On June 3, 2018 at 6:30 p.m. Mickie Kelly, pastor of NorthRidge Fellowship in Jerome, Idaho will be preaching what God has burning in his soul. Mickie and his wife Rendi have two children, their son Weston is in the Marine Corps and their daughter Jessi just graduated from high school. Mickie is the founding…
The Heart of an Evangelist
My Heart Cries Out Puritan commentary writer, Matthew Henry, called Isaiah, the Old Testament prophet, the evangelist. In the middle of delivering oracles against enemies of Israel, Isaiah makes a telling announcement about the small nation of Moab. Isaiah says; “My heart cries out for you” (Isaiah 15:5). This shows that Isaiah, the evangelist, has…
Burning in the Soul: Michael Waldrop
In this ongoing sermon series (the first Sunday night of every month) I’ve asked Michael Waldrop of Desert Ridge Baptist Fellowship in St. George, Utah to come and preach what God has burning in his soul. It is always my hope that people join us on site at Eastside Baptist Church in Twin Falls, Idaho,…
ON AIR (new program called Pastors’ Round Table)
Beginning Thursday, May 3, I will be on the air with Bill Colley at Newsradio 1310 KLIX. I’ve been a guest many times before, but tomorrow begins a regular program called Pastors’ Round Table. The program will air live at 9:00 a.m on 1310 AM radio in the Magic Valley. If you live outside the…
Meet Michael Waldrop
This month during our Burning in the Soul preaching series, Michael Waldrop will be preaching. Michael and his wife, Hope, have been in St. George, UT with their three children, Whit, Jack, and Zoe since March, 2013. Michael is church planter/pastor at Desert Ridge Baptist Church in St. George, UT. Michael is originally from Randolph,…
Vices That Ruin Us
Vices That Ruin Us When one thinks about overcoming vices, it usually involves a list of things that adjust how we think or act until we consume the ‘vice’. We might usually think of a vice as a drug or an intoxicating drink. It might be as innocent as a cup of coffee or a…
International Church Planting
I’ve just returned from another trip to Port-au-Prince, Haiti. This trip was a unique opportunity to participate in the ordination of not just one pastor, not two pastors, but seven pastors. Eastside Baptist now has before us one of the most challenging days in her history. Four of these seven pastors are looking to Eastside…
Burning in the Soul
For best results, join me at Eastside Baptist Church in Twin Falls, Idaho as we continue our “Burning in the Soul” preaching series. If you are unable to gather in person with us tonight, consider listening in online as Dan Coburn preaches what is burning in his soul at 6:30 p.m. UPDATED: Sermon Title: Who Hates…
The Problem of Self-Focused Self-Esteem
The Problem of Self-Focused Self-Esteem In this temporal world the follower of the Lord Jesus the Christ must look beyond all things temporal to find one’s esteem. This value or esteem we are searching for will either be rooted in the temporal or the eternal. When our esteem is rooted in the ancient sin of…
News Feed Algorithms
I’m no mathematician. The smart thinking of Tim Challies explains the matter of social media algorithms. Every time I learn how to get a blog post to get more traffic I learn that new algorithms are being unleashed and everything I thought I knew is now outdated. That’s the way a user of a product…