A Southern Baptist pastor for almost 35 years, I currently serve as Senior Pastor of the First Baptist Church of Angleton, Texas, and post my weekly sermons here. I am grateful to see these messages read in countries around the world, and pray that God will use His word to help individuals to walk with Him daily, and churches to glorify Him with their worship and obedience.
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- “Building Your Life On The Rock” (Matthew 7:24-27 sermon)
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- "Finding Comfort In God" (II Corinthians 7:6 sermon)
- "This Is My Story: The Philippian Jailer" (Acts 16:25-34 sermon)
- "The Purpose of God's Blessings" (Psalm 67 sermon)
- "A Pastor's Farewell" (Acts 20 sermon)
- "How To Seek The Lord" (Isaiah 55:6-7 sermon)
- "Seeking Him