Pastor’s Blog

People, especially older people, often like to reminisce about the “good old days” when life was slower, simpler and far less stressful.  In doing so, they tend to discredit the advances, conveniences and benefits of the present in favor of the more antiquated and less complex ways of the past.  With 2016 behind us and a New Year presented before us, Paul urges us to forget the...

You’ve often heard people going through a very difficult time say, “God promised not to put more on us than we are able to bear.” Where does that promise come from? What does it mean? Is it true? While there is no Bible verse that states specifically this popular saying, the Apostle Paul assured the Corinthian believers, "No temptation has overtaken you but such as is common...

People love a good mystery novel or “who-done-it” story.  The mysteries of the universe & creation are fascinating to scientists, doctors, and researchers.  Not all mysteries can be solved, but Paul talks about one mystery that awaits your full discovery. In the letter Paul wrote to the church at Ephesus, he challenged them with this statement –do not be foolish, but und...

Bottles of something often symbolize special memories in our life, such as a bottle of perfume or cologne to celebrate a special occasion, or a house-warming gift of potpourri oil to fill the air with one’s favorite scent.  People decorate their kitchen areas with bottles of spices, vegetables and pepper varieties.  Scripture talks about an usual bottle – a bottle of tears. ...

Life has the tendency to unravel at times. We rarely have a clue or a warning that it’s coming. Everything is going fairly smooth & routine one minute, and before the second hand clicks through the next, something significant has changed. Just because life can become unraveled doesn’t mean life has to unravel us. The start of a normal work day can be relatively the same fo...

If you didn’t grow up in the country, using an “out-house” or a port-a-potty in the park might be an unsightly & unpleasant experience.  Nothing is more repulsive than a foul, nasty, germ-infested public toilet!  Not intending to be graphic and offensive, but the analogy serves the point. The Apostle Paul was helping the believers at Ephesus to understand the practical w...

A fascination with the paranormal is gripping the world today. Television series such as “Medium,” “Ghost Whisperer,” and “Ghost Hunters” capture large viewing audiences. The motion picture “Paranormal Activity” gained $107 million dollars in its first two months at the box office. There are scores of ghost hunters across the country, investigating thousands of houses and build...

For a number of years, I worked in the oil & gas industry conducting title search analysis in county courthouses for the purposes of verifying property & mineral rights ownership.  Conveyance deeds have many common elements.  A warranty deed will identify the Grantor, the Grantee and the specific legal description of the property that is being conveyed. There is no ques...

The long-standing homosexual debate has exploded into a global litmus test of loyalties causing more accommodating neutral ground to emerge than any other single issue in world history.  As such, it has served to segregate people into more social, religious, professional, emotional, moral & ethical factionalism than anything else in comparison.  I find that very intriguing....

Dr. Don Moore, retired executive director of the Arkansas Baptist State Convention, was recruited by the ABSC’s executive & administrative team in 2014 with the task of enlisting senior adults to pray for spiritual awakening. In an email to his constituency on April 22, Dr. Moore issued a call urging all pastors to preach on Biblical marriage on Sunday, April 26, and to lea...