What Do You Think?

by | Sep 29, 2015 | Uncategorized

By Bill Mellinger, Crestline First Baptist What do you think? Is it too late to change our culture? Joel Comiskey said “We can change the culture in such areas as truthfulness, treating people equally, relational discipleship, being responsible, and becoming...

Culturally Relevant or Simply Relevant

by | Sep 23, 2015 | Uncategorized

By Bill Mellinger, Crestline First Baptist In the year 250 a plague spread from Ethiopia to Northern Africa across to Italy and the Western world. Known as Cyprian’s Plague because as the Bishop of Carthage, Cyprian guided the Christians to care for the sick pagans....

How Do You Do It?

by | Aug 17, 2015 | Uncategorized

By Bill Mellinger, Crestline First Baptist I have the privilege and sometimes-unnerving responsibility of serving as a volunteer chaplain with our fire department. This means that I may get called in the middle of the night for a cardiac arrest. I may have to respond...

Passion and Persistence

by | Jul 26, 2015 | Uncategorized

By Bill Mellinger, Crestline First Baptist When I first read the story of Elim Church, San Salvador in Joel Comiskey’s book “Passion and Persistence” I was in awe of what the Lord has did in this faithful ministry (and continues to do) at such a dangerous time in...

Deal with the Dones: Let’s Listen

by | Jun 8, 2015 | Uncategorized

By Bill Mellinger, Crestline First Baptist Many of us have talked to people who have decided to leave the church. Some have told us that they are “Done with organized religion.” According to sociologists Packard and Hope, active church members want to do...