Posts tagged with: church

Initial Response to SATF Report for the SBC

Yesterday, the report from Guidepost Solutions was released. This was a report that was called for by the messengers to the Southern Baptist Convention in June 2021 (of whom I was one). This report was intended to look into how...

Valleys and Peaks: Part 2

According to Smithsonian Magazine, it takes a lot to make a diamond. The beautiful, strong stones that we treasure comes from the work of high heat and pressure beneath the earth’s surface. Deep below the earth’s surface, a violent volcanic...

Valleys and Peaks Part 1

Today, we will begin a new series called Valleys and Peaks. As we come off of the celebration of the resurrection, I believe that it is important that we look at the reality that life is filled with valleys and...

The New Covenant

How many of you like movies? Movies can be a great form of entertainment as we seek to watch a story play out before us on the big screen. When it comes to movies, you have originals and sequels. A...

God’s Covenant with Abraham

The age that we live in is one of constant upgrades. It seems like people are always looking to upgrade something in their lives: phones, TVs, houses, cars, internet services, etc. We seem to be looking for the bigger and...

God’s Covenant with Noah

In 1962, the television show Candid Camera decided to conduct an experiment on the general public. They went to a public place that had an elevator and had some secretly placed people in the elevator all facing towards the back....

Encourage One Another

As we bring our series of One Another to a close this morning, we will be looking at a final “one another” statement that is found in the Bible. This “one another” statement is a good word for us today because it...