9th Circuit declines review in anti-homosexuality T-shirt case

SAN FRANCISCO (BP)--A student who wore a T-shirt condemning homosexuality to protest his school's participation in the Day of Silence has lost a lawsuit at the full U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, although five dissenting judges criticized the school -- and thus the court's majority -- for supporting "blatant viewpoint discrimination."

The full court declined July 31 to review the case, which eventually could be appealed to the Supreme Court. The case involves a former high school student, Chase Harper, who as a sophomore at Poway (Calif.) High School in 2004 was removed from class for wearing a T-shirt that read on the front, "Be Ashamed, Our School Embraced What God Has Condemned," and on the back read, "Homosexuality Is Shameful, Romans 1:27."

Read more of this story on Baptist Press.

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March 2008 Top 5

The 5 most viewed blog posts on this site for the month of March 2008 are:

1. Wii And Mii

2. Chess Players In Deep Creek

3. Civil War Reenactor Chaplain On March Walking With The Giant Podcast

4. Cottondale Music

5. Bring What You Can Carry

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Charity runners to settle chicken and egg dispute at London Marathon

One of life’s eternal questions is due to be answered on 13 April when a chicken and an egg compete to determine, once and for all, which came first.

The Flora London Marathon will see charity runner Hannah Miller don a specially designed egg suit and race her colleague Therese Whitcomb-Eriksson, who will be dressed as a chicken, along the 26.2 mile course.

Ms Miller and Ms Whitcomb-Eriksson are running to raise money for the 'Be a Good Egg' campaign being run by the Christian charity World Emergency Relief (WER). They both work for the charity at its central-London office.

Read more of this story on Christian Today.

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Glen Baptist Wednesday

I will be filling-in for Pastor Randy Williams at First Baptist Church of Glen St. Mary this Wednesday, April 2nd. The service will begin at 6:30pm. The church is located at 9846 George L. Taber Blvd. in Glen St. Mary, Florida. For more information call the church office at (904) 259-6977.

For up-to-date information on my preaching schedule visit the schedule page of my ministry website. If you would like to receive schedule information via e-mail follow this link: Subscribe to James Croft Ministry Opportunities by Email.

Civil War Reenactor Chaplain Interviewed For Podcast

Program Features:

• Ghana Update: Evangelist Raphael Adjei Kingbi, JCEA Ministry Coordinator (e-mail), gives an update on his ministry activities in the Teshie-Accra Region. The weekly prayer session is still held each Monday and you can add your requests to our list via e-mail. Ralph also reports that he and his wife, Mavis, are expecting their second child.
  
• Interview: Rev. Dr. Col. James Gipson, a chaplain for various civil war reenactment calvary units including the Alabama Volunteer Brigade, the Tenth Tennessee Calvary, the Florida Division Calvary and the Winston Stephens SCV of Macclenny, Florida. He also pastors River City Family Church in Jacksonville, Florida. Dr. Gipson shares with us about this unique ministry opportunity. For more information call Dr. Gipson at (904) 786-6800.
  
• Message: Control Burn (Part 2) by Evangelist James Croft is taken from 1 Corinthians 3:11-15 in the Holy Bible.

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Ministry Urges Christians to Adopt Terrorists for Prayer

A new web-based ministry is urging Christians to adopt a terrorist and pray for them as Jesus Christ had instructed his disciples to love and pray for their enemies.

Adopt a Terrorist for Prayer (ATFP) agrees that the military needs to fight terrorism, but advocates prayer as a counter-offensive strategy not utilized by generals and politicians. ATFP founder Dr. Thomas Bruce believes the war on terrorism is a spiritual struggle against fear.

“The terrorists are just the highest profile intimidators in Satan's arsenal,” Bruce said in a released statement. “They think they are serving God.”

Read more of this story on The Christian Post.

Yard Sale Collector Finds Piece of History

JACKSONVILLE BEACH, FL -- When Paul Gruenther isn't selling homes, he is searching for treasures.

"It's an adventure. Everybody loves a bargain," he said.

Gruenther scours garage sales every weekend and he often finds valuable artifacts, antiques and furniture. His entire home is filled with the purchases. But it was a piece of history that recently caught his eye.

He bought a little leather book of hymns at a garage sale for 50 cents. Handwritten inside, is the inscription "William N. Franklin, Sams Creeks, Maryland, September 19, 1885."

