Last year was one of unprecedented transition for Grace Baptist Church, the family of believers that I help lead and pastor. After a couple of years of unusual growth and trials, God opened a door for us to sell the facilities that we had utilized for over two decades…
In November of last year a local news station ran a special report on a new online community that is passionate about building stronger and safer neighborhoods. Nextdoor.com is a private social network that is designed to help you and your neighbors build an online community. It is completely…
Since the beginning of my ministry as a pastor I have been committed to preaching the Bible expositionally. The main way that I do that is by working through books in the Bible verse-by-verse. Recently, in my exposition of Exodus, I have come to chapter 20, which contains the…
If you are in the Orlando, Florida area, or can get there next week, you should take advantage of a great opportunity being afforded by the Nicole Institute of Baptist Studies at Reformed Theological Seminary. Dr. Tom Nettles, one of the premier Baptist historical theologians in our day, will…
If you are opposed to hunting, then skip this post. Last week I had the privilege of deer hunting in South Texas. When we came up on a herd of deer grazing, the guide gave me the green light to shoot a 6 year old buck. But before I…
Last Sunday I had the privilege of baptizing my baby girl. As I joked on twitter, that is the closest I’ve ever come to paedobaptism! Every time I witness the baptism of a believer in Jesus I am reminded of the overwhelming grace of God in sending His Son…
The Midwest CenterTom, I wondered if it would be possible for you to blog or otherwise help us advertise our fall soft launch of Basis Training. God is blessing here. We have accepted the applications of five solid students in the last two months and a total of 8…