VBS Day Three
June 6, 2007 — JimThe third day of VBS went quite well indeed. To find out just how well, you’ll need to attend worship Sunday. Till then, here are a few photos.
American’s Aren’t As Christian As They Seem to Think
June 6, 2007 — JimThe latest Baptist and Reflector has an excellent article describing the results of a new study published by Barna Research. In part
Eighty-three percent of Americans identify themselves as Christians, but only 49 percent of those describe themselves as absolutely committed to Christianity, Barna said.
Among other findings:
• 83 percent of Americans said they had prayed in the last week.
• 43 percent claimed to have attended a church service.
• 41 percent said they read the Bible outside of a church service.
• 20 percent attended Sunday School in the last week.
• 50 percent said they donated money to a congregation in the past year.
“Most Americans still embrace a traditional view of God, but they are less likely than ever to do so,” Barna said in a news release. “Currently two-thirds of Americans believe that God is best described as the all-powerful, all-knowing perfect creator of the universe who rules the world today (66 percent). However, this proportion is lower than it was a year ago (71 percent) and represents the lowest percentage in more than 20 years of similar surveys.”
The 1689 Baptist Confession of Faith
June 6, 2007 — JimJohn Mackenzie has recently published an essay on this early, important, Baptist statement of faith here. Do give it a read, it’s quite good. Yes, it really is quite good indeed!
