Dr. Rick Shrader is the editor of Aletheia a monthly publication which helps meet the need for a balanced conservative voice among Baptists.

Commonly known as the "Alpha Center".

Presenting God's Word On the Internet Since 1996

"Today's tough issues dealt with from a Christian perspective"

Dial-the-Truth Ministries

Resolved

(Not Down here at this time, but my other VPS server is down.

Regarding Outage

Moved back on Cloudflare

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

David Cloud, Way of Life Literature

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

Apologies Internet Issues broke the initial stream, lost 15 minutes- Verses: Josh 18:1-6 Pastor Henry Funkhouser Welcome to ...

Wednesday 3/20/2024 Time: 7:00 PM Service: Wednesday PM Date: March 20th, 2024 if you have any Livestream issues or if you ...

Sunday PM 3/17/2024 Time: 6:00 PM Service: Sunday PM Date: March 17th, 2024 if you have any Livestream issues or if you ...

Sunday PM 3/3/2024 Dr. Sam Brown Time: 6:00 PM Service: Sunday PM Date: March 3rd, 2024 if you have any Livestream issues ...

Technical issues - Corrected Live Stream Broadcast of Lighthouse Baptist Church of Jackson GA www.LightForYourLife.org ...

US Secretary of State Blinken acknowledges progress in Gaza aid but insists more action is needed, pledging to address issues with Israeli officials.

The United Methodist Church General Conference has advanced a measure meant to allow different regions of the global denomination to determine their own standards on LGBT issues.

The plan would organize UMC churches in four global regions, with each given more leeway around same-sex marriage and other theological issues.The top legislative body of the United Methodist Church passed a series of measures Thursday to restructure the worldwide denomination to give each region greater equity in tailoring church life to its own customs and traditions.The primary measure, voted on as the UMC General Conference met at the Charlotte Convention Center in North Carolina, was an amendment to the church’s constitution to divide the denomination into four equal regions—Africa, Europe, the Philippines, and the United States.According to the plan, each region would be able to customize part of the denomination’s rulebook, the Book of Discipline, to fit local needs. While church regions in Africa, the Philippines, and Europe have already enjoyed some leeway in customizing church life, the United States has not.The vote on the constitutional amendment passed 586–164, or by 78 percent, which means it surpassed the two-thirds majority needed for constitutional amendments. It must now go before each smaller church region, called an annual conference, for ratification by the end of 2025.If ratified by two-thirds of delegates to the annual conferences, the restructuring would allow the four regions to set their own qualifications for ordaining clergy and lay leaders; publish their own hymnal and rituals, including rites for marriage; and establish its own judicial courts. A new Book of Discipline would have one section that could be revised and tailored for each of the four regional conferences.The two-week worldwide meeting is the first meeting of the General Conference in five years, due mostly to delays associated with the COVID-19 pandemic. It follows a painful schism that has split some 7,600 US-based churches from the denomination—a ...Continue reading...

Delegates at the United Methodist Church General Conference voted this week to allow a regional body based in Eastern Europe to disaffiliate from the denomination over theological issues.

The plan would organize UMC churches in four global regions, with each given more leeway around same-sex marriage and other theological issues.