Category Archives: +The Prayers

Spirituality, Liturgy, Worship

Miners Trapped Near Middlesboro, Kentucky

Posted on June 20, 2011 by Darrell Pursiful

Yahoo! News is reporting: LOUISVILLE, Ky (Reuters) – A state official said that three miners were trapped by high water in an underground coal mine in southeastern Kentucky on Monday. “They’re fine, they’re safe,” said Dick Brown, spokesman for the … Continue reading →

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The Archeology of Synagogues

Posted on May 25, 2011 by Darrell Pursiful

Eric Meyers has a nice article about the earliest synagogues in The Jewish Week. He is especially interested in the immediate post-70 situation and what it might tell us about the development of Judaism: One of the more important and … Continue reading →

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I’m Going to Give Johnny Cash the Last Word on Harold Camping

Posted on May 22, 2011 by Darrell Pursiful

As much as I usually resist it, I find there’s still a lot of Bell County, Kentucky in my spiritual pilgrimage. So here’s to Southern gospel music, heart-felt religion, the hope of heaven, and good old fashioned meat-and-potatoes spirituality. Now, … Continue reading →

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To Disillusioned Followers of Harold Camping

Posted on May 21, 2011 by Darrell Pursiful

Dear Fellow Believers in Jesus Christ, I had intended to hold back this post until tomorrow morning, but since Family Radio agreed to concede defeat if nothing happened by midnight Jerusalem time (about half an hour ago, if I’m not … Continue reading →

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My Plans for Sunday

Posted on May 20, 2011 by Darrell Pursiful

It is easy to mock Harold Camping and his crew for insisting the rapture will take place tomorrow. Mockery is without question a valid biblical response to false teaching, as Isaiah and many of the other prophets will attest. I’m … Continue reading →

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“Coming Out” as Christian

Posted on May 19, 2011 by Darrell Pursiful

Here’s a thought worth pondering: “It’s often harder for young people to come out as Christians than it would be for them to come out as gay,” she says. “Because of the vocal atheists – Dawkins and so on – … Continue reading →

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If You’re the Praying Sort

Posted on April 4, 2011 by Darrell Pursiful

I’d appreciate kind thoughts directed toward my dad, who is having a heart catheterization this morning. Thanks! Share this: Digg this postRecommend on FacebookBuzz it upTweet about itSubscribe to the comments on this postTell a friend

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A Case for Catechesis

Posted on March 14, 2011 by Darrell Pursiful

The New Testament, particularly the book of Acts, indicates that the usual procedure in the first century was for recent converts to Christianity to be baptized first and then instructed in the Christian faith. By the second century (i.e., the … Continue reading →

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Of Prostitutes and the Kingdom of God

Posted on March 11, 2011 by Darrell Pursiful

“Truly I tell you, the tax collectors and the prostitutes are going into the kingdom of God ahead of you. For John came to you in the way of righteousness and you did not believe him, but the tax collectors … Continue reading →

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The Biblical Origins of Lent

Posted on March 8, 2011 by Darrell Pursiful

Admirably explained by Michael Barber at The Sacred Page. I hope Michael understands that a growing number of Baptists thoroughly embrace the Lenten season. Readers may also want to read a brief rant on the subject I wrote about this … Continue reading →

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