As I write this article and go about all the other aspects of life, it’s almost impossible in my part of the world (Louisiana) not to think about the approaching Tropical Storm Barry, maybe soon to be Hurricane Barry with a landfall somewhere near us. If your in the path of the storm, it’s my […]
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How to Pray for Vacation Bible School
This week starts Vacation Bible School at First Baptist Covington and at many churches across the country. We need you to pray. Here are some ways which are crucial to our making VBS what pleases God. First, pray for the presence of God over all that we do. Evangelist Charles G. Finney famously said: “If […]
Praying for Your Church and for Other Believers
I pray. So do you. We pray for ourselves, and we pray for other people. You will also know that I write about prayer often. Are we praying in the right way for the right things? Obviously, whole books have been written about those questions. What I would like to do is give you an […]
Four Things to Make Your Church Better
I love the church. I always have. For all of my adult life, I have been actively involved in a local church. While I don’t have all wisdom or all knowledge, I have definite ideas of how you can make your own local church better in ministry, service, and impact. Let me give you four […]
When No Decision is Good
I’m sure you have been in the kind of situation that I am going to describe. It’s a time when any decision you make will not be a perfect decision, maybe not even a good decision.There are times when you simply can’t win. In one sense, that was where Jesus was in the Garden of […]
I am the senior pastor of First Baptist Church, Covington, Louisiana, a position that I have held since 1989.