The past week has been incredible, both in my personal life and ministry. On Thursday (2-18) I had the privilege of participating in the CNN Presidential Town Hall in Columbia, where I asked Jeb Bush a question about faith. I had wanted to ask Donald Trump that question. The evening was very informative and I’m… Read More »
A Good Sunday School Class
Earlier this week Jamie Burdette and I attended a funeral at another church for a woman whose daughter and granddaughter are members of FBC. In the congregation that afternoon were leaders from the two different Sunday School classes the daughter and granddaughter attend at First Baptist. Later in the week I was speaking with a… Read More »
Jacqueline’s Surgery
While most of us in SC were sleeping last night, in Germany the sun was coming up and our daughter was going into surgery. Jacqueline’s surgery went as planned and she is doing well. The doctors feel good that the margins of the tissue removed will be cancer free, but as always we must wait… Read More »
Sunday Highlights 12.13.2015
Today was a very full day. It was also a good one. Fellowship, food, love, and prayer are words that describe today for me. I lost count of how many people told me they were praying for Jacqueline and our family. Whether it was face to face, text messages, or emails – it was an… Read More »
Emperor Constantine’s Wednesday News & Views
This week’s News & Views examines the role Emperor Constantine I played in ending the Roman persecution of Christians. He forged the agreement in 313 AD that gave freedom of worship to Christians, returned confiscated property, and permitted the organization of local churches. For nearly 300 years, persecution and martyrdom had been part of church… Read More »
“I’ve Got Group”
“Why are you putting on your tennis shoes? You going for a run?” That’s what I asked our son, Steven, Sunday afternoon as Monieca and I were preparing to leave the apartment where he and Sara live in Columbia. We had driven down after church to meet them for lunch at California Dreaming. Later at… Read More »
Toys and Memories
Tuesday evening Monieca and I attended her SundaySchool class Christmas Party. For one of the activities members brought a new toy that would be donated to Toys for Tots. The catch was it had to be a toy like one they had played with as a child. There were fire trucks, dolls, checkers, marbles, a… Read More »
One Woman’s Experience
“I felt so alone and didn’t know anybody.” Those words were recently spoken to me by a single mom with three kids. Relatively new to Rock Hill, she wasn’t sure where to turn. Then her kids were invited to and attended ZAPPED this summer @ FBC. They loved it and she began attending church with… Read More »
Who’s Praying For You?
I was doing what I like to do most Saturday mornings at home…sitting at the kitchen counter drinking coffee while reading…when the telephone rang. It wasn’t bad news. In fact the call was a blessing. It was a lady who leads the prayer ministry in one of our Sunday School classes and she wanted to… Read More »
This One Thing Will Help You
If you knew that doing just one thing would likely have a dramatic and positive impact on your walk with Jesus Christ, would you do it? Especially if you knew that it would not be that difficult to do? I get it…we hear so many trick questions we’re hesitant to quickly answer a question like… Read More »