Over the past year I’ve been preparing ideas, saving money to buy equipment, and now learning the technology to launch a podcast. The plan today is to launch the first weekly audio podcast on Monday, January 6, 2014. The podcast format will be... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
It’s not unusual to read history of churches using a bar as a gathering place for a worship service, especially in the west, but not as a time to get a drink or two. An article that was posted over the weekend at npr.org has some churches... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
Sunday at 12:30 pm (Mountain Time) will be a report on New Horizon International. You can join us for this ministry report in person at Eastside Baptist Church in Twin Falls, Idaho or live streaming (if we can figure out the technology) via Google+... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
Over the past few decades there has been a lot of talk about dropout statistics especially among youth in our churches. Statistical data is always complicated to determine what the numbers really say. Some defenders of statistics argue that we... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
Hey Eastside Baptist Church, meet our extended family in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Â Silas, Bianca and I had the privilege of gathering with our new church plant while there last Sunday. We will share more on Sunday, November 10, 2013. [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
Yesterday our first Proclaimer came in the mail. Here is a short video describing the Proclaimer. Visit www.faithcomesbyhearing.com for more information. [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
Over the past couple of days I have been in dialog with a brother, Tony Jones, in Grand Coave, Haiti. He sent me a short article he wrote recently and gave me permission to post it here. He speaks to the matters in Haiti with the same tone as I do.... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
About a month ago, Eastside Baptist Church in Twin Falls, Idaho planted our first international church. New Horizon Baptist Church is located in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. I’ll share more about the new church plant soon, but for now enjoy the... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
Today was a day for harvesting my giant sunflowers. I had two plants grow to full maturity (others suffered early demise due to strong winds). Throughout the process I’ve had Matthew 13 on my mind, the parable of the sower. In this parable,... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
In his Thoughts on the Revival, Jonathan Edwards considers the difference of the sufficiency of Scripture and the senseless efforts of man to create emotional movements of men without the work of the Spirit. This short excerpt is for consideration... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
