Resurrection Ponderings
This is a strange week for me as my kids are off from school and my schedule is somewhat skewed. Because of that, my normal blogging pattern which typically takes place early in the morning is a little out of kilter. Rather than trying to force some fresh thoughts this morning, let me leave you…
The Glimmer Of The Forbidden
So my friend, David Price, emails me from England the other day to ask me if I’ve been laying off the KK’s. Perplexed, I asked him what in the world KK’s were and was reluctant to discover if there was something I was going to need to confess to my brother across the pond. How…
Christians: Get Over Yourselves
There was a problem 2,000 years ago in the church at Rome. Somehow some followers of Christ had come to the conclusion that the Kingdom of God was hinged to what food a Christian ate and what substances they drank. Crazy, huh? To reduce the entire plan of God for all the ages, in every…
Assistace With Your Faith-Struggle
Perhaps one of the most uncomfortable occasions in a Christian’s life is to come to the conclusion that your faith is much smaller than it should be. Usually this moment occurs when there is a challenge that looms so large that it opens a door of doubt in your heart and, once Doubt enters, he…
Working Through Spiritual Arthritis
Some of my favorite people in the world are senior citizens. From day one as a young follower of Christ, God saw fit to surround me with some seasoned senior-saints who have deeply impacted my life and ministry. Sharing meals, traveling with one another, working shoulder to shoulder in the Kingdom… I’ve benefited greatly from…
Calrifying Pudding
Sundays are precious to me because each week I am allowed to give until I have nothing left. I’ve got it made because the demands and duties of a pastor’s Sunday usher me into a particular realm that demands my release of myself to God and others. Far more than it being work, it is…
An Appropriate Surrender
For those of you who live outside the United States and may not be tuned in to the political climate here, it is needful for me to inform you that this is an election year. In November the American public will vote for the man who will lead our country as President of the United…
Busy But Not Blessed
Sitting still is no longer popular in America. It’s even less popular in American churches. You must even take it down a further notch in Baptist churches. After all, doesn’t the Bible say that exhaustion is next to godliness? We place a premium on constant motion because you have to be moving to be doing…
Getting Under Your Hood
Coming into the office on early Sunday mornings, I usually find my thoughts beginning to coagulate around the morning message. I prefer to operate like a laser on Sundays, avoiding unnecessary distractions and denying the tyranny of the urgent its desire to own me. I’m here primarily to preach on the Lord’s Day and I’ve…
I Have Little To Add
Do you get sick of me talking about my son? I do it in the pulpit with great frequency but Landon also occasionally worms his way into my blog because God uses the little man to speak to me on a regular basis. Most of us parents and grandparents see “something special” in our little…