Archive for December, 2009

FlippedFaith

Posted on December 22, 2009 at 1:10am by Micah Fries 4 Comments

In 1970 cartoonist Walt Kelly penned an infamous line and attributed it to the character “Pogo” when he claimed, “We have met the enemy, and it is us.” As I look across the landscape of modern Evangelical churches I worry that the statement is unfortunately all too descriptive of our movement. Sadly when I consider…

Visiting History

Posted on December 4, 2009 at 10:52pm by Micah Fries 1 Comment

Tonight we enjoyed getting together for our annual St. Joseph Baptist Association Christmas Dinner. This year we got together at First Baptist Church of St. Joseph where my good friend, Jared Hamilton, is pastor. FBC St. Joe is an historic church in Southern Baptist circles as the man who proposed the creation of the Cooperative…