Today the Baptist Press article that ran at Baptist Press last month was in print at SBCLIFE, a journal of the Southern Baptist Convention on page 16. Here is a link to the SBCLIFE article. With some additional information from the Southern Baptist Executive Committee. The part of greatest joy for me in this is…
New Horizon Home; the First Year
It was just twelve months ago that Eastside Baptist Church began the early steps of the establishment of New Horizon Home. Over the next few days, I’ll share some of the early stories and pictures. I’ll start here with our visit this time last year. When Steve McMullin and I arrived in Port-au-Prince, Haiti we…
Sermon Audio Archives
Sunday, May 4, 2014 at Eastside Baptist Church in Twin Falls, Idaho. Past sermons from Eastside Baptist Church are located at SermonAudio.com
Now Unto Him Who is Able
Now to Him who is able to do far more abundantly beyond all that we ask or think, according to the power that works within us, to Him be the glory in the church and in Christ Jesus to all generations forever and ever. Amen. (Ephesians 3:20-21 NASB) Dear Alex my dearly beloved brother in Christ, We (Eastside Baptist Church in…
One Reason I Don’t Preach About Motherhood on Mothers’ Day
Where the bible clearly addresses motherhood, humanity’s greatest need is not a godly mother. “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your might.” When we have a right, high view of God it will have impact on everything we are and do. (now excuse…
The Magic Valley Has Art
Silas Thompson has an entry in the Art and Soul of the Magic Valley art contest. This is the largest art contest in the Magic Valley. This is a contest decided by the viewing public. Good thing I took an art appreciation course my first year at university. For the reader who lives in Twin…
A Road Less Traveled Is Not Necessarily A Lonely Road
As I read bible based sermons of old or new I hear a strong warning always present to not imitate the ways of the world. When I read old sermons warning the church of their attraction to trendy ways of gathering crowds, I sadly look at the my own ways and see how many ways of…
Seminary, the Intermountain West Way
Last Friday I drove from Twin Falls, Idaho to Salmon, Idaho for the third year of Preacher School. To get to Salmon, Idaho from Twin Falls one drives through some of the most spectacular places in the intermountain west. …
Open Letter to Longview Heights Baptist Church
To the Lord’s people who gather at Longview Heights Baptist Church in Olive Branch, Mississippi, Today, I write you with deep appreciation. You must first of all be thinking… “who is this letter from?” The reality that you and I will likely never meet in this world is likely, but you have become an endeared…
Open Letter to Salmon Valley Baptist Church
To the Lord’s people who gather at Salmon Valley Baptist Church in Salmon, Idaho, About three weeks ago I received an email from Scott Hanberry. He informed me and invited me to consider attending this year’s Preacher School. After I called your pastor to inquire, I signed up. This past week I had the privilege…