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October23rd

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Take Out Sandwich

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The Sacred Sandwich was recently highlighted on a neat Christian blog, The Church of No People. The blogger, Matt Appling, is a good friend of a good friend, a new friend of mine, and a brother in Christ. Recently he sat down with our publisher, Angus Wordsworth Duncan, and interviewed him as part of their coverage of other Christian websites of note.

We thank Matt for the opportunity to share ourselves with another corner of the Christian blogosphere, and we hope you have a chance to visit his site and read the transcript of Angus’ interview here. And once you’re there, please stick around to enjoy the many thought-provoking messages that Pastor Matt presents in the comfortable confines of The Church of No People.
June21st

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Sandwich Theatre: How to Grow Your Church

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Click HERE to watch the Sandwich Short, How To Grow Your Church.
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June20th

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Sandwich Theatre: The Fall

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Click HERE to watch the Sandwich short, The Fall.
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June19th

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Sandwich Theatre: The History of Natural Man

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Click HERE to watch the Sandwich short, The History of Natural Man.
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June13th

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Historic Preservation

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A couple years ago, I purchased a copy of John Bunyan’s The Holy War, published by the American Baptist Publication Society in 1852. When it arrived in the mail and I was able to inspect my purchase for the first time, I was excited to find a secret treasure inside the pages: a small printed card from 1885 that announced a Sunday night sermon series on Bunyan’s Holy War to be held at the Baptist Church in Dixon (Kansas, I think). Nothing of real value, of course, but it is a wonderful reminder of the saints that have come before us who have preached, studied, and cherished the gospel truth through the ages. What a great thought that someone once owned this book and used it during a congregational study in their church 123 years ago! — Angus (Click on the image to see the card in its entirety)
March9th

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Be Thou My Vision and Other Names of Our Lord

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This Sunday Pastor Gragg at Heritage Baptist Church pointed out the wonderful focus of God’s character in the hymn, “Be Thou My Vision.” What an amazing resource for worship packed into these five small stanzas! In line after line of this beautiful and poignant Irish song, we were praising our great Triune God in unified voice and meditating on some of the many poetic things He is to each and every Christian. Just look at these brilliant facets of God, our Jewel, as described by the hymn:

My Vision

Lord of My Heart

My Best Thought

My Light

My Wisdom

My True Word

My Great Father

My Battle Shield

Sword for the Fight

My Dignity

My Delight

My Soul’s Shelter

My High Tower

Power of my power

Mine Inheritance

First in my heart

High King of Heaven

My Treasure

Bright Heaven’s Sun

Heart of my own heart

Ruler of all!

I found the lyrics of this hymn of great benefit to my soul and would encourage all believers to always find time to meditate on our God’s divine and praiseworthy attributes, especially during times of Bible study, prayer, and worship. For a more complete list of the many biblical names of Jesus Christ for the purpose of further meditation and worship, I recommend this online resource.

I would love to hear from my brothers and sisters in Christ on this topic as well. Tell me, do you have a favorite praiseworthy name for our Lord from Scripture or a testimony of His biblical Character that would help us bring glory to God this day?
March7th

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Movie Title Caption: Breakfast of Champions

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This is not to be confused with “Moons Over My Hammy,” a favorite dish among Christian men who meet at Denny’s for breakfast fellowships.