Do you remember when Colombia was the drug capital of the world? Do you remember when Medellin was known for murders and drug cartels? Today, the whole climate has changed, and today we have a five person mission team in Medellin helping a new evangelical church preach the gospel and reach its community. Before Glynn […]
The Word for Today (October 18, 2019)
“Blessed be the God and Father of the Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places” (Ephesians 1:3). Over the last week, Ephesians 1:3 has become the passage of Scripture I have memorized and meditated over. I have come to love and appreciate the wonderful significance […]
The Hope Which Awaits Us
You and I have a blessed hope which awaits us. That is not just our hope or aspiration. It is our confident expectation (the biblical meaning of hope). We have this hope because Jesus told us of it and because the Word of God makes it plain. Jesus encouraged His disciples by reminding them of […]
Sometimes You Have to Speak Up
There are times in life when you have to speak up. Some of those times are the very hardest, but they are also the most important. Jeremiah found himself in that situation as God’s prophet to the people of Jerusalem and Judah. The personality of Jeremiah is well known. He did not choose to be […]
I am the senior pastor of First Baptist Church, Covington, Louisiana, a position that I have held since 1989.