Today as I opened the treasure chest of sermons preached from the Circuit Rider (Clyde Thompson, my dad) this sermon titled “Threefold Temptation of the Church” based on 1 John 2:15-17 became an interest to me. It was a sweet moment to imagine him in his homemade suite jacket, his trademark facial hair of sideburns…
Expository Preaching Requires the Preacher to Preach Isaiah 20
As a pastor, it is a lot of pressure when you gather with family and friends and someone suggest we play “Bible Trivia”. It’s the only time I get picked first to be on a team. Not because I know anything, but apparently I’m looked at as the “expert”. That is a lot of pressure.…
Preaching with Precision and Power
This fall, October 23-25, I will be attending the Institute for Expository Preaching conference hosted by the National Center for Family Integrated Churches at Ridgecrest Conference Center near Asheville, North Carolina. Steven Lawson is among the most influential pastors in our day. He is committed to epuipping and energizing God’s people in the western church…
Dear Southern Baptists,
To my spiritual kinsmen, Southern Baptists, I’m far removed in distance and unfamiliarity of the people and issues that are facing us as a denomination of Gospel advancers. May I attempt to articulate a few thoughts of caution to us from my vantage point in Twin Falls, Idaho? First, today is a reminder to this…
On Air with Mickie Kelly
Listen in this morning at 9 a.m. As Mickie Kelly, pastor at NorthRidge Fellowship in Jerome, joins the conversation with Bill Colley on Newsradio 1310 – KLIX. The weekly Pastors’ Round Table is a live call-in talk show. This morning we will discuss the cultural danger to any nation that governs by the will of…
A New Sermon Audio Feature
Eastside Baptist Church has been broadcasting sermons for over eight years. Over the past two years we have been live streaming our sermons. All of this by the kindness of God and the generosity of His people. I’ve recently been contacted by a local radio station to broadcast our Lord’s Day sermons, with a one…
The Ancient Paths
(Submitted column for the Times News for Saturday, June 2, 2018) The church is among the most unique institutions created by God. Marriage is an ordained institution by God for procreation and the glorification of God for the proclamation of the gospel. Family is a result of this first institution where parents train and teach…
I Agree with Dr. Allen
A resolution was published today for consideration for the messengers of the Southern Baptist Convention to be held in Dallas, TX in June. I recommend your reading it HERE https://jasonkallen.com/2018/05/on-the-dignity-of-women-and-the-holiness-of-ministers-a-resolution-submitted-to-the-2018-sbc-committee-on-resolutions/#respond I agree with Dr. Allen.
On-Air with John Downs
Join me Friday morning at 9 a.m. on Newsradio1310 with with Bill Colley. John Downs, pastor at Paul Congregational Church in Paul, Idaho will join me on the weekly program, Pastors’ Round Table. During this hour we will talk about things local, regional, national, and global from a pastors perspective. Invite others to listen in…
The Southern Baptist Convention
I’m going to be brief in my thoughts but I think silence is akin to digging a hole in the ground and sticking my head in the ground pretending nothing is wrong. Controversy is nothing new for any gathered group of previous wretched sinners who are currently redeemed by the blood of Christ, and Southern…