Come Alive Again!

It’s hard to know what to post on a blog on a regular basis. There are so many blogs out there that say so much and no matter what is said someone is going to get mad about it and post their displeasure. Most of the responses to blogs are vile and filled with bad language, I’m sure mostly to increase the shock value of the response. The viler the response the worse the blogger feels about writing whatever he wrote, pens a quick apology and crawls away whimpering never to post anything again that isn’t meaningless tripe. That's usually how I handle things, and that I suppose is the reason for responding in a shocking manner.

Most responses to what I read on various blogs are ad hominem character attacks and don’t answer the arguments the blogger is making anyway. Again, name calling and making people feel bad seems to be the goal, not discussion and meaningful dialogue.
This is especially true for Christian and church blogs: rarely is there a well-reasoned argument against what is said; there’s either full agreement or the author is attacked and accused of being a dog from the pit of hell! Well, I’m just going to post what I think some may want to hear; if you respond with something well-reasoned and objective I may take a look at it. Or not.

And if you are going to post and disagree, do it with good humor, intelligence and Christian respect. Humor is a sign of intelligence and good will and will get an audience a lot faster than insults and ridicule. Try it, you might grow to like it

If you are searching for a local Baptist church and come across this blog, keep some things in mind. I am not King James only. I come from a group of churches that are KJV only and after studying the matter thoroughly over many years I have come to the conclusion that we must read the English translation that best speaks to us. For me that is the New American Standard Bible. I understand that there are many folks out there that are passionately KJV only, but I’m not one of them and will not be one of them. Ever.

It is important that we love and search for the truth. If the truth contradicts some long-held personal beliefs we must repent of our personal beliefs and change our minds. You can’t go through life without changing your mind from time to time. We must pursue the truth wherever it takes us. God welcomes those who are searching sincerely and honestly, the search for Spirit and truth as it says in John, and He will honor and respect our genuine repentance and change of mind. We must go where the truth takes us, no matter what.

The worship of Jesus Christ is the most important thing we do; true worship, privately and corporately with God’s people, is the basis for our knowledge, fellowship and outreach to the world. We must keep Christ uppermost on our minds in everything we do, in church and out, and always remember He is with us, listening to us and watching us, speaking to us and reaching out to us. All the time, without fail. Sometimes He enjoys us, sometimes we grieve Him, but He will always be there. By constantly worshiping Him in everything we do we can keep the grieving part to a minimum.

I'm glad to be back on the blog and coming alive again; we'll keep you posted with various things our church will be doing and if you find us and you like us, we praise the Lord for His grace. His grace is all we have, anyway, so praise the Lord!