The next Burning in the Soul series is this coming Lord’s Day, April 8, 2018 at 6:30 p.m. at Eastside Baptist Church in Twin Falls, Idaho. I’m pleased to introduce you to Dan Coburn. Dan, and his wife Karon, have lived in Cottonwood, Idaho for the past fourteen years. Dan is the pastor of Emmanuel…
The Inauguration of the New Covenant
Thursday of Holy Week is known as “New Covenant Thursday”. Some religious circles call it “Maundy Thursday” and attention is given to washing of feet and/or giving to the poor. Where it is always a good thing to give attention to living in humility and being generous and kind to the poor, the emphasis in…
When Leadership Falls
My point in this post is not to be a “news breaker”. If you hear of this first here it is not because I’m a news source. My purpose is primarily to warn myself, my fellow pastors, and the faithful church I pastor to be on guard, always. The news of Dr. Frank Page resigning/retiring…
Sneak Peek at My New Study/Library
By the kindness of God, to provide a skilled craftsman and a generous church, I will have a functioning study library soon. This will be the first time in all my days of pastoring that I will have a space for every book on the bookshelf at the same time. It’s not that I started…
Father, Glorify your Name!
“Father, glorify your name.” then a voice came out of heaven: “I have both glorified it, and will glorify it again.” (John 12:28) This coming Lord’s Day I will take a side path in the Isaiah preaching series and move to the Gospel of John (12:20-50). This is a four message examination of this passage…
The Nature of God
NOTE: This is the print version of my defense on the Biblical nature of God at an inter-religious dialog group I belong to. This is a monthly gathering of different religious leaders of different religions intended to have honest dialog about what we believe. Not an exercise of universally ecumenical platitudes of different ways of…
A Hymn of Thanksgiving
This morning at Eastside Baptist we will examine Isaiah 12, a hymn of thanksgiving. The Lord has fixed in those He has saved a heart of gratitude. Gratitude is the root of… joy happiness pleasure missions discipline obedience Gather with me this morning at Eastside Baptist Church, 204 Eastland Drive North, in Twin Falls, Idaho.…
The Seduction from Virtue
Slowly, ever so slowly, society has been seducing professing Christians away from Biblical virtue. What was seen among professing Christians 50 years ago as lewd behavior is now being seen with increasing acceptance into what’s been being called a new shifting normal. This shift away from Biblical virtue, once seen as a desire of the…
Sovereign Redeemer Baptist Fellowship
Streaming of the Sovereign Redeemer Baptist Fellowship, a mission church plant of Eastside Baptist Church in Twin Falls, Idaho. Currently meeting on Sunday nights at 204 Eastland Drive North. Streaming available here, starting at 6:30 p.m.
The Standard of Christ
Sermon streaming of Eastside Baptist Church in Twin Falls, Idaho. Lord’s Day, March 11, 2018 Isaiah 11