How to End Worry Once and For All
Robby Gallaty November 3, 2013 Message – Robby Gallaty, Senior Pastor Did God take care of you yesterday? Did God take care of you the day before? Did God take care of you the day before that? Then why in the world are you worrying about tomorrow? You know, some people have no problem trusting…
Read MoreGod as a Magician?
Pope Francis created headlines recently when he cautioned against “…imagining God as a magician with a magic wand able to do everything. But that is not so.” Less quoted is a much better translation of the Pope’s statement: “God is not a demiurge or a magician, but the Creator who gives birth to all entities.”…
Read MoreThe Real Path to Prosperity
Robby Gallaty November 2, 2014 Message, Robby Gallaty, Senior Pastor If you have your Bibles, and I hope you do, turn with me to Proverbs Chapter 3. Proverbs Chapter 3 and the title of the message today is “The Real Path to Prosperity.” The Real Path to Prosperity. Apple has mastered the art of targeting…
Read MoreThe Grace of Giving
Tim LaFleur October 26, 2014 Message, Tim LaFleur, Discipleship Pastor What a privilege it is for me to be able to share the Word of God with you. I am so thankful to God, so thankful to Pastor Robby for giving me the privilege. And the title of the message today is “The Grace of…
Read MoreSpeciation Requirements
As one of the most important scientific icons of the day, organic evolution permeates our 21st century consciousness. The term evolution is most commonly used in connection with organic evolution, the widely accepted belief that “every individual alive today, the highest as well as the lowest, is derived in an unbroken line from the first…
Read MoreInsect Genealogy
Do insects have a genealogy? In the sense that insects have a line of descent, yes. As short-lived creatures, their descent may include many millions of generations. Human genealogy is of more interest, a treasured historical entity of the human race. The genealogy of modern man represents perhaps as many as 2000 generations since the…
Read MoreInsect Taxonomy and Evolution
Carolos Linnaeus (1707-1778) originated one of the most long lasting classification systems in the world of science. Linnaeus developed binomial nomenclature for living things. He had an early fascination with botany, but his two term Latin scheme for classification of both plants and animals has earned him the title of Father of Taxonomy. He became…
Read MoreThe Absolute Necessity of Abiding in Christ
Robby Gallaty October 12, 2014 Message, Robby Gallaty, Senior Pastor Well, if you are here today, we are starting a new series at Brainerd Baptist called Bearing Fruit, what happens when Gods people grow. And the title of the message today is The Absolute Necessity of Abiding in Christ. The Absolute Necessity of Abiding in…
Read MoreInsect Profusion
The recent post on the wonders of one species of praying mantis triggered our contemplation of the wondrous profusion, complexity, and diversity of life on earth, not to mention our focus on just one class of animals—insecta. Eighteenth century Swedish zoologist Carolus Linnaeus proposed the system of naming individual species by assigning two latin names—one…
Read MoreEclipse Elation
A tiny “cookie slice” of bright sunlight slowly crept across the moon’s surface as I began writing this post. The early morning total lunar eclipse of October 8, 2014, had completed its totality phase. The moon had passed out of the total shadow cast into space by the earth. The moon was returning to full…
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