Just a couple of weeks ago, I was blessed to help work on the 2014 VBS hosted by Englewood Baptist Church. I have worked with VBS efforts and back yard Bible studies many times over the years. This time it was different because I specifically helped to get many of our Mission Jackson kids to the church for VBS. The gallery below shares a few pics I snapped over the course of the week.
If you are a pastor, this is for you. A second qualifier is this… you have developed a small circle of fellows that you use as a idea shield. Some call this small circle… “my mighty men” as a take on what we find in 1 Chronicles 11:10 or 2 Samuel 23:8-39. Let me say…
Sometimes… we struggle and simply need to press on in the Lord whether we “feel like it” or not. Last night was one of those times. A lot of friends, new and old, came together to present the 2026 Winter Gospel Singing Jubilee at Oakfield Baptist Church. On one hand, I felt an urge to…
It has been a very long time since I was impacted by a movie like I was tonight. Dawn and I went to see the movie about human trafficking called “Sound of Freedom.” The movie focused on the more insidious form of that evil… child trafficking. The movie is, and should be, an eye opener…
Last night, we had an excellent gathering with believers who were of African, Malaysian, Korean, Indian and American descent. I am always encouraged by these diverse and meaningful fellowship opportunities. We were blessed to have Elder Joseph Tan share a message with us. We had a rather large group assembled to hear what he had…
This week I had the opportunity to serve as a messenger to the Southern Baptist Convention, which was held in St. Louis, MO. I went as a voting delegate for Chapel Hill Baptist Church. The convention met to elect a new SBC President and address various issues and practices pertinent to the day in which…
Yes… if you are actively engaged in the battle to advance the Gospel in the world, you will get beaten up occasionally. Honestly, you will probably get knocked down… maybe even knocked out now and again. It is no coincidence that the writers of the New Testament often used military references to describe Gospel engagement….