President Calvin Coolidge was a shy and quiet man – a man of few words. His first cabinet meeting lasted only 15 minutes. “Closed-mouth-Coolidge” rarely wasted words. Even in the social whirl of Washington DC, Coolidge would sit silently through official dinners. Once he was approached by a lady who had waged a bet that […]
My mother used to say it takes more muscles to frown than to smile. Christians don’t always have to be happy. Circumstances in life can produce unhappiness – yet we are called to constantly rejoice in the goodness and greatness of our God. Joy and happiness are quite different as the Bible teaches. Joy is based on my relationship […]
How thankful we are for the buildings God has given to us. The original structure, what is today our fellowship hall and basement was built in 1952-54. The auditorium, offices and classrooms were constructed in 1968. Such buildings require maintenance. In the last 16 years we have seen numerous projects crossed off the list: landscaping, the […]
Musician Ron Hamilton was promoted to glory April 19. In 1978, doctors discovered cancer in Ron’s left eye which required it to be removed. He was only 28. A child at church asked him about the eye patch while recuperating. In a teasing way Ron said he was a pirate – and “Patch the Pirate” was […]
Today we begin a new expository series in Genesis 25-35, the lives of Isaac and Jacob. Once we finish, we’ll have completed a study in the entire book of Genesis – we just didn’t do go thru it chronologically or at the same time. Last year we studied the lives of Abraham and Sarah. In […]
What are the non-negotiables for Holt Baptist Church? Our methods of operation have changed over the years but what are we unwilling to change? We’ve rehearsed these in the past. Let me remind you of them again. God-Centered Worship, Rom 15:5-6. Elements of corporate worship would include: singing, prayer, instruction, giving, godly encouragement, communion and baptism. Doctrinally […]
Welcome to our services this Easter morning! Our tradition here at Holt Baptist Church – and many other churches is to begin this service with “Christ is risen!” You as the congregation will respond enthusiastically with, “He is risen indeed.” Be ready! Though not a professing Christian (he was a Deist), Benjamin Franklin wrote the […]
Once again our hearts break with another school shooting this past week. The media continues to blame many things and yet ignores the main problem that we know it to be – depravity. Some senators want to call this act of violence a hate crime, and it should be. If it had been carried out […]
Easter is coming! Technically every Sunday is Easter. It is on the first day of the week we commemorate the resurrection of Christ. I hope you’re making plans to be here April 9. It will be a glorious morning you won’t want to miss it. First, we have our annual Easter breakfast at 9:15 am. The […]
I have always loved the narrative of the rich young ruler and Jesus found in Mk 10:17-22. While the end of the encounter is sad, the man leaves Jesus unconverted, I never cease to be encouraged by the words of verse 21, “And Jesus looking at him, loved him …” Let me share with you Jared Wilson’s […]