Benjah – Music Recommendation

Posted on May 31, 2010 by Pastor Mark Kelly

I love music.  I love finding artists I haven’t heard of and exploring new genres & sounds.  I desire to listen to artists that proclaim Truth through their music.  I found such an artist in Benjah.  According to Benjahmusic.com, Benjah’s style has developed: Through various experiments and much time, he has created a refreshing experience [...]

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If you’re ever in Winona Lake, you must try this

Posted on May 21, 2010 by Pastor Mark Kelly

Every week I try to make my way over to Winona Lake and visit the 1000 Park Baking Co‘s cafe.  I usually grab a pressure-brewed cup of java – something bold and strong to get me motivating through out the morning.  And then there is Friday.  Friday I try and take some time out of [...]

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This song took me back…a long way

Posted on May 18, 2010 by Pastor Mark Kelly

I was a big Don Williams fan back “in the day”.  Here is one of my favorites songs I’ve ever heard:  “Good ole boys like me” lyrics: When I was a kid Uncle Remus he put me to bed With a picture of Stonewall Jackson above my head Then daddy came in to kiss his [...]

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Andrew Peterson – a musical recommendation

Posted on May 12, 2010 by Pastor Mark Kelly

Ever since I attended Adopting for Life on the grounds of Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, KY, I have enjoyed a couple of albums from Andrew Peterson.  He led our worship during the conference and his music is down to earth and meaningful.  I enjoy a full spectrum of music and a great variety [...]

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Transition for our church; Truth for our church – (pt.3)

Posted on May 8, 2010 by Pastor Mark Kelly

Part one; Part two. In part two of this ongoing rambling of my thoughts concerning the transition our church is facing and going through, I stated I was reading through Joshua.  And so I am.  Today we’ll look at the rest of chapter one and pull some application for our specific situation in which we [...]

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Biblical Counseling Coalition Summit – a report

Posted on May 6, 2010 by Pastor Mark Kelly

If you are passionate about biblical counseling at all (and I hope you are!) then this report from a recent gathering of “movers and shakers” within the biblical counseling movement should encourage you.  Dr Bob Kellemen summarizes the activities of the nearly 40 biblical counseling movement leaders that took place in Chicago on May 3rd [...]

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Transition for our church; Truth for our church (pt.2)

Posted on May 6, 2010 by Pastor Mark Kelly

You can read my initial thoughts on this transition process for Calvary Baptist Church here.  We are excited to see God working in our Senior Pastor’s life as he prepares to transition to new ministry and we are excited in anticipation about what God has planned for our church in the months ahead. I was [...]

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The Hole in our Gospel – ChristianAudio’s free download for May

Posted on May 4, 2010 by Pastor Mark Kelly

By using the code MAY2010, you can download freely the audio book entitled, The Hole in our Gospel written by Richard Stearns.  Below is an excerpt from ChristianAudio’s site commenting on the book: This is a story of how a corporate CEO faced his own struggle to obey God whatever the cost, and his passionate [...]

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“Radical” Review ~ David Platt

Posted on May 3, 2010 by Pastor Mark Kelly

Radical: Taking Back Your Faith from the American Dream is the full title of David Platt’s new release.  David Platt is the Senior Pastor at The Church at Brook Hills, located in Birmingham, Alabama.  (see also: Radical Experiment) Radical, the book, is paperback and 230 pages in length.  Recommended. Chapter Titles: Chapter One: Someone Worth [...]

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Transition for our church; Truth for our church.

Posted on May 3, 2010 by Pastor Mark Kelly

April 18th our Senior Pastor, Rick Smith, announced to the congregation his intention of retiring this year.  The reactions are as varied as the people that comprise our congregation.  If asked what is the overall, prevailing concerns and questions that are coming from the congregation, I would say that they are these: 1) What will [...]

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