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What I’m Praying for Sunday August 16, 2026
Sunday’s sermon at Wilkesboro Baptist is from Joshua 7 entitled “Be Sure Your Sin Will Find You Out.” Our current series is “More Grace: How God’s Interventions Make it Possible to Follow Him.” We’ve been exploring the gracious ways God… Continue reading
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Monday Meditation–Justice
It is easy these days to discover the concept of justice in our political conversations. “Social justice” is a loaded political term. It has been co-opted by politicians and theorists to demand things like redistribution of wealth or reparations. Christians… Continue reading
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23 Years of Marriage
About 25 years ago, I took Jean to McAllisters (her favorite restaurant) in Jackson, Mississippi where Jean was a student at Millsaps College. On that first date, I spilled the entire 32 oz cup of sweet tea all over the… Continue reading
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Monday Meditation–Self-Control
Last Monday’s post on holiness addressed our responsibility to be holy as the Lord is faithful to help us escape temptations. One of the values that helps us to be holy is self-control. Self-control is in the fruit of the… Continue reading
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Monday Meditation–Holiness
What does God expect of us? He told his people in the Old Testament that they were to “be holy” because He is holy (Leviticus 11:44, 45; 19:2; 20:7). Peter repeats the command: but as he who called you is holy,… Continue reading
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The Church We Aspire to Be?
Over the years, I’ve often heard the following sentiment from church leaders, “We want to be like the New Testament church.” A number of years ago, I preached through the book of Acts and wrestled with its descriptions of the… Continue reading
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Monday Meditation–Wisdom
What do we do when the question is about a gray area in life? What kind of decisions should we make when the alternative is not between a right or a wrong? How do we know what to do when… Continue reading
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The Cure for an Idolatrous Heart
One of the primary themes of the Bible is “idolatry.” From the first sin in Genesis to the wickedness of the nations in the book of Revelation humanity has found itself trying to be like God or replace God with… Continue reading
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Monday Meditation–Learning
What have you learned lately? There are a many different learning styles and several ways we can define learning. Learning, as I’m advocating in this post, has two main categories: cognitive (intellectual understanding) and formative (behavioral application). Western Culture/History has… Continue reading
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Medicine for a Deserted Heart
Depression. Anger. Despair. Sorrow. Grief. Darkness. These emotions and experiences are often life’s traveling companions. I’ve had my share of these emotions over the past few years. My dad passed away in January after a two year battle with multiple… Continue reading
What I’m Praying for Sunday August 16, 2026
Leading others to follow Jesus one word at a time.