A Pretty Good Smack Upside the Noggin

By Byron Harvey / November 4, 2008 /

For Christians, whether Democrat, Republican, Libertarian, independent…this guy makes sense. The Bigger Winner isn’t Obama, McCain, or any political party; according to Mike Metzger, it’s the lasting legacy of the New Deal…sadly. I need this piece; thanks, Mike.

Besides Electing a New President…

By Byron Harvey / November 4, 2008 /

We this week celebrate the 90th birthday of Billy Graham. I can say that I honestly believe I would not be writing this blog, nor pastoring the church I pastor, were it not for Billy Graham (at least humanly speaking), because my dad came to faith in Christ watching Billy on TV, and my dad’s…

Election Day 2008

By Byron Harvey / November 4, 2008 /

It appears, from all that we’ve seen, that unless some major upset is brewing, we’ll awaken tomorrow to learn (if we don’t already know it this evening) that Barack Obama is our next president. We may awaken to learn that the Democrats have achieved a filibuster-proof majority in the Senate, though I don’t expect that.…

Ten Reasons Not to Do an Altar Call

By Byron Harvey / November 3, 2008 /

Interesting thoughts. I think that there are times when an altar call might be an effective device to use–and thus I’m not as pessimistic about them as the author of this post–but most of us know that there are many, many churches where all manner of heresy might be taught as long as the altar…