It may have been cold and wet outside today, but the first Sunday of 2014 was filled with blessings.Here are a few of them: A young man accepted Jesus as his Savior during the invitation in our 10:30 am service. We also had two children make public professions of faith in the 9:10 service. Jesus… Read More »
Just Like A Drug Addict
Happy New Year everyone! Monieca and I got home Monday night after several days in Kentucky visiting family. It was a good trip. In addition to spending time with family, I preached Sunday at my home church and watched UK defeat Louisville in basketball. That was a great way to finish the year. Monieca and… Read More »
Happy New Year
Happy New Year Everyone! Monieca and I trust that you’ve had some fun moments with your loved ones during the Christmas and New Year’s holidays. We also pray you have a great 2014. We are thankful for our family and for our spiritual family @ FBC. I look forward to seeing you this Sunday as… Read More »
Merry Christmas
Merry Christmas everyone. Monieca and I drove to Columbia last night following our Christmas Eve service to celebrate Christmas with our son, Steven, and his wife, Sara. We exchanged gifts this morning and then skyped with Jacquleine and her family in Italy. I surprised Monieca with an inexpensive but very meaningful gift. It was a… Read More »
A Fun Day
Thursday was a lot of fun. First, I had all the staff out to the house for our annual Christmas lunch. About 25 of us enjoyed BBQ ribs, grilled chicken, beans, slaw, cooked apples, rich deserts, and much more. It was a great time of fellowship, laughing, and relaxing. During our devotion, each of us… Read More »
Sunbeams Christmas Program
This morning I watched a few minutes of the kids in our Sunbeams ministry rehearsing for their Christmas program, which they’ll present to family and friends tomorrow morning. There are 165 kids participating. That’s a lot of children representing a lot of homes. Sunbeams is a great ministry that touches a lot of families. Holly… Read More »
Sunday Highlights 12.15.2013
We continued our celebration of the Christmas season Sunday by singing traditional Christmas carols and hearing beautiful music from the handbell choir. There were decorations and lots of red and green. But some things that stood out to me were these: You responded with enthusiasm to our new church APP, with large numbers of you… Read More »
Sunday Highlights 12.8.2013
The Christmas season is in full swing @ FBC as the worship choir and orchestra, with help from our children’s choir (photo below), presented “The Gift of Christmas” to a packed house @ 4PM and then again @ 7PM tonight. They did a great job and I was able to speak with several guests. I… Read More »
I Found Freedom Nearly 30 Years Ago
“I don’t believe in paid preachers.” “I don’t believe in tithing.” “All the church wants is your money.” Those are a few of the many comments I often heard growing up. Much of the region I called home had a very negative attitude when it came to churches and money. I was influenced by that… Read More »
Football and Family Fights
If Thursday was a day for Americans to feast on turkey and all the fixin’s, today is a day when we feast on college football. There are so many good games that some of us will be glued to the couch…similar to what happened Thursday after we ate all that turkey and fixin’s. There is… Read More »
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