“Who among the gods is like you, Lord? Who is like you–majestic in holiness, awesome in glory, working wonders?”–Exodus 15:11. “Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us, to him be glory in the church and in […]
How to Do More and Have Less Stress
Yesterday, I had lunch with a number of fellow pastors. The subject of the meeting went something like this. How to do more with less stress. That subject was made for pastors, but it was also made for anyone in the human race. In a day in which our technology was supposed to make us […]
How to Be a Better Church Member
I love the church. I love the church where I serve, and I love the people of God. When I am away from the church where I serve I enjoy worshiping with my brothers and sisters whom I have never met. We are one because of Jesus Christ. Since almost everyone who reads this blog […]
What’s Heaven Like?
Children and adults alike want to know: “What is Heaven like?” The Apostle John wrote of the impossibility of knowing all things and the assurance that we will be with God and that we will be changed: “Dear friends, now we are children of God, and what we will be has not yet been made […]
Getting Ready for Dedication Sunday
Next Sunday is the time of our big celebration. We want to dedicate our new building to the God to whom it truly belongs. When we planned the construction of the building, we looked forward to the time when all that would be left was to celebrate. We have finally reached that wonderful time of […]
I am the senior pastor of First Baptist Church, Covington, Louisiana, a position that I have held since 1989.