WAITING … by Jim Campbell / First Baptist Church of Melbourne

WAITING … by Jim Campbell / First Baptist Church of Melbourne

I was in the line the other day behind one of you (and you know who you are) that play the lotto. To be honest, you were taking a really long time and I was really ready to say “Can’t you pick this stuff out before you get to the register? It’s not like everything isn’t displayed right there, you know?” Then I stopped myself…and thought “this is an opportune moment for me.” There wasn’t […]

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 Unsettled Times

Unsettled Times

It’s amazing that we just went through a lockdown of 30 days, and at the time of this writing, we don’t know how long it’s going to take before we “re-open” Florida.  People are on edge.  People are afraid, People are unsettled.

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 Extreme Changes and Stability

Extreme Changes and Stability

Wow...what a difference a few weeks can make.  Honestly, I never would have thought that, in a few months, we’d be taking the extreme steps that we are taking to combat a worldwide pandemic.  I was in a grocery store the other day and heard a very frightened mom an aisle over living out her fear with her 4-5-year-old.

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 Are all gods created equal?

Are all gods created equal?

  by, Jim Campbell I saw a new TV series promo the other day for a show called “American Gods”.  The name was interesting, so I thought I’d check it out. The overall premise was that the “old gods” (Norse, Greek, etc…) were losing influence and were in danger of being reduced to nothing by the “new gods” (named Technology, Media, etc…).  The series is about the power struggle of those gods and the drama that […]

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 An odd choice

An odd choice

by, Jim is the Campus / Pastor and Primary Communicator at Bay West Church Palm Bay Fl How do you prepare for a hard day or season?  I usually try to make sure I’m eating healthy, getting plenty of rest, and clearing out my schedule.  Many of us do similar types of things to prepare ourselves. With my wife in the runoff for School Board in District 5, hard season has taken on a whole new meaning. […]

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