by Christopher Gudmundsson | Jul 15, 2025 | Thoughts
What I have always said about political issues from the pulpit of the First Baptist Church of Dundalk and will continue to say no matter what the government thinks about it An essay in honor of John MacArthur, who went to his eternal home yesterday, and who did much...
by Christopher Gudmundsson | May 15, 2025 | The Beacon, Thoughts
Not long ago I watched a truly fascinating movie called The Namesake. It was the story of a young couple who enter an arranged marriage at home in India, and then quickly move to the United States because of the demands of the husband’s career. Because their...
by Christopher Gudmundsson | Sep 23, 2024 | Thoughts
Everybody delights in good things. A cup of java and a good book. A twelve-point buck at twenty yards. A long talk with an old friend. A little boy with sticky hands and muddy feet. The arms of the one you love. Whatever. Our...
by Christopher Gudmundsson | Jun 26, 2024 | The Beacon, Thoughts
We have been told that any church that does not have an active, organized, ongoing ministry to feed the poor in its community is not doing what Jesus commands it to do. Is this true? Not really. Jesus had a lot to say about the poor, to be sure. But everything he had...
by Christopher Gudmundsson | Apr 18, 2024 | The Beacon, Thoughts
Most of us were taught from childhood that we should pray a prayer of thanksgiving for our food before we eat. I certainly was. No one ever told me why I was supposed to do that, and I never thought to ask. It always just made sense to me. But that’s the way... by Christopher Gudmundsson | Nov 1, 2023 | Thoughts
A church member asked me, “Pastor, is the Gaza in Jeremiah 47 the same as the Gaza that’s in the news today?” My answer was “yes.” Then I explained: In chapter 47, Jeremiah is pronouncing judgment from God on the ancient Philistines. This...
