Occasionally, in study for my preaching, I gain an insight that I think is valuable enough to share with you here. Although this is a long article on a technical and complex topic, I hope that you will find it helpful. A Proposed Hermeneutical Strategy and Solution for Baptized for […]
Hanna Ministry
The following article was actually written more than seven years ago, when this topic was a burning issue in my own heart and mind. However, it remained unpublished till now. Since we presently have two new missionary families with us at Cornerstone Baptist Church, Kaohsiung, I feel that the time […]
On Sunday April 19, 2015 we celebrated our tenth anniversary as a church and the following history was read publicly. History of Cornerstone Baptist Church In July 2002, American missionaries Matt and Marla Hanna moved their family to the DzwoYing District of Kaohsiung with the goal of planting a new […]
In First Samuel 28, Saul visits the witch (necromancer) of Endor in an attempt to gain Samuel’s counsel (who had been dead for some time). Interpreters are divided over whether this resulted in an actual appearance of Samuel or whether it was a demonic impersonation. My thoughts on this passage […]
We are about to begin the final leg of our furlough itinerary. We are nearly done with packing our household and our suitcases; we depart Michigan early Friday morning to travel to Greenville, SC. We will be participating in a mission conference at our sending church, Morningside Baptist Church, over […]
What does Christmas look like for missionaries in Taiwan? Although Christmas is a busy time of year for churches everywhere, it is especially so for us in Taiwan. Here Christmas provides us with unique opportunities to evangelize our community and offers local Christians a chance to celebrate Christ’s birth in […]
Elizabeth Hanna Special Music: December 4, 2011 Cornerstone Baptist Church, Kaohsiung Time: 2 minutes and 3 seconds
After the baptismal service in September in which several people were baptized, and because many others in our congregation have never received any basic instruction in the Christian life, we recently started up a new Sunday School class to provide discipleship training. As we meet together each Sunday morning to […]
Sunday we had a special baptismal service in which five individuals received baptism and became new members of our congregation. Every one of these individuals had been attending our services regularly for many months (or in some cases, years) but had not yet followed the Lord in believer’s baptism. Three […]