Pastor John Scripture Reference: Revelation 1:1-20

   C. S. Lewis, literature professor and Christian apologist, peered behind the “compassionate” actions of government and discovered instead threads of tyranny. He notes that the most benevolent ideas imposed on others through the rule of law can often result in the exact opposite of what is intended.

Celebrated author Norman Mailer greeted paroled murderer Jack Abbott at JFK Airport in June of 1981, and Abbott was the toast of the town, appearing on the Today Show and in the pages of People magazine. As a proud practitioner of “radical chic,” Mailer now had a dangerous but “brilliant” protégé to showcase. Enthralled by Abbott’s prison manuscript, In the Belly of the Beast, Mailer and other celebrities pressed successfully for his release. But on July 18, just six weeks after his arrival in New York, Abbott stabbed a young restaurant employee to death when the man insisted that the […]

Pastor John Scripture Reference: Malachi 3:1 – 4:6

   by Adam Kolasinksi Homosexual relationships do nothing to serve the state interest of propagating society, so there is no reason to grant them the costly benefits of marriage.

   Evangelical in his doctrine and steadfast in his convictions, J. C. Ryle was a prolific writer and faithful pastor. In 1880 he became the first Bishop of Liverpool at the age of 64. Regarded as the leader of the Evangelical group in the Church of England, he was noted both for the robust advocacy of his views and for the gracious warmth of his personal relations. His successor as bishop described him as “that man of granite, with the heart of a child.”

   The next Bible study methods class for men will be 7 AM, Saturday, June 20, 2009 at the First Baptist Church of Perryville, MD. Even if you do not come to the study, you can learn and practice this method to grow and stay fresh in your study. Men can come without doing the assignment and still learn. But you will learn more if you take the time to study and practice this method.The assignment for the next class is to study a Bible doctrine (a teaching of the Bible on a specific subject).

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