Note The post below was written for the Central Baptist Church website. I am reposting it here because my voice is actually a little louder on Painfully Hopeful. The Message On Sunday, February 12, residents in a neighborhood not too far from Central Baptist woke to find hate literature in their driveways. The cards, disguised…
Category: Pastoring
The Celebrity
I’ve written about this before, but I’m seeing it pop up the last couple of weeks and thought to reflect again. Our culture loves the idea of “celebrity,” and this notion has impacted the church a lot more than Christians like to admit. We have own celebrities – worship leaders, musicians, and pastors – and…
A look into my head
I’m a regular in a podcast called “Theotek” and was recently profiled in a “get to know the team” interview. The video is embedded below, and to help with viewing I’ve listed some points of interest in the conversation. If you watch only one segment I encourage you to jump to around 32:17. At that…
Visitors
While many dark things happened this weekend, I was blessed to have two friends visiting us for worship on Sunday. It’s always fun when I have friends experience my Central Baptist family, and I snapped this photo when they weren’t looking. And turned them into a comic. While I wasn’t concerned with what my friends…
Faith In Action
Introduction Below is an edited version of the sermon I preached on January 29. It’s loosely based on James 2:14-26. “Loosely” because it’s not the sermon I had originally prepared. Events of this past week gnawed at my conscience, and led to a complete re-write Sunday morning, beginning around 6 AM. Message I had a…
A Sad “See You Soon”
Last night I said goodbye to a friend. Pastor Ronnie and his family had been part of my life since September of 2015, when they showed up in worship and he let me know he was looking to plant a Brazilian Baptist congregation. Central had been one of several churches identified as possible locations by…
