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Continue reading →: A fresh look at the parable of the seeds
We Baptists love our sermons. In our churches, the pulpit takes center stage. We spend lots of money paying good preachers; and, for many churches, the sermons keep getting longer. The best sermons embody God’s Word. More importantly, they encourage us to embody God’s Word in the world. No wonder…
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Continue reading →: “Rejoice always, again I say, rejoice!”
Have you ever confronted a scripture verse that makes you wonder how to live up to God’s Word? Take this one for example penned by Paul in Philippians 4:4: “Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, rejoice!” Rejoice always? I barely have enough energy to pay attention to…

