I'm a retired Southern Baptist pastor of almost 40 years. My wife Cheryl & I moved to Norman, OK in March of 2025. I share a weekly overview for Sunday School teachers of the weekly Lifeway "Explore the Bible" lesson, as well as texts of my sermons and other articles.
Monthly Archives: May 2012
Destructive Self-Confidence (G.K. Chesterton story)
“Once I remember walking with a prosperous publisher, who made a remark which I had often heard before; it is, indeed, almost a motto of the modern world. Yet I had heard it once too often, and I saw suddenly … Continue reading
Posted in Discipleship, Sermon Illustrations
Tagged G.K. Chesterton, humility, Matthew 5:3, Orthodoxy, poor in spirit, self-confidence
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30 Years In Paradise
This is a special edition of “This Week In Paradise”, because it was 30 years ago today that Cheryl & I were married: May 28th, 1982. Of course, being a pastor and pastor’s wife, we have not had any difficulties … Continue reading
“This Week in Paradise” 1.4
Following are the latest stories from inside this pastor’s home, from the week of May 20-26 … Potty Training Our neighbor across the street is potty training her little boy, and she was having trouble with it, so she posted … Continue reading
“The Glorious Habitation”
The other day someone asked me how I was doing. I wish I had given this answer from Charles Spurgeon’s sermon on Psalm 90:1. Whether I am sick or well, preaching or homebound, joyous or depressed, prognosis better or worse, … Continue reading
“Thy Thoughts To Me, O God” (Psalm 139:17-18)
I received a call from my doctor’s office yesterday, and his assistant began the conversation by saying, “The doctor said he was thinking about your situation all night last night, and …” – and quite frankly, it really doesn’t matter … Continue reading
On Ministering While Being Homebound
I have not driven my car in 4 weeks. I have not been to my office at church in that same 4 weeks. Other than doctors’ appointments and my daughter’s graduation, I have not been “out” much in 4 weeks. I … Continue reading
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Tagged blogging ministry, homebound, II Corinthians 10:3-4, intercession, ministry from home
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On the Reading of Classic Sermons
One of the most enjoyable and profitable activities I can recommend is the reading of older sermons – especially classic sermons by pastors from previous generations. Following are several reasons for it, and then a listing of a few of … Continue reading
Posted in Discipleship, Ministry
Tagged J.I. Packer, market day of the soul, reading older sermons
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“This Week in Paradise” (Version 1.3)
This marks my third week sick at home, and not coincidentally my third “inside look” at life in the pastor’s home, believed by many in the general public to be “Paradise”. Math Much of the goings on in “Paradise” have to … Continue reading
Faith in the Face of Death (John Chrysostom sermon review)
While admittedly not sporting the kind of title we would find attached to many sermons today (“Excessive Grief at the Death of Friends”!) this message by John Chrysostom is a real gem. The text of his message is I Thessalonians 4:13, where … Continue reading
It’s NOT the Economy, Stupid!
Dwight McKissic is a black Southern Baptist pastor in Arlington, Texas, and I applaud his boldness and courage in speaking out against the first black President of the United States– who now also carries the sad distinction of being the first … Continue reading
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