikos There have been in the last few years a new idea that is actually an old idea, that deals with how we are to reach out to the world with the love of God and how that action can bring on a reaction that could grow our churches. This concept is often known… Read More Oikos
Adherent to? I live in Genesee County, Michigan and in 2010 the population of Genesee County was right around 425,000. Of that number, over half reported that they had no religious affiliation. City-Data.com reported that 60.6% or 258,027 of County residents did not consider themselves an adherent to any faith. Add to that another… Read More Adherent to?
Invite? Why do you invite people to church? Is it for the right reasons? Chris Swain suggests the following and bout why we should NOT invite people; · If we are slaves to the numbers and we want those numbers to be really big, or at least bigger than last time. · If… Read More Invite?
A Poke and A Prod We had our first of many Men’s Prayer Breakfast this morning and this was the devotion I shared there. So let us come near to God with a sincere heart and a sure faith, with hearts that have been purified from a guilty conscience and with bodies washed with clean… Read More A Poke and A Prod
Titus Chapter 3 Paul in his desire to see the faith grow and Christ honored laid done some good ground rules concerning Elders in Titus. And while the main subject may have been Elders, there is no reason why these teachings cannot be applied to any believer. Put them in mind to be… Read More Titus Chapter 3
Ramblings of an Old Coot 