http://www.valleybiblefellowship.org An independent Bible church in Boonville California Wed, 30 Jun 2010 17:59:13 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en This entry in the June 22nd Our Daily Bread was so profound that it bears repeating here. --------- In a commentary on Ecclesiastes 9:15, Martin Luther cites the story of Themistocles, the soldier and statesman who commanded the Athenian squadron. Through his strategy, he won the Battle of Salamis, drove the Persian ... http://www.valleybiblefellowship.org/no-one-remembered/ Well, ok, maybe it's not quite as amazing or dramatic as all that. We're just changing the time of our Sunday service and Wednesday evening Bible study in order to better accomodate the changing needs of folks in our fellowship. Beginning Nov 1st, 2009 (Daylight Savings - Remember to set your ... http://www.valleybiblefellowship.org/were-changing-time/ Halloween and paganism are, for some reason, irrevocably linked in some Christians' minds. However, this should not be so, for modern secular Halloween and paganism actually have very little to do with each other. The Halloween that is celebrated today in the United States is a day when children and adults ... http://www.valleybiblefellowship.org/a-view-on-halloween/ “I believe in Christianity as I believe the sun has risen, not only that I see it, but by it I see everything else.” — CS Lewis http://www.valleybiblefellowship.org/the-clarifying-effect-of-christianity/ Al Mohler warns parents of the upside-down portrayal of the proper parent/child relationship found in contemporary picture books for children. It's an apt warning for all of us trying to raise respectful, God-fearing, well adjusted children to be aware of, and push back hard against such damaging influences. http://www.valleybiblefellowship.org/parents-obey-your-children/ Part 2 of the series on self-deception, on SharperIron.org. This one covers group-think and group-deception. http://www.valleybiblefellowship.org/the-fine-art-of-group-think/ This article on individual self-deception, part 1 in a series on SharperIron.org, is excellent and a clear mirror for self-examination. http://www.valleybiblefellowship.org/the-fine-art-of-self-deception/ One thing that stands out crystal clear in Paul's articulation of the gospel in his epistle to the Roman church is that the gospel that he preaches begins, and is founded on, a very complete and careful explanation of condemnation - the righteousness of God and the unrighteousness of mankind. ... http://www.valleybiblefellowship.org/the-good-news-of-the-gospel-youre-condemned/ I've noticed a troubling twist in a few conversations with believers, and it shows up when one tries to engage these particular folks with the certainty of the nature of God from the Scriptures. They balk at the idea of Scriptural boundaries and doctrinal precision about what the Triune God ... http://www.valleybiblefellowship.org/god-is-bigger-than-his-word/ Here is a great story about a Lebanese Christian family who worked positively through the years against bias against black customers who just wanting to eat some great BBQ. But it raises a question for the thinking, biblical Christian,,, Our modern American culture is increasingly embracing the message that racism is wrong. ... http://www.valleybiblefellowship.org/racism-isnt-just-wrong-its-bad-anthropology/