Dear Members of Calvary Baptist in Mount Airy, As many of you have heard, messengers of the Surry Baptist Association voted in their most recent meeting to withdraw fellowship from the Flat Rock Baptist Church. The reason for this action was Flat Rock’s recent decision to call a woman as their pastor – a move [...]
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A Special Note Concerning Recent Events in the Local Baptist Association
Posted in Uncategorized on August 3, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Thoughts While Cycling
Posted in Uncategorized on September 4, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
O Great Shepherd of the sheep, how willingly we your lambs still go astray. Grant me grace patiently to tend your flock. O True Keeper of the vine, the seeds of my autumn have been sown. Let me still a fruitful harvest yield. O Thou Fount of Living Water, for [...]
Giving: A Matter of Heart
Posted in Sermons, Uncategorized on May 16, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
This Sunday’s sermon–one of the few that I’ve preached recently that hasn’t been part of a series–dealt with stewardship. I’m blessed to serve as the pastor of a church where our members do a great job of supporting our ministry with their tithes and offerings. But as we have become keenly aware in recent months, [...]
The Fearsome Joy of Rebirth
Posted in Sermons, Uncategorized on May 9, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Today’s message was the last in a series: From Death to Life–Facing Change in the Power of the Resurrection. It attempted to weave together several themes: a recognition of Mothers’ Day…a biblically rooted discussion of the way that fear of pain and change often prevent churches from experiencing the rebirth that God desires for them…and [...]
Consuming Faith or Becoming Faithful?
Posted in Sermons, Uncategorized on May 2, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
After a one-week hiatus for Youth Sunday, my congregation and I returned to our “message series in progress”–From Death to Life: Facing Change in the Power of the Resurrection. This was a Sunday on which we really needed to move from death to life. The mood in our worship was subdued, probably due–at least in [...]
Jonah: Reluctant Messenger of Grace
Posted in Uncategorized on August 9, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I was back in the pulpit again today after a brief hiatus during which my congregation observed Youth Sunday. We started a 4-week series of messages organized around the theme “Major Truths from Minor Prophets”. I’ve always felt that these ‘lesser known’ biblical figures deliver a surprisingly relevant word to us today…especially when we take [...]
Fill Each Square with What Matters Most
Posted in Uncategorized on July 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
This past Sunday marked the conclusion of the message series that my congregation and I have been sharing: The Game of Life. Sunday’s lesson utilized a great visual illustration that I first encountered in some of Stephen Covey’s writings. John Ortberg, however–whose book When the Game Is Over It All Goes Back in the Box served [...]
Take Your Turn
Posted in Uncategorized on July 11, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Somehow, I’ve actually managed to get a jump on this week’s sermon post. Perhaps it’s because my little girl is visiting with her grandparents, leaving me a little extra time to handle other tasks. In any case, this Sunday will be the second week in a 4-part message series based on John Ortberg’s book, When [...]
A Clearly Communicated Faith
Posted in Uncategorized on February 22, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
This Sunday wrapped up the journey that my congregation been taking through “Contagious Christianity.” In keeping with the framework of Bill Hybels upon which the series was based (Becoming a Contagious Christian), I felt that I needed to conclude with some reflections on how we can communicate faith in a clear and compelling way. In other words, [...]
To Start a New Year…My Apologies
Posted in Uncategorized on January 4, 2009 | 2 Comments »
I wouldn’t believe for a moment that the readers of this blog are many in number, nor that those who dovisit wait eagerly for each new post. Still, I feel badly that it has been so long since the blog was last updated…especially since it has been my intention to keep it ‘at-least-somewhat-current’ with the [...]
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