Why Before How

by | Oct 6, 2014 | Uncategorized

by Bill Mellinger, Crestline First Baptist Church, https://www.crestlinefbc.com/ When we started our transition from a program-based model for ministry to a cell model, I did not use the term cell. There were a number of reasons for this including the fact that some...

Passionate Application

by | Sep 22, 2014 | Uncategorized

  by Bill Mellinger, Crestline First Baptist Church, https://www.crestlinefbc.com/ I attended a study group for some time that met each week to read through some material in a study book and answer questions. Usually, one person would answer a question and then...

Barbecues, Baseball and Backyard Fun

by | Aug 18, 2014 | Uncategorized

by Bill Mellinger, Crestline First Baptist Church, https://www.crestlinefbc.com/ In Southern California, we are blessed with some great weather that allows outside events most of the year. Even here in the mountains where it snows in the winter, usually a snow is...

Relationships, Relationships, Relationships

by | Jul 28, 2014 | Uncategorized

by Bill Mellinger, Crestline First Baptist Church, https://www.crestlinefbc.com/ I am writing this blog from a hotel room in Arizona about 550 miles from our home. The pine trees and terrain are different than the mountains of Southern California where we live. We...

I Must Pray!

by | Jun 23, 2014 | Uncategorized

by Bill Mellinger, Crestline First Baptist Church, https://www.crestlinefbc.com/ What keeps you praying when you are tired and busier than you want to be? I want to hear from God especially when I am busy and exhausted. When I am worn out and spiritually drained, I...