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What The Bible Says Good Samaritan's Penny Pulpit by Pastor Ed Rice

What The Bible Says Good Samaritan's Penny Pulpit by Pastor Ed Rice

What The Bible Says Good Samaritan's Penny Pulpit by Pastor Ed Rice

What The Bible Says Good Samaritan's Penny Pulpit by Pastor Ed Rice

What The Bible Says Good Samaritan's Penny Pulpit by Pastor Ed Rice

Psalm 37:1-7 Bro. Scott Doty Sunday Evening Service 5-22-2022.

Sunday AM 5/22/2022 Speaker: Pastor Jordan Myers Time: 10:00 AM Service: Sunday School Date: May 22nd, 2022 if you have ...

Sunday PM 5/22/2022 Speaker: Pastor Jordan Myers Time: 6:00 PM Service: Sunday PM Date: May 22nd, 2022 if you have any ...

While a win for religious liberty, the Ramirez ruling will take a traumatic toll on an already burdened profession.On April 21, 2022, the state of Texas executed 78-year-old Carl Buntion, who shot and killed police officer James Irby in 1990.But Buntion wasn’t alone when he died. Beyond the usual prison staff, his spiritual adviser Barbara Laubenthal was also in attendance at his execution. She had come to know “Carl” as the man he became after serving three decades behind bars.Later, Laubenthal admits she felt deeply affected by her experience. In a statement on Twitter, the political activist said: “After witnessing tonight how a human being was killed in front of our eyes, we are convinced more than ever that the death penalty is inhumane and has no place in a democracy in the 21st century.”Her shock is not unique—even among those who support the death penalty. And with a recent Supreme Court decision, this traumatic experience will soon be shared by many other faith leaders across the nation.Thanks to the March 24, 2022, ruling in Ramirez v. Collier, death row inmates will now have more access to a spiritual adviser of their choosing in their final moments.As a pastor of 17 years, I have witnessed death firsthand in hospitals and homes. The ministerial calling often requires going into uncomfortable or difficult situations that I will never forget. The moment I read about the religious liberty victory of the Ramirez ruling I was conflicted. What if I was asked to be there?In 2004, Texas inmate John Henry Ramirez robbed and then stabbed convenience store cashier Pablo Castro 29 times. Texas law has fluctuated regarding access to chaplains, but the Ramirez case was unique in that he requested his pastor maintain physical contact with him as he passed. He won.The case is ...Continue reading...

Matthew D. Kim believes addressing pain is part of a preacher's calling.Matthew D. Kim is no stranger to pain, either personally or as a pastor. In Preaching to People in Pain: How Suffering Can Shape Your Sermons and Connect with Your Congregation—which won CT’s 2022 Book Award for church and pastoral leadership—Kim encourages preachers not to avoid addressing pain from the pulpit. Kim served for many years as the director of the Haddon W. Robinson Center for Preaching at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary. He’s recently been appointed the Hubert H. and Gladys S. Raborn Chair of Pastoral Leadership at Baylor University’s George W. Truett Theological Seminary. Author and Denver Seminary professor Angie Ward spoke with him about how preaching to pain is a critical aspect of church health.Your book focuses on an often-overlooked reality for preachers: In any congregation receiving a sermon, there will be listeners who are in pain. To begin, how do you define pain and suffering?Pain is something that’s universal and yet also so individualized. Even though we all share in pain, we’re not going to experience or process pain and suffering in exactly the same way. So I would say that suffering and pain are about where we each experience discouragement or loss. They have to do with an internal discouragement, frustration, or anger with a situation and feelings of hopelessness about it.In your book, you mention six universal types of pain: painful decisions, painful finances, painful health issues, painful losses, painful relationships, and painful sins. Have you seen an increase in particular types of pain over the past two years?I think most of us recognize that loneliness, anxiety, depression, and other mental health issues seem to be at the forefront in ...Continue reading...

Charles Gilman Lowry, father of Mark Lowry, passed away on May 18, 2022, at the age of 90.

Dems Defend Abortion to the Ends of the Birth --->Dems Defend Abortion to the Ends of the Birth May 12, 2022 By Tony PerkinsWhen the Supreme Court justices met Thursday for the first time since the leak, life looked anything but normal. Now they head into the city from ...

Shady Payments Laundered through National Institutes of Wealth --->Shady Payments Laundered through National Institutes of Wealth May 16, 2022 By Joshua ArnoldA usually hum-drum budget hearing turned fiery last Wednesday when Representative John Moolenaar (R-Mich.) took ...