August 15, 2021 I am so excited about getting back together with small groups come next month. We take the summer off, but are now gearing up for a small group restart. Small groups are so important. They promote spiritual growth, provide a means by which we can practice NT fellowship and yet there’s another […]
August 8, 2021 We are using this space to explain why it’s so important for you to become involved in a small group this coming school year. They will restart the week of September 12. Last week we saw how small groups promote fellowship. They also stimulate spiritual growth. 1 Pet 3:18, But grow in the grace […]
What a joy to hear Matt Moore preach today. This is Matt’s first time doing such! I’m so glad he can do so with family and friends. Matt and Katherine have been part of our congregation for just over a year now. They serve faithfully on our praise team. She is looking now for a […]
Of all the questions one can ask – none delves to the depths of an issue faster than why. Little children go through a why stage. Everything is punctuated with – but why? And the child is right – why is key to our understanding. For the next few weeks, we will answer why small groups are important here at Holt Baptist […]
Over a century ago, the famous London pastor Charles Haddon Spurgeon said, “I am the subject of depression so fearful that I hope none of you ever get to such extremes of wretchedness as I go to.” Yes, even the godly can suffer from depression. We often hear of medical solutions. Sometimes depression can be physically caused, […]
Donald Grey Barnhouse was a pastor in Philadelphia in the mid-20th century. He tells of speaking to a young lady at the airline desk in Tokyo. She spoke Chinese, Japanese and English, obviously a very educated individual. Pastor Barnhouse asked her if she was a Christian. “No,” she said, she was a Buddhist. He asked […]
It was Christmas 1979. I opened my present from my mom. I was greatly disappointed. Instead of cool things she had gotten me in the past – it was a toolbox. It was a reminder now as a married man with a house of my own I would need a screwdriver and a hammer. That wasn’t my […]
Happy Birthday America! What a wonderful history we have as Americans. No one is saying our history is perfect. We must face the sins of our past honestly. We must confess current transgressions humbly. However today is about celebration. We observe our nation’s birthday as our founding father’s envisioned – with picnics, parades, and fireworks. We are […]
Marriage is a gift. This past week Sue and I celebrated our 42nd wedding anniversary. Committed to biblical counseling as we are, we have been the beneficiaries of it ourselves. Most of the time in our marriage and in helping others, the problem is often unmet or unrealistic expectations. What causes fights and quarrels among you? Don’t they come […]
I recently read an old story of how an emperor returned to Rome in triumph. He was marching his troops through the streets along with prisoners of war. The streets were lined with cheering crowds. Legionaries were stationed at the street’s edge to keep people in place. At one spot along the route was a […]