South Decatur
Baptist Church

Scripture and philosophy portray two different, opposing and contradicting, explanations for the origin and sustaining of all things: (1)...

Today a word we are hearing very often, one that I never heard as I grew up, is “gaslighting.” People use the term all the time and in a...

Maybe you’ve noticed in the news, one side of the political spectrum, media and politicians, say their opposition is “weird.” It started...

The opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics parodied the Leonardo DaVinci painting, The Last Supper, using drag queens to represent Jesus...

As much as anything, Satan attacks scripture. Faith comes by hearing the Word of God (Rom 10:17), and without faith it is impossible to...

The Bible doesn’t command a church business meeting, but principles there do provide the basis. The Apostle Paul writes in 1 Corinthians...

Paul said in Acts 17:26: "And hath made of one blood all nations of men for to dwell on all the face of the earth, and hath determined...

I watched the first (and maybe only) Presidential debate between President Biden and former President Trump. For one of the candidates,...

Scripture teaches evangelism of children. When I write “evangelism,” some people may have heard the word, but don’t really know what it...

Maybe you’ve noticed, maybe you haven’t, but it’s true either way, the culture of the United States now denigrates, attacks, and...

The second amendment of the Bill of Rights of the United States Constitution says man has the right to bear arms. One should assume that...

Scripture teaches the “rapture” of the saints, even though the word itself isn’t in the Bible. It comes from a Latin word that would...

Jesus instituted two ordinances for the church: baptism and the Lord’s Table. The latter the New Testament (NT) calls “communion” (1 Cor...

The word "Pentecost" is actually a Greek word, which means the fiftieth part of something. In the Old Testament it was called the Feast...

When young soldiers die on the field of battle, before they die, they very often cry out to their mothers. Sometimes if they can, they...

More than I’ve seen in my lifetime, scientists and other very public officials say God’s creation is the best explanation for the origin...

Hebrews (Jews), who were either new Christians or were strongly considering Jesus Christ for salvation, in the first century would...

Some, even many, have trouble with certain teachings of the Bible. They ask about them and challenge them. Some consider these a...

I did Indiana state taxes last week for the first time. For thirty-three years, my taxes were California, followed by one year in...

In Luke 16, Jesus told the story of the rich man and Lazarus. At the end of their lives, the rich man goes to Hell. Jesus taught or...