Author Archives: SCBC BLOG

Don’t We Already Have Kids?

Posted on May 17, 2012 by SCBC BLOG

I came across this inspiring call to care for orphans and to consider adoption from Randy Stinson. Dr. Stinson serves as President of the Council for Biblical Manhood and Womanhood (CBMW) and as Dean of the School of Church Ministries … Continue reading →

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Obama, Gay Marriage, and the Golden Rule

Posted on May 16, 2012 by SCBC BLOG

Part of a letter sent to U.S. President Barak Obama: Last week, Mr. President, you announced during an interview with ABC News that you support gay marriage. You are the first incumbent President in American history to do so. You explained … Continue reading →

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Our World: In Case You Missed It In The News This Past Week

Posted on May 16, 2012 by SCBC BLOG

1. The First Gay President, Newsweek (Andrew Sullivan) 2. Is gay marriage sin? Americans are divided, USA Today (Cathy Lynn Grossman) 3. Committee OKs allowing chaplains to oppose gays, Army Times (Rick Maze)  4. Black churches conflicted on Obama’s gay … Continue reading →

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Cynicism in Prayer

Posted on May 15, 2012 by SCBC BLOG

I wanted to pass along this insightful & challenging video from Desiring God about our prayer life. Paul Miller is the one speaking. I highly recommend his book A Praying Life: Connecting With God In A Distracting World. By Nelson … Continue reading →

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Our World: In Case You Missed It In The News This Past Week

Posted on May 9, 2012 by SCBC BLOG

1. Mosques and Mormon temples filling fastest in U.S., The Globe and Mail (Paul Koring) 2. ‘Seismic Shift’ In Europe After French And Greek Elections, NPR (Mark Memmott) 3. NC approves amendment on gay marriage, The Columbus Dispatch (Martha Waggoner) … Continue reading →

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The Story of Ian & Larissa

Posted on May 9, 2012 by SCBC BLOG

This moving video on God’s grace and marriage was posted by Desiring God. I wanted to pass this along as an encouragement to all those in marriages. Warning: may produce tears! By Nelson Chapman _____________________________________________________ Nelson is the English Pastor … Continue reading →

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Ten Contemporary Sacred Cows that Need to be Tipped

Posted on May 3, 2012 by SCBC BLOG

A hearty “amen” to Jared Moore’s post at his blog (ExaltChrist) entitled, “Ten Contemporary Sacred Cows that Need to be Tipped.” He hammers the anthropocentric attitude of so many in our churches today and pulls us to a Christocentric position … Continue reading →

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Our World: In Case You Missed It In The News This Past Week

Posted on May 2, 2012 by SCBC BLOG

1. Work to turn S. Korea Army post into urban oasis to begin in 2017, Stars & Stripes (Ashley Rowland and Yoo Kyong Chang) 2. Secularists counter National Day of Prayer with National Day of Reason, The Washington Post (Kimberly … Continue reading →

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Why Don’t Christians Care That They Sin?

Posted on May 2, 2012 by SCBC BLOG

At the 2010 Ligonier National Conference, R.C. Sproul and Alistair Begg respond to the question, “Why don’t Christians care that they sin?” This video is posted at the Ligonier Ministries website. So you also must consider yourselves dead to sin and … Continue reading →

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Prayer Is The Greater Work

Posted on April 28, 2012 by SCBC BLOG

Oswald Chambers penned, “Prayer does not fit us for the greater work, prayer is the greater work.” Prayer is the sweet communion with God that we need & the trail to faithful dependency upon the Sovereign. A Christian’s spiritual life … Continue reading →

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