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Even with Disconcerting World Headlines, We Don’t Have to Fear
Maybe you’ve become so jaded with cultural tensions that you ignore the news headlines and fear-baiting. Maybe you’re so busy with your own world and chaos in your own life, you don’t have a lot of time to worry about… Continue reading
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Worship and Worldview: the Intersection of Church and Culture
Like you, I’ve watched with concern the speed and trajectory of our current cultural values and morals. What was presented politically and societally just a few years ago in terms equality and acceptance has become a demand from cultural progressives.… Continue reading
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Some Thoughts on the SBC Annual Meeting 2023
I’m posting my thoughts intentionally several days after attending the SBC Annual Meeting. Taking several days has allowed me to process the events of last week and distill them thoughtfully. For those in the Wilkesboro area, I will be presenting… Continue reading
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What does it look like to have faith?
“Faith is not a blind leap in the dark, but a careful walk in the light.” Continue reading
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Celebration and St. Patrick’s Day
While not well-educated, Patrick prayed deeply and read the Scripture constantly. He also valued the education he lacked and promoted the copying of much European writings that actually resulted in their survival during the Middle Ages. His life and witness… Continue reading
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Memory is a Funny Thing
Have you ever walked out of your house without your keys, wallet, or phone? How many times? I’ve lost county how often I’ve done that. Have you ever forgotten someone’s name? An appointment? A promise? Memory is something precious and… Continue reading
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How Can You Know You Are Saved?
Over the last couple of Sundays at our church,we’ve worked through Hebrews 6. This chapter has been notoriously difficult to interpret for scholars, commentators, and preachers. If you wonder what I mean, take a few minutes and read through the… Continue reading
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Bear Each Other’s Burdens
About a week ago, I led a next steps class at Wilkesboro Baptist. These classes that we offer 6-8 times a year are opportunities to share with prospective members about our church and find ways to connect them in groups… Continue reading
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Will your new year have new habits?
Each year many plan their New Year resolutions. Each year resolutions made become resolutions broken. Resolutions are good, but we are not our resolutions. We are our habits. An anonymous quote I came across several years ago says it all:… Continue reading
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Worship is Sacrificial
It should go without saying that our worship is sacrificial. But note why and how our worship is sacrificial. We do not initiate the sacrifice of worship. God did and God does. Continue reading
Monday Meditation-“Careful Attention”
Leading others to follow Jesus one word at a time.