A year ago this month I began a series of sermons in Galatians using the Legacy Standard Bible. That might not seem like much to write about to many people, but up to that point I had only preached from the King James Bible. I used to be a “King James Only” preacher and many…
I love this time of year – especially getting my hands dirty in the soil and working in the garden. My garden is not as large here as what it was in Ohio but we still have one here. Today as I was planting some more vegetables I noticed some of my cucumber plants are…
“These things I have spoken to you so that you may be kept from stumbling. They will put you out of the synagogue, but an hour is coming for everyone who kills you to think that he is offering service to God. These things they will do because they did not know the Father or…
“A good name is to be chosen over great wealth, Favor is better than silver and gold.” (Pro 22:1, LSB) “Better is a good name than good oil, And better is the day of one’s death than the day of one’s birth.” (Ecc 7:1, LSB) “Beloved, I urge you as sojourners and exiles to abstain…
Every preacher ought to be a gardener of some sort. There’s lessons to be learned out there! See that greenery in the picture taller than the weeds? That’s my banana tree that I planted about three years ago. Every winter there is a freeze that gets it but it has always grown back as the…
A question came up after church on Wednesday night a few weeks ago, and it had to do with the Legacy Standard Bible that we are using in our studies in Genesis. I love the LSB but I come from a very strict KJVO background and as I was unable to answer the question because…
As I write this, the news of Josh Buice’s fall is still hitting hard. What sad news! I only met him once and our time together, while brief, was not bad at all. In fact, he was very cordial to me and my family. It was at G3 Conference 2023. My youngest son (10 years…
Every time there is anything that happens with a famous preacher, the blame is placed on conferences or “celebrity culture” (whatever that is) or social media. But such blame misses the mark. At the root of it all, the issue is the flesh: “Now the deeds of the flesh are evident, which are: sexual immorality,…
I recently updated our church websites and social media page. It was long overdue. For a long time, we had some nice pictures of the building and few (if any) pictures of the actual church. That might be a little confusing to you, but the church is not the building. When people search for a…
I love punctuation. You should too. Everyone should love punctuation. It clarifies what is written and may even save lives. For instance, the following sentence has the same words but much different meanings and very different consequences: Let’s eat kids! Let’s eat, kids! One comma makes all the difference in the world! I love punctuation…