New Blog Feature!

I’ve added a new blog feature–email subscription–and there’s a button in the right hand column for you to use to sign up. You can be notified of new posts to the Baptist Parson via email, which can save you time and trouble if you don’t want to check the website every day for new content.

Great Article from David Dockery on Worship

The Founders Ministries’ Journal has a tremendous article by David C. Dockery posted here.
http://www.founders.org/journal/fj10/article1.html
While the article was originally written in 1992, nothing in it could not still be said of today.
 

Lightening The Shelves!

Here is something that may mean I can devote more of my discretionary income to other projects:
The Open Library
This compendium of online books features many actual scans of public domain works, many of them very hard to come by in print anymore.

Close Encounters of the Coyote Kind

The Parson had to do a late-night feeding for the horses and donkey because of an appointment on Nov. 24.
I had just got the feedbags on all three when the donkey snapped his head up and froze, looking into the pitch darkness just ahead. Figuring it was a deer–they run through my fence all the [...]

Thanksgiving Thoughts

A Thanksgiving Psalm and Prayer:
Psalm 103:1-22  Bless the LORD, O my soul: and all that is within me, bless his holy name.  (2)  Bless the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits:  (3)  Who forgiveth all thine iniquities; who healeth all thy diseases;  (4)  Who redeemeth thy life from destruction; who crowneth [...]

FBC’s New Website

Our Music and Education Director designed our new church website. Well done, Dan!
http://www.flemingsburgbaptistchurch.org

Newspaper Column

The Parson’s Perspective is a new weekly column in the Flemingsburg Gazette. You can read it here.

Pilgrim Radio

Here is another great Internet radio station that features top notch, thoughtful, Christian programming. In addition to Pirate Christian Radio, I hope that readers of the Baptist Parson will check out this station and its broadcasts.
They even feature readings of the Bible itself. Now, how about that!

Advent and Baptists–A Personal View

Did you know that Saturday, November 29 is the Christian “New Year’s Day?” Easy there–the Parson hasn’t slipped a cog.
I know that the Civil Year doesn’t end until December 31, but in the Christian reckoning of the year, November 29 is the CHRISTIAN YEAR’S “New Year Day.” What meaneth this? Is this some kind of [...]

What’s In A Name? Worship Experience Vs. Worship Service

By him therefore let us offer the sacrifice of praise to God continually, that is, the fruit of our lips giving thanks to his name. (Hebrews 13:15)
Something has rolling around in my head for a few months and I couldn’t quite pin down what it was. It all started when I noted that among some [...]