Christians have been using technology from the beginning. We were among the first to employ scribes to repeatedly copy the Bible. We were among the very first to use the printing press and later the radio. Our missionary organizations have been using airplanes for decades. And most churches I visit use...
Several people have asked for a copy of my Christmas Eve sermon. We didn’t record it, since we met in the gym. This is an abridged, after Christmas, version of those remarks. The night that Jesus was born was a holy and special night like no other in the history...
Like most Americans, I have prayed deeply for the families in Connecticut who lost children. I have been angered by the evil that seems ever present, and I have recommitted myself to preaching the truths of God’s love and the gospel of Jesus Christ. While thinking and praying, the words...
Another major American leader had his career destroyed this week when an adulterous affair was revealed. And at this point, no one knows for sure just how far this investigation will go. Are there others involved? Has a culture of cheating invaded every aspect of American life? Even a cursory...
Its rewarding to see Christianity at work at church, but its even more rewarding to see it in a business. Did you read about the retiring auto dealer? Howard Cooper of Ann Arbor, Michigan, did more than just say goodbye to his employees when he sold his dealership and retired....
Like many other Southern Baptists, I read with dismay of the situation that occured at First Baptist Church in Crystal Springs, Mississippi. A black couple who had been attending the church wanted to get married. They scheduled the ceremony and even had the rehearsal on a Thursday night, just two days...
A news article arrested my attention this morning. It featured a Chicago Funeral Director proclaiming “These Kids Don’t Expect To Live a Full Life” anymore. In his neighborhood, violence and murder are so common that many kids he talks to expect to die young in a violent death. It’s just part of their...
There is always something going on at FSBCA designed to help people, and we don’t always take the time to tell the success stories we hear. For example, in April, our church was the host site for Project Connect, a ministry sponsored by our church and the Valley of the Sun United Way to...
I’m not a University of Kentucky fan. Those that know me best (or even know me casually) know that I am a fan of another group of Wildcats. Nevertheless, I learned some interesting things during March Madness about the University of Kentucky basketball team, and many of those things have...
On Monday, I heard the beep of the intercom on my phone. I was expecting the standard, “John Doe is here to see you” or “You have a call on line 1.” Instead, the message was totally unexpected, “Hey, Pastor Jack. Holly says there’s a man in our dumpster. Can you check it...
