by Jim Baumgaertel | Jul 19, 2018 | Personal Testimony
Bob Dylan, Do You Love Jesus? I want to know. As a new believer on the Waianae Coast I was deeply moved by “Slow Train Coming”. I was there at the Paramount in Seattle, January 1980, with a friend. We handed out tracts out front and loved the music and the message...
by Jim Baumgaertel | Jul 19, 2018 | Personal Testimony
There are a lot of areas where I have had failures or weaknesses as a father. One area that the Lord has given me the grace and diligence to be consistent in is teaching my family the Bible. It has been one of the most important things I’ve done. I haven’t...
by Jim Baumgaertel | Jul 19, 2018 | Personal Testimony
Jesus is the Way, the Great “I AM” 4/23/07 updated 6/16/07 “Wherefore remember, that ye being in time past Gentiles in the flesh, who are called Uncircumcision by that which is called the Circumcision in the flesh made by hands; That at that time ye...
by Jim Baumgaertel | Jul 19, 2018 | Personal Testimony
A Testimony of Jesus Christ in the Life of Patty of Gig Harbor, Washington State, USA Posted 1/1/2008 Updated 2/1/08 Hello! Got a few minutes? I’d like to tell you about an amazing series of events in my life, not ever likely to be found in a newspaper or on the...
by Jim Baumgaertel | Jul 19, 2018 | Personal Testimony
Brother Hazen lives in Washington State, USA Posted 5/24/08 In 1959, the year I left our Spokane home for college, my parents along with my brother and sister, moved from Spokane to Lahore, West Pakistan. My father was a civil engineer and quite provincial but the...
by Jim Baumgaertel | Jul 17, 2018 | Churchianity
Some Actions to be the Church instead of succumbing to Churchianity (These are general statements and not meant to be taken personally by any specific organizations or individuals.) 1. Be led by the Holy Spirit, not controlled by men and the organizations of men. 2....
by Jim Baumgaertel | Jul 17, 2018 | Churchianity
10/19/06 Most Calvary Chapel Clergymen that I have known or come in contact with are genuinely nice people. Many Calvary Chapels pride themselves on being “laid back”. However, even the nicest Calvary Chapel Pastors I’ve met keep an iron grasp on...
by Jim Baumgaertel | Jul 17, 2018 | Churchianity
It is wrong for a man to turn the fellowship of the saints into a religious system that revolves around himself. It is wrong for a man to consider himself a dictator over a congregation of Christians. It is wrong to create a totalitarian system where there is no...
by Jim Baumgaertel | Jul 17, 2018 | Churchianity
Some of the men I have respected most have been clergymen. I do not support the concept of a professional clergy system, but I do love and appreciate many who might be considered clergy. Not all clergymen are truly elders/pastors, called of God. Many clergymen have...
by Jim Baumgaertel | Jul 17, 2018 | Churchianity
A Media Spotlight Report “The Purpose-Driven Program” “A Growing Phenomenon in the Churches” by Al Dager This article examines the unbiblical nature of Rick Warren’s books and programs… along with some of his good points. “His...
