The Annual Meeting of the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) was in Dallas this past week.  Churches who cooperate with the SBC are allowed to send messengers who are authorized to vote in the business...  Read More

This week we are encouraging our church family to invite one person to worship this Sunday, June 8, for our “Sunday Funday.”  Our heart’s desire this year is to encourage a greater emphasis on evangel...  Read More

It’s become our habit as a church to preach through the Psalms every summer.  In part this is because of the advantage that, with a few exceptions, the Psalms mostly are “stand alone” units.  As peopl...  Read More

Over the past four weeks we’ve taken a close look at the family.  We’ve talked about the role of parents, a vision for the family, marriage, and singleness.  At one point in the series, I mentioned a ...  Read More

Masculinity is in crisis in America.  Over the last thirty years, radical feminism has created an environment where the focus has so solidly been on the advancement of women that men are being left be...  Read More

This past Sunday, I preached a message on the Legacy Family from Psalm 78.  The heart of this message was a challenge to pursue God’s vision for the family that brings lasting impact in the family.  S...  Read More

This past Sunday night, our church family voted to Do Business As, “Christ Fellowship Church.” While the legal name of the church will remain First Baptist Church, this new name will be implemented ov...  Read More

As we approach the vote on Sunday I’d like to share a prayer for our church family.   Throughout this process the most important ask has been prayer.  Given this emphasis, it seems fitting that we wou...  Read More

On April 27 we will have one of the most consequential votes in our church’s storied history.  Founded in 1886, this church has had a continual gospel witness in this community for over 130 years!  By...  Read More

I have never had a season of ministry in which I have seen so many large scale distractions as I have in this one.  The year began with a crazy Sunday morning in which my wife Shelley was incapacitate...  Read More

Our church is currently experiencing the greatest season of growth in the seven years I have been pastor.  Giving is strong, leadership is unified and we are seeing more and more people come to Christ...  Read More

One of my favorite movie series is The Lord of the Rings (LOTR) Trilogy.  I remember watching the preview for these movies, and the overwhelming impression I got was that these would be epic!  They di...  Read More