As iron sharpens iron,
one person sharpens another. (Proverbs 27:17)
Roanoke church drops ‘Baptist’ label in search for youth revival
The switch to Heights Community Church goes hand-in-hand with church leadership’s effort to re-brand the church into something more welcoming to new and younger churchgoers.
Dr. Sam Horn Hired by Bob Jones University
“On Wednesday, October 1, 2014, Dr. Sam Horn informed the board of trustees that he accepted Dr. Steve Pettit’s invitation to serve as Vice President of Ministerial Advancement as well as the Dean of the Seminary and School of Religion at Bob Jones University beginning in January, 2015.”
“The Southern Baptist Convention’s Executive Committee voted unanimously Sept. 23 to declare New Heart Community Church in La Mirada, Calif., not in ‘friendly cooperation’ with the SBC’s purpose … .
The Southern Baptist Convention has kicked out a California church that voted in May to agree to disagree about whether the Bible teaches that homosexual behavior is always a sin.
Former Democratic Unionist Party leader Ian Paisley, has died aged 88. Prime Minister David Cameron said Mr Paisley was “one of the most forceful and instantly recognisable characters in British politics for nearly half a century”.
From the BBC
“Let’s give earnest heed to Jehu’s words, ringing out to Jehoshaphat as this godly king walked disorderly: ‘Shouldest thou help the ungodly, and love them that hate the LORD?’ Sadly, moving in the realm of the New Calvinism puts one in that unenviable position.”
“[T]the more embedded Millennial Evangelicals are in the Evangelical subculture and the less interaction they have with non-Evangelicals, the more likely they are to demonstrate attitudes diverging from their elders.” CPost
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