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A Baptist New Mexican

A Baptist New Mexican

  • By Kevin Parker
  • Jan 16, 2021

A Baptist New Mexican is a Christian who lives in New Mexico and demonstrates or pursues the following biblical characteristics. In order, each attribute relies upon the ones that appear before it. ...click to read moreA Baptist New Mexican

Let's Be Baptist New Mexicans: The Ten Descriptions

Let's Be Baptist New Mexicans: The Ten Descriptions

  • By Kevin Parker
  • Jan 23, 2021

Since I became editor of the Baptist New Mexican, the newspaper's masthead has arrested my attention. "The Baptist New Mexican" describes a newspaper. But, I continued to ponder, "What is a Baptist New Mexican? What does that kind of person look like?" I concluded that such a person is more … ...click to read moreLet's Be Baptist New Mexicans: The Ten Descriptions

Description One: Interacting with God

Description One: Interacting with God

  • By Kevin Parker
  • Jan 23, 2021

Baptist New Mexicans purse an ongoing, conversational relationship with God through Jesus Christ. ...click to read moreDescription One: Interacting with God

Description Two: Jesus Changes Living

Description Two: Jesus Changes Living

  • By Kevin Parker
  • Jan 30, 2021

Baptist New Mexicans pursue pure obedient holy living. ...click to read moreDescription Two: Jesus Changes Living

Description Three: Uncontainable, Unquenchable Worship

Description Three: Uncontainable, Unquenchable Worship

  • By Kevin Parker
  • Feb 13, 2021

The third description of a Baptist New Mexican says, “He worships and celebrates God and His works.” ...click to read moreDescription Three: Uncontainable, Unquenchable Worship

Description Four: Love Is Like a Pinwheel

Description Four: Love Is Like a Pinwheel

  • By Kevin Parker
  • Feb 20, 2021

A Baptist New Mexican loves all people. ...click to read moreDescription Four: Love Is Like a Pinwheel

Description Five: Biblical Believers' Community

Description Five: Biblical Believers' Community

  • By Kevin Parker
  • Feb 27, 2021

The fifth description of a Baptist New Mexican says, “He [or she] practices biblical believers’ community." ...click to read moreDescription Five: Biblical Believers' Community

Description Six: Growing from Learner into Explainer

Description Six: Growing from Learner into Explainer

  • By Kevin Parker
  • Apr 3, 2021

Baptist New Mexicans share the Gospel and other truths from God’s Word. ...click to read moreDescription Six: Growing from Learner into Explainer

Description Seven: Invitors

Description Seven: Invitors

  • By Kevin Parker
  • Apr 24, 2021

In this installment of my series on “A Baptist New Mexican,” I explore the sixth spiritual characteristic: he or she invites people to follow Jesus, recruiting them into God’s Kingdom. ...click to read moreDescription Seven: Invitors

Description Eight: A Biblically Compassionate People

Description Eight: A Biblically Compassionate People

  • By Kevin Parker
  • May 29, 2021

The eighth of the ten descriptions of a Baptist New Mexican says, “He embraces biblical compassion by helping people who have no options (poor, orphans, widows, sick).” ...click to read moreDescription Eight: A Biblically Compassionate People

Description Nine: Mature Believers & Baptist Beliefs

Description Nine: Mature Believers & Baptist Beliefs

  • By Kevin Parker
  • Jul 14, 2021

Baptist New Mexicans embrace Baptist beliefs and practices. ...click to read moreDescription Nine: Mature Believers & Baptist Beliefs

Description Nine: Activism - Impacting Culture

Description Nine: Activism - Impacting Culture

  • By Kevin Parker
  • Jul 23, 2021

The tenth and final description of a Baptist New Mexican says, “He impacts his world by influencing its culture (morality, language, traditions, government, law).” ...click to read moreDescription Nine: Activism - Impacting Culture

Using the Ten Descriptions: An Aspirational Tool

Using the Ten Descriptions: An Aspirational Tool

  • By Kevin Parker
  • Aug 19, 2021

God always intended for the ten descriptions of a Baptist New Mexican to serve a purpose beyond knowledge. They described a journey, a person’s transformation from wicked to righteous. Knowing that, I began asking, “What should a person do with these descriptions?” ...click to read moreUsing the Ten Descriptions: An Aspirational Tool

Using the Ten Descriptions: A Celebratory Tool

Using the Ten Descriptions: A Celebratory Tool

  • By Kevin Parker
  • Oct 26, 2021

As I wordsmithed the ten descriptions of a Baptist New Mexican, my mind wandered to individuals in my life who demonstrated them. Some of them were mentors who prompted my own growth. Others were friends from the past or members of churches I pastored. Frankly, as I made the list, I was amaz… ...click to read moreUsing the Ten Descriptions: A Celebratory Tool

Using the Ten Descriptions: A Disciple-Making Tool

Using the Ten Descriptions: A Disciple-Making Tool

  • By Kevin Parker
  • Nov 18, 2021

Guideposts were ancient signs that guided travelers along roads and paths. A Christian’s spiritual growth needs similar guidance. Fortunately, God provides it in the Bible. ...click to read moreUsing the Ten Descriptions: A Disciple-Making Tool

Tiny Sermons

  • Our Forgiving God
  • An Unavoidable God
  • Inescapable Wrath
  • When God Disciplines Others
  • Keep Living for the Lord
  • God’s Image of Marital Love
  • Ruining Ourselves with Sin
  • Absolutely Assured Salvation
  • Authentic Worship
  • Getting Honest About Sin
  • God, the Owner
  • God: Always Present, Trustworthy
  • Idols in Your Heart
  • Seeing Beyond Punishment
  • Still Useful

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Five Lessons from a Puppy

Five Lessons from a Puppy

  • By Steve Ballew

My wife wanted a puppy for Christmas.  I know.  It sounded crazy to me too. 

Wyn’s Question

Wyn’s Question

  • By Carolyn Starks

Editor’s Note: After the Thanksgiving holiday, Christmas rushes in. But, the season of thankfulness should keep going and intensify. As the celebration of Jesus’ arrival nears, thankfulness should grow. I resisted placing this guest editorial in an edition where some might dismiss it as “exp…

Promises Delivered, Promise Kept, Promises Given

Promises Delivered, Promise Kept, Promises Given

  • By Steve Ballew

The man rubbed his fingers, gnarled by arthritis, trying to get them to unknot. That was part of his regular morning routine. Getting an older body to cooperate with inner drives was increasingly difficult.

Annual Church Profiles Really Help

Annual Church Profiles Really Help

  • By Steve Ballew

I hate to lose - even in Chutes and Ladders. For the uninitiated, Chutes and Ladders is a board game for young children. My poor kids.

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  • An Unavoidable God
  • Inescapable Wrath
  • When God Disciplines Others
  • Keep Living for the Lord
  • God’s Image of Marital Love
  • Ruining Ourselves with Sin
  • Absolutely Assured Salvation
  • Authentic Worship
  • Getting Honest About Sin
  • God, the Owner
  • God: Always Present, Trustworthy
  • Idols in Your Heart
  • Seeing Beyond Punishment
  • Still Useful

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