Several weeks ago as I enjoyed my morning time in devotion with God, I received a clear thought in my mind, “Your prayers are too small. Pray big.” I became very convicted that I indeed pray too small. While “pray big,” may not be Scriptural language, it certainly fits the teaching of Scripture. God tells […]
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A Final Look at How You Can Help Your Church
Since Easter I have been preaching a series of sermons concerning “The Future of the Church.” This series has been helpful for me to solidify my thinking about the church. I think it has helped my people to think seriously about who we are and what God has called us to do. I want to […]
The Attempted Assassination of Steve Scalise
I’m sure you know by now of the shooting yesterday morning of Steve Scalise, an aide, and two Capitol Hill police officers. Representative Scalise is in critical condition. Please join with me in praying for Steve Scalise, the two police officers, and the aide and their families. Steve Scalise is the representative for our area […]
The Holy Spirit and Prayer
“Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives; the who seeks finds; and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened. . . . If you, then, though you are evil, know how to […]
What Would You Do With $524,160.00?
What would you do with $524,160? You probably already know the answer to that question. Most of us don’t have to think about how we would spend hundreds of thousands of dollars. What would you do with 524,160 minutes? That’s the number of minutes in a year. Most of us will not have $524,160, but […]
I am the senior pastor of First Baptist Church, Covington, Louisiana, a position that I have held since 1989.