by Bob | Dec 26, 2007 | Absalom Jones, Civil Rights, Martin Luther King Jr, Richard Allen
Richard Allen and Absalom Jones: The Martin Luther King of Their DayMartin Luther King, Jr. (1929-1968) was, of course, one of the main leaders of the American Civil Rights movement. What is lesser known today is King’s training and ministry as a Baptist pastor. Even...
by Bob | Dec 22, 2007 | Christmas, Christmas Eve, Saint Nicholas, Santa, Santa Claus
Who Is Saint Nicholas?*Note: So many people enjoyed this Christmas blog post last year, that I plan to re-post it every Christmas season. Enjoy and Merry Christmas!The origin of Santa Claus begins with Nicholas, who was born during the third century in the village of...
by Bob | Dec 21, 2007 | African American
How Africa Shaped the Christian MindI just learned about a new book that sounds fascinating for everyone interested in African American ministry. It will be released in January 2008 and is by church historian Thomas Oden. The title is: How Africa Shaped the Christian...
by Bob | Dec 11, 2007 | Uncategorized
Willow Creek RepentsAll those concerned about how churches produce spiritually mature believers should find the following link fascinating: http://blog.christianitytoday.com/outofur/archives/2007/10/willow_creek_re.htmlBottom line: spiritually mature people grow as...
by Bob | Dec 9, 2007 | Discipleship, Discipleship Counseling, Equipping, MACCD
Be Equipped by the Book Online I am excited to announce the first ever Capital Bible Seminary (CBS) online distance education (ODE) course.I will be teaching Discipleship Counseling I (DC I) as an ODE course from February 4 to May 2, 2008. DC I is our core course...