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Music and Worship

By Don Shrader Regarding music and worship in the church today, there is much controversy surrounding  “contemporary” versus “traditional” music in our services.  Some want to know what is meant by the use of the word “contemporary.”  Does it mean the use of rock music or is it simply the use of praise choruses or […]

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Aletheia Contributors

Aletheia Contributors

Dr. Rick Shrader Founder of Aletheia Baptist Ministries Editor of Aletheia Author of Dear Grandchild, Coordinator / Tour Guide for Discovering Baptist History Tours Teacher / Professor for various Modules Bachelor of Theology, Baptist Bible College (Springfield, MO) Master of Divinity, Central Baptist Theological Seminary (Plymouth, MN) Master of Theology, Denver Baptist Theological Seminary (Broomfield, […]

Rick Shrader, Founder

Rick Shrader, Founder

Rick Shrader is the editor of Aletheia and founder of Aletheia Baptist Ministries. Bachelor of Theology, Baptist Bible College (Springfield, MO) Master of Divinity, Central Baptist Theological Seminary (Plymouth, MN) Master of Theology, Denver Baptist Theological Seminary (Broomfield, CO) Doctor of Philosophy, California Graduate School of Theology (Glendale, CA) Click Here to listen to sermons […]

Eternal Life?

What does it mean to be a Christian? Have you ever wondered what it really means to be a Christian? With so many opinions, philosophies and interpretations being pushed on us today, we need an answer we can count on. The only place we can get such an answer is in the Bible.   Since […]

Aletheia Purpose

Dr. Rick Shrader is the editor of Aletheia, a monthly publication which helps meet the need for a balanced conservative voice among Baptists.  Aletheia includes discussion dealing with current church issues.  Visit the links above to view any Aletheia article.        

The Sin of This Generation

By Joe Shrader, PhD East Carolina University Note:  Dr. Joe Shrader is the editor’s brother.  He received his Ph.D from Michigan State University and is an associate professor at ECU in Greenville, North Carolina. The sin of this generation is selfishness.    It manifests itself by the disrespect shown the church elders.  The arrogance of this […]

Dummies

By Don Shrader Currently, there are a number of computer “how to” books out entitled “____” for Dummies.  The original book written was DOS for Dummies.  From there, the series went to PC’s for Dummies, and now we have Windows for Dummies, AOL for Dummies and The Internet for Dummies.  I saw some the other […]