Eastside Baptist Church begins on Sunday with 9:15 a.m. Bible Study followed by 10:30 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. worship gatherings. During winter months, when sick, and/or traveling join us online here:
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Guest Hosting
For the next four business days, Thursday, Friday, Monday, and Tuesday) from 6 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. I will be filling in for my friend Bill Colley on Magic Valley This Morning as the guest host. I have a few goals. Honor God with all that I say. Fill four hours a day with meaningful…
The Law Demands an Answer
Following is the preaching text (not narrative text) of my Christmas Eve service, December 24, 2019. Most of my sermons are hand written. But my tradition at Christmas is a typed bullet point text. Rarely do I write manuscript text of sermons. Merry Christmas! ___________________________________ The Christmas story answers the law – The death, burial,…
2020 Legislature
In August we invited Scott Herndon to come to Twin Falls, to help citizens understand the Abortion Human Rights Act and how we can be engaged. It is time to act on the things we’ve been praying about. The Idaho Legislature will be in session within a few weeks. The Idaho Abortion Human Rights Act…
Ugh and Neurotic
I first began writing a regular column for local newspapers when I pastored in Fairfield, ID. I wrote a weekly column in the Camas Courier for nearly three years. Camas county has a total population of just over 1,000 people, so the reader base was quite small. This was before the day of the internet.…
The Fear of the Lord
Tonight at Eastside we will think through the phrase “the Fear of the Lord…” at 6:30 p.m. Join us at 204 Eastland Drive North or online here.
Salvation to the Nations
Isaiah, the evangelist, sets the standard for the church and the spread of the gospel. Join me at Eastside Baptist Church in Twin Falls, ID (204 Eastland Drive North) at 10:30 a.m. as we continue examining the ancient text of Isaiah.
Tasty Chicken is No Savior
On Monday, news outlets began to repeat an announcement that the philanthropy arm of Chick-fil-A (CFA) would be making some changes in how they will give to organizations in the future. Here are a few of my observations. It is the responsibility that God gives to those who have money to do as they wish.…
When in Exile, Seek the welfare of the City, for the Glory of God
“Thus says the LORD…” (Isaiah 45:14-19, Jeremiah 29, and Ephesians 5) If in Twin Falls, Idaho today and you don’t have a place to gather with a people belonging to God to worship God then gather with us at Eastside Baptist Church, 204 Eastland Drive North at 10:30 a.m.
Biblically Qualified Masculine Preachers
The ancient language of the bible is clear that the Creator of the universe has appointed that the voice of the local church is to be masculine, and that biblically qualified masculine. This does not mean that churches are not compassionate, caring, emotional, or understanding, it is to mean that the church of the Living…