the Bible Burgh Road Show

Ever want the chance to "ask the pastor"? Do you know what Biblical counseling is supposed to look like and why secular counseling isn't even close to it? Wanna know what Mike Howard really looks like? Then join us for the first ever Bible Burgh Road Show, live!

"THE WORD OF GOD...WHAT'S LOVE GOT TO DO WITH IT"

It takes place THIS Thursday, February 11th from 6:30 to 8 PM at stunning Scaife Hall on the incredibly educational campus of Carnegie Mellon University in the seat of education in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania, the suburb named for it's lovely trees, Oakland! (Here's a map to get you there)

There will be live interviews, a live roundtable discussion, and a live Q and A session!

Check out this guest list:

Pastor Tom Lemmon, senior pastor of Faith Community Church Lakeside, McMurray, PA and host of the "Faith In Progress" radio ministry

Pastor Rutledge Etheridge, senior pastor of Providence RP Church, Brookline and Adjunct Professor at the Reformed Presbyterian Theological Seminary (RPTS)

Dr. George Scipione, Director of the new RPTS Biblical Counseling Institute

Mike Howard, Director of K and D Ministries, Host of "BIBLE BURGH" and General Sales Manager at WORD FM 101.5

Pastor Eric Andrae of First Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church

The radio show is exciting, now just imagine meeting these men in person and being able to interact with them!

Thursday evening February 11th is the first ever Bible Burgh Road Show live, brought to you by K&D Ministries, sponsored by the Reformed Presbyterian Theological Seminary and thanks to RPTS there is no charge for admission!

That's right, it's free to get in! Call Mike Howard at 412-937-1500 for details, or email him at BibleBurgh (at) Gmail dot com!

the Reformed, a Biblical view of slavery, and the white man's religion

Being Black and Reformed means dealing with lots of stereotypes. In thinking of how to introduce this video to you, two primary stereotypes came immediately to mind.

Being Black in the United States I am expected to be a registered Democrat regarding my political standing. Being Reformed means I follow those "stuffy old White men".

I am not registered Democrat but there's a great deal of pressure on me from some other American Blacks to support that party. Problem is, it was the Democratic party that that supported and defended slavery in this country while the party which would become the Republican party opposed slavery. It's the Democratic party that supports and defends abortion, the biggest enemy of black and of brown babies in this country and increasingly, abroad.

It is this party which champions programs like welfare (in the form it was created and continued to mutate) designed to destroy the independent spirit and enslave the souls of the poor which includes many minorities.

I attend a Reformed seminary and agree with much of the Reformed doctrine not because it's Reformed, but because it agrees with the Bible.

In 1802 a pamphlet written by Alexander McLeod was instrumental in the Reformed Presbyterian Church of North America "being the second denomination in the United States to ban slave owners from membership during a time when the nation held it to be a constitutional right."

You can read the original document and see a video presentation narrated in part by channel 11 news reporter Vince Sims and with dramatic readings by RPTS alum Andrew Cooper here. The singing is by current student Mrs. Alisha McCombs. Take your time and listen closely, I think you'll be glad you did, especially if you've been taught that Christianity and especially Reformed belief, is a "white man's religion".

The Display of Our Salvation

(Guest Post: Pastor Darrin Wright, First Baptist Wheeling, WV)

We continue our Ephesians study . . .

The Display Of Our Salvation. (vs.10)

In this verse Paul puts good works in the proper perspective. Works are important, but they do not save. God desires our good works, but they are nothing that we can boast about.

God’s Work In Us. (vs.10a)

For we are His workmanship”

God worked for us on the cross. And today, on the basis of that price paid at calvary, He is working in us to conform us to Christ. God cannot work in us unless he has first worked for us, and we have trusted His Son. Also, He cannot work through us unless He works in us.

Philippians 2:13(NASB)

For it is God who is at work in you, both to will and to work for His good pleasure.”

"Workmanship" – poem; we are God’s poetry in motion; we are His masterpiece, expressing the depths of His loving and creative heart.

Each of our lives is the papyrus on which the master is producing a work of art, exhibiting His wisdom, power, love, character, and joy. He is teaching us, training us, and shaping us into a marvelous masterpiece that will fill eternity with His praises.

St. Augustine said:

Men go abroad to wonder at the height of mountains, at the huge waves of the sea, at the long courses of the rivers, at the vast compass of the season, at the circular motion of the stars; and they pass by themselves without wondering.”

Walking with Our God!

I know today's Monday Memory Verse is all about the "spiritual" for the most part ... but with all this snow, I hope that God feels compelled to help us in the physical as well!! :-)

Proverbs 4:12

12 When you walk, your steps will not be hindered, And when you run, you will not stumble."

There are times when we WALK with God (most of the time, I think) and there are times when we RUN! (Hopefully not AWAY from God ... a la Jonah!)

May our HOPE and TRUST be in HIM Who does indeed prevent "hinders" and stumbles!

SEE YA THURSDAY NIGHT FOR THE BIBLE BURGH ROAD SHOW!!!