Where Do We Go From Here: Thoughts for the Church
I sat down this morning and wrote down some thoughts reflecting on the outcome of yesterday’s election and its ramifications for the church. First, Whoever sits on the throne in Washington, God is...
View ArticlePreparing for Christmas
I don’t know about you but a lot goes in to preparing for Christmas. Before we left for Thanksgiving I made my annual trek out to storage and brought in the two artificial pre-lit trees, the christmas...
View ArticleFrom Around the Block: Free Books By John Piper
Desiring God has a few free downloads from John Piper: Good News of Great Joy is a selection of devotional readings for the Advent season beginning December 2nd. Desiring God: Meditations of a...
View ArticleThe Lord Is Coming
Malachi’s message, was a message of hope in a dark time. It had been thousands of years since the promised Messiah had been first prophesied. The people were starting to return from Exile, but...
View ArticleThe Lord Is Coming to Purify His People
As we have been looking at the prophet Malachi, notice he does not say that the Messiah who was to come was going to come in and destroy their enemies or restore their national identity or power....
View ArticleWhen Christ Comes His People Will Worship Him
When Christ was born in Bethlehem he was joined by the shepherds who came and bowed down before Him. Matthew tells us of the magi from the East who came and brought gifts of gold, frankincense, and...
View ArticleThe Gospel Project: Week 1 –“The God Who Speaks”
I have been watching with anticipation the development of the Gospel Project Sunday School curriculum being developed by the folks over at LifeWay. While I had a personal interest in the material, upon...
View ArticleChurch Planter Spotlight: Carlos Soca
This week, Pastor Mark and I had a chance to talk with Carlos Soca. Carlos and his wife Madai have been married for over 14 years and are the parents of Josh, Hannah and Avery. Carlos moved to NC and...
View ArticleThe Gospel Project: Week 2 “God is Not Hiding”
This week we are studying about general revelation. Wayne Grudem defines general revelation as “The knowledge of God’s existence, character, and moral law that comes through creation to all humanity”...
View ArticleHere am I , Send Me
Tomorrow begins another great adventure. Myself, along with seven others from the Kershaw Baptist Association will be traveling to the Amazon river basin in Iquitos, Peru, to share the gospel with...
View ArticleThe Wisdom of Alcohol Abistinence
Below is a link to an article written by Dr. Danny Akin, President of Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. Dr. Akin holds to the same perspective that I do on the issue of alcohol. If you would...
View ArticleStrangers in a Foreign Land
As I am writing this post the Supreme Court of the United States just made two rulings which give evidence to the moral decline of our culture. In a 5-4 decision the Court overturned the main provision...
View ArticleDealing With the Chronic Complainer
“41 So the Jews grumbled about him, because he said, “I am the bread that came down from heaven.” 42 They said, “Is not this Jesus, the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we know? How does he now...
View ArticleFor the Church
On June 26th 2015 the Supreme Court of the United States ruled 5-4 and in one moment legalized same-sex marriage across all 50 states. This is a decision that we have seen coming for some time. It did...
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