There’s a wonderful new worship song entitled ‘The God of Amazing” by Benji Cowart and Michael Farren. The lyrics go like this: You’re the God of Amazing You’re the God of what cannot be explained You’re the God who delights to be more Than we’ve ever hoped for There’s no end to the power of […]
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My Takeaways from Christmas 2016
Amazingly, Christmas is now behind us, and as with all other years we now have to look to the future (and eat less!). Here are some of my takeaways for Christmas this year. First, I need Christmas. This is what I mean: I need the hope of Christmas and the joy of Christmas. I need […]
Joseph and Biblical Manhood
One of the joys of my Christmas has been the opportunity to study the birth narrative from Matthew 1-2. Matthew wrote his gospel for Jews. You can see this as he repeatedly shows parallels of the life of Jesus with the Old Testament. Matthew wanted to show how Jesus of Nazareth was sent from God […]
Qualities Of A Godly Family
We all want our families to do well and to thrive. We also want God’s favor and blessing. What are the qualities we should possess and promote? What are the common denominators of a family that pleases God? Yesterday I had the joy of preaching about the family of Joseph and Mary. My study enlightened […]
I am the senior pastor of First Baptist Church, Covington, Louisiana, a position that I have held since 1989.