Minds Made for Musical Worship
Music is designed not only to shine from our hearts, but also to imprint itself on and shape our hearts....
Keep ReadingCosmic Treason
Calling sin “making poor choices” is true, but it is also a euphemism that can discount the severity of the action. The decision to sin is indeed a poor one, but once again, it is more than a mistake. It is an act of moral transgression....
The Disciplines of Bible Reading and Prayer
Every believer should have a daily time and place for prayer and Bible reading. That does not mean that is the only place and time you pray, but if we do not set aside time specifically, we’ll likely find no time most days....
Service to Others
As members of a local church, we covenant together to serve the church body, to serve each other, and together to serve our community. ...
Stewardship
As each has received a gift, use it to serve one another, as good stewards of God’s varied grace....
My Soul Thirsts for You!
If we only replenished our body with physical water as much as we replenished our souls with the spiritual sort, what kind of shape would our body be in?...
Scriptural Authority
At Welsh Baptist church, we covenant together to “submit to the authority of the Scriptures as the final arbiter on all issues.” This first requires us to acknowledge the authority of Scripture. ...
Minds Made for Musical Worship
Music is designed not only to shine from our hearts, but also to imprint itself on and shape our hearts....
Attendance
Attendance on Sunday morning should be a top priority of any covenant member. Being a regular part of such a gathering should be a priority for every Christian, but it shouldn't stop there....
Attendance
Attendance on Sunday morning should be a top priority of any covenant member. Being a regular part of such a gathering should be a priority for every Christian, but it shouldn't stop there....
Keep ReadingWhat kind of a safe place should we create in college ministry?
Ministry to college students should not be safe; it should not be a separate place for the conservative, churched young adult to be shielded from the world. Radical idea? It should be safe in the sense that no one should feel physically threatened. It should dangerously say that Jesus came to seek and to save the hickish, snobby, spoiled, broken, hidden, polished, silly, b...
Keep ReadingRe:Commissioned
We've been repurposed by the One who created us. We still enjoy life and family. We still work and play. But now we do everything with an overarching purpose that is as old as creation itself...reflecting the image of God to the world as we make disciples of Jesus....
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