A Recovering Baptist in South Carolina

 I was listening to a podcast this evening and one line that stuck out to me is a phrase that the guest on said.  In reality it was part of a phrase, but she mentioned speaking life into someone.  I believe that this is a critical part of Christian growth.  I have seen it grow myself and my wife when life was spoken into us and I have seen the fire grown dim when life was no longer being spoken into our lives.  I will be the first to admit that I have not been the best at speaking life into others and it is something that I am working on and will be working on for the rest of my life.  What is speaking life into someone and why is it so important?  Speaking life, true life, is telling someone or sharing with someone the truths of God’s word that are positive.  Often we focus on the negative truths that are in God’s word especially when we see them in others.  We can easily point out even the minutest of sins and be critical of each other.  We can often see where others fail, either by

One of the favorite shows that Sarah and I like to watch is "Beat Bobby Flay" on the food network.  One of the things that happens when we watch it around supper time is that my creative juices start flowing and we cook supper creatively.  This evening's supper took less than 20 minutes to cook and it was outstandingly delicious.   We cooked skin on salmon in a cast iron pan.  I put a couple table spoons of butter in the pan to melt and then put the salmon flesh side down in the pan and let it cook for couple minutes.  My salmon was still frozen so I didn't want to just cook from the skin side or it wouldn't cook all the way through.  After a couple minutes I flipped the salmon to skin side down.  The flesh side was not crispy just warmed enough to be able to cook all the way through from the skin side.  I seasoned it with a lime, some white wine and some fish seasoning.  I cooked the fish till they started to get flaky on the top and then let them finish for two

 For those of you who have been here before, it's been a while.  For those who are new, welcome.  Either way a lot has changed for me in the several years since I last posted.  I bought a house and land and left one employer for a rival employer who offered to pay me more.  One of the things that I want to do with this blog is to share some of the struggles and sometimes the solutions that I've found with growing up as an Independent Fundamental Baptist and then realizing that it's not exactly biblical.  If you have questions or want me to address a specific topic please leave a comment.  Please note, the opinions and views expressed here are mine, and they are not comprehensive nor exclusive.  Unkindness with not be tolerated. On that note, let's talk about my first topic, which time and time again I've seen as something that is consistently lacking in IFB circles and that is Love.  1 Corinthians 13:1-13  gives the big picture view of the importance of love and lov