Bethel Baptist Church, Kalispell Montana

By Evangelist Wil Rice IV

From the Branding Iron of the Bill Rice Ranch April-May 2008, Vol. 47-No. 2 (Used with permission)

Last week in Dallas, it was sunny and 70 degrees. Yet as I strode past indoor shops, cafes and bookstores, I saw a number of people in heavy winter coats. Later, as I ate alone at McDonalds, I saw a young man with a shock of red hair and an Irish accent greet a family near my table. He wore a soccer jersey with the word Ireland and an Irish flag stitched to the sleeve. Yet we were thousands of miles from the Emerald Isle and nearly as far away from Shamrock, Texas!
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_To print this article, click on this link. An Excursus on Elder Issues (Word)_

The use of the term elder in Baptist churches has a full and rich history. For much of Baptist history, pastors were called elders. It is the more common New Testament term, and in a time when the wisdom of age was held in high regard, elder was a term of great respect.
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A ship was carefully crafted by The Captain’s grace and for His glory through faithful men committed to obeying their Captain’s orders. They christened the ship GARBC. The doctrines of the Word of God were the materials used to fashion the sails of this ship. What a glorious and majestic sight it was. These sails kept the ship on course no matter where the winds blew. One sail distinguished this ship from most of the others. That sail was
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No one had ever really considered the possibility of Saul loosing the kingdom. Saul, the man who stood head and shoulders above the rest, came from a good and strong family known for its power and prestige.¹ How could he have failed? How could Saul, the elite of the tribe of Benjamin, come to such an end? What could have gone so desperately wrong that Saul would take his own life in such a tragic way? How could this be? Surely, the man to follow his footsteps would not
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