From Pastor Bill

SAYING “YES” and “NO”

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Our culture seems to imply that we must work harder than ever to find ways to say “yes” to the world in order to gain a hearing.  And, to a certain extent, this is all well and good.  But it lacks an equally compelling “no,” because, if we are not careful...

OFF TO COLLEGE IN AUGUST

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I have often stated to our young people that, when they go off to almost any state university in our country today, they will be taught to disbelieve almost everything they have been taught morally and spiritually in their church and from their Christian parents.  They will probably be...

DO YOU ENJOY MOUNTAINTOP EXPERIENCES?

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I do not know of one person who doesn’t love a mountaintop experience, and this would also hold true for those who experienced them in both the Old and New Testaments.  These are times when we all enjoy a special spiritual intimacy with the Lord and are able to see things more clearly...

CELEBRATING AMERICA, JULY 4th

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As we celebrate our Independence Day on July 4th, we need to commemorate those who signed the Declaration of Independence, our nation’s “birth certificate.”  They acknowledged: “And for the support of this Declaration, with a firm reliance on the protection of Divine...

KIDS & BASEBALL

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All three of our children played baseball in organized leagues growing up.  At first, it was a lot of fun, and one of our kids even played on a team that was undefeated.  But then, my wife and I finally decided to give up on baseball altogether, and for the following...

A CAFETERIA OR A KITCHEN TABLE?

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If you gave Mom a chance to choose, most of the time she would prefer for the family to eat at a nice cafeteria instead of at home.  That alternative eliminates working over a hot stove and having to clean up the dishes afterwards.  Ask the kids and they, too, will usually choose a...

THAT’S JUST YOUR INTERPRETATION

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When you share and point out something in the Bible with someone else, have you ever had them say, “Well, that’s just your interpretation!”?  Often what they mean by that is, when it comes to what the Bible says, usually it’s nothing more than just one’s...

AN EASTER SERIES ON THE RESURRECTION

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For the four Sundays leading up to and including Easter, we are going to delve into the longest chapter in the entire Bible dealing with the resurrection of Jesus Christ, I Corinthians 15.  The study path that we will be taking is as follows: March 27, Vv. 1-11, “Evidence for the...

POWERFUL OBJECT LESSON

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A Christian who had previously been attending worship services at his church suddenly stopped going.  A few weeks later, his pastor decided to visit him one chilly evening and found the man sitting beside a blazing fire. Guessing the reason for the visit, the man welcomed his pastor, led...

A MOUNTAINTOP EXPERIENCE

Posted by Dr. Bill Blanchard on

I do not know of one person who doesn’t love a mountaintop experience, and this would also hold true for those who experienced them in both the Old and New Testaments.  These are times when we all enjoy a special spiritual intimacy with the Lord and are able to see things more clearly...