Read more of this story on First Coast News.

March Madness

First Revival Meeting Scheduled For 2009

My first revival meeting for 2009 has been scheduled at Huntsville Baptist Church in Lake City, Florida. The services will begin on Sunday, February 15, 2009 and end on Wednesday, February 18, 2009. Service times and other information will be posted on this site later.

For up-to-date information on my preaching schedule visit the schedule page of my ministry website. If you would like to receive schedule information via e-mail follow this link: Subscribe to James Croft Ministry Opportunities by Email.

Blog Poll #26 Now Online

After a two month break, our Blog Poll feature has returned to this site. The latest poll (#26) is featured in the left-hand column of this site. The poll question asks, "What is your primary source for news?" Voting in the unscientific poll will end on Saturday night.

Previous polls and results can be read on this site by clicking "Blog Poll" in the list of categories in the left-hand column.

Churches To Hold Web Focus Day April 27th

"How can we use this new-fangled Internet thing to share the gospel?" Christians are asking. A worldwide "web evangelism focus day" is helping to provide answers. Sunday, April 27, has been designated as Internet Evangelism Day. Churches can download free materials from the Internet Evangelism Day website. These materials make it easy for churches to create a short presentation about online outreach on or near that Sunday. A PowerPoint, video clip testimonies, drama scripts, music and handouts can be used to create their own customized program lasting from one minute to 50.

Church leaders who have already used these materials are excited. "This is a huge help for small churches such as ours," writes a church leader from California.

The Internet Evangelism Day team emphasizes that web evangelism is for anyone, not just the technically gifted. "There are many ways to share your faith online, without any technical background at all," says IE Day Coordinator Tony Whittaker.

Christian leaders are also enthusiastic: "I am glad to commend Internet Evangelism Day," says Dr. John Stott.

Churches can start planning their focus day now. For more information visit the Internet Evangelism Day website.

Morgan Road Baptist In April

I will be preaching at Morgan Road Baptist Church on Sunday, April 6, 2008 at 11am and 6pm. The church's pastor, Gary Heath, is retiring as of tomorrow. Please be in prayer for this church as they begin the search for a pastor.

Morgan Road Baptist Church is located on CR233 near Starke, Florida.

Catch-up Post: Live Oak Revival Meeting Goes Well

I preached revival services at Beulah Baptist Church in Suwannee County, Florida March 16-19th. The pastor said he was pleased with the attendance and there were several people that rededicated their life to the Lord during the services.

For more information about the church call Pastor James Carrier (pictured here with me) at (386) 776-2799. The church is located on CR144 near Live Oak.

Catch-up Post: Leprechaun Spotted In Macclenny, Florida

St. Patrick's Day 2008 had me once again donning a leprechaun hat, buttons and the color "green" and reading to students at the Baker County Pre-K/Kindergarten Center in Macclenny, Florida. This year I read the story "That's What Leprechauns Do" by Eve Bunting. I read the story to every class at the school and the illustrations from the book (by Emily Arnold McCully) were shown on a digital projector.

I think the children really enjoyed seeing a "real" leprechaun, but some were upset that I (or some of my partners) had "messed-up" their room or left leprechaun tracks on their desks, etc. I also answered many questions for the children about leprechauns, our pot o' gold and what we do in our spare time. As always, there were many questions about "why are you so small". I love answering that one, seriously, I really do.

I really had a wonderful time and the staff at the school make this "leprechaun siting" an enjoyable time for the children and the Leprechaun too.

Catch-up Post: A "Grand" Harvest

Crossroads Baptist Church, in Cottondale, Florida, enjoyed a special harvest on Sunday, March 9th, during revival services with Evangelist James Croft of Olustee. The services saw professions of faith by both a granddad, Steve Barwick, and his grandson, Trace Bush. Pictured are (back left to right) Crossroads Pastor Mark Fejes, Barwick, music evangelists Christy Mabrey and Kyle Graham, (front left to right) Bush and Croft.

Additional info about these services can be found in these previous posts:

• Cottondale Music
• Cottondale Meeting Begins With A Family Affair
  

Catch-up Posts

I've been so busy or lazy that I have neglected to post some of the highlights of the last three weeks. The next few posts will be "catch-up posts". I'll try to be more timely in the future.

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