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The Ministry of Deacons

By Rev Brian Abshire on May 10th, 2008

Rev. Brian M. AbshireIn Acts chapter 6, the Apostles had to deal with a practical problem in the infant church. Jews had come from all over the world to the feast at Pentecost. The Lord God then brought more than 3000 people to saving faith in His Son Jesus. But with great …

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Household Voting In Presbyterian Churches

By Rev Brian Abshire on May 10th, 2008

The early American Republic was based, not on Greek philosophy or Roman political systems as is commonly taught in modern public schools, but on a consistent application of Reformed theology applied to the civil realm. Both the Puritans in New England, and the Presbyterians in the South self-consciously attempted to develop …

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The Role of the Old Testament in The Church

By Rev Brian Abshire on May 5th, 2008

As I write this column, I am also celebrating (?) my 44th birthday. Middle age has come with an unexpected vengeance. Emotionally, I still think of myself as fairly young until reality confronts me every morning by the old man staring back at me out of the mirror. My manly red beard has more than …

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