Archive for January, 2006
Thursday, January 19th, 2006
SBTC Removes Pastor, Part 2
If you haven’t already done so, please read the Baptist Press story here:
Read part one of this post.
If the BP report was accurate, I would have a completely different opinion on the action taken. I personally interviewed Randy Haney, pastor of Faith Harbour, at 3:30 on the afternoon of December 21st. With his permission, [...]
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Wednesday, January 18th, 2006
SBTC Removes Pastor Over Homosexuality Controversy
According to Jerry Pierce, Managing Editor for the SBTC Texan, their executive board has acted unanimously to disaffiliate a church for violating the convention’s constitutional provision concerning churches that “affirm, approve, or endorse homosexual behavior.”I
n a report written by the Minister/Church Relations Director Deron Biles, he and another staff member, along with the SBTC credentials [...]
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Monday, January 16th, 2006
Clear the stage
We’re doing it wrong. Worship is not about lights and bands and cool clothes and songs that make me feel good.
Consider the words of Ross King:
Clear the stage
and set the sound and lights ablaze
if that’s the measure you must take
to crush the idols.
Check the pews
and all the decorations, too
and tell the congregations few,
then have [...]
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Sunday, January 15th, 2006
Pat Robertson At It Again
PAT ROBERTSON: SATAN CAUSED CHENEY’S SHORTNESS OF BREATH
Devil Laid Veep Low, Evangelist Says
One week after claiming that God had caused Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon’s massive stroke, the Reverend Pat Robertson today said that Satan had given Vice President Dick Cheney the shortness of breath that resulted in his brief hospitalization on Monday.
“Vice President Cheney [...]
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Sunday, January 15th, 2006
The Evan Has Landed
Welcome to my newest nephew, and the newest male of the Cottar tribe, Evan Alexander. You can get the full story here.
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Saturday, January 14th, 2006
Mea Culpa
My last post was Christmas Day. Apologies to those of you who kept checking in here and finding nothing but the smell of stale air. But here’s a little explanation:
My ministry associate is no longer working with me. He’s moved on to follow God’s will elsewhere. It’s made things doubly busy for me around the [...]