Exactly 101 years ago President William Taft signed a bill making Arizona the 48th state to be accepted into the union of these United States of America, thus completing the borders of the contiguous portion of the nation. It was also the birthday of the first woman I ever…
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…
Some people teach that children are not accountable for their sins until they reach a certain age. The thinking seems to be that until they reach that age, they are spiritually safe and not in need of a savior. John, who is only 3, in the video below makes…
In a previous post I made the argument that the Ten Commandments did not begin at Mt. Sinai. Today I want to go on to demonstrate that neither did they end at Mt. Calvary. Just as the Ten Commandments were not the revelation of a new standard of righteousness…
Steve McCoy has some excellent advice for parents of young children in his recent blog post. He’s put together twenty practical pieces of advice that are wise, biblical and, to this grandfather, seem spot on! Some of his counsel may sound familiar: • Believe that kids are a blessing • Teach…
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…
Dr. Fred Malone was gospel-centered before being gospel-centered was cool. I made that statement yesterday in my sermon at First Baptist Church of Clinton, Louisiana, during special services that were planned in honor of the 20th anniversary of his ministry as their pastor. I’ve know Fred for over 30…
Dude Perfect is a group of guys from my alma mater, Texas A&M, who have become semi-famous for the incredible basketball trick shots. They “play basketball. On the Internet.” I enjoy their creativity and skill. After the exciting football season that the Aggies had in 2012, I found there…
As I have mentioned previously, for more than 30 years of pastoral ministry I have operated on the basis that maintaining confidentiality is important but not ultimate. Particularly in counseling situations it is important that the person with whom I am speaking has confidence that what is said will…