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As I was hard at work today in my office trying to catch up on many things that I missed while on a short-term mission trip last week, God kindly ran me into some important “buts.” I am in the process right now of preparing several upcoming sermons. As I was trekking through my Bible…

This year’s trip has been a blast. We have been working a lot. We have been on the road a lot. We spent our first few days touring the country. We were in awe of the beautiful snow-covered Mount Cotopaxi. We spent 3 hours on the side of the road due to our bus breaking…

In preparation for this past week’s sermon from Luke 22 and Peter’s denying of Jesus, I was reading from J.C. Ryle’s “Expository Thoughts on the Gospels.” Here is a treasure I found. 5 steps to falling into sin. Ryle warns us to watch out and learn from these 5 steps we see in Peter’s life.…

One of my goals in being a father is to instill confidence in my children. I heard a successful man once say “My parents built so much confidence in me that I thought I could do anything.” Isn’t it such a blessing to think of parents doing everything they can to put their children in…

Here is a short video of our Easter Sunday morning.    

“Life is so hard” is a phrase that I have heard a lot lately. And I agree. It is.  It is so hard to be a teenager in the world today with all the peer pressures. More than ever before, there are so many unhappy teenagers. It is so hard to be a college student…

Recently I was introduced to a new song that has really blessed me. Josh Garrels is the musician. He is new to me. You may want to check out his stuff. He gives away his music all the time. Check out his website to download some of his albums for free. I have not listened…

4 Things I love about working with FCA Nearly 10 years ago a close friend introduced me to the fine people who work with the Fellowship of Christian Athletes in the Kentuckiana area. When we met then, I did not know how much God would bless me through their ministry and their devotion and commitment…

Caring for those people who are physically unable to get to church is a challenge. Many churches fail to remember these people. Kevin Greer has written an excellent article about “Shut-In Ministry.” You can read the article here.

For the past 3 Sunday evenings, we have been blessed and encouraged to have one of our church members teach us about the Bible. Josh Wamble has been a part of First Baptist Fairdale for 8 years. He is a gifted teacher in our church.  The title of his 3-part series was “What we believe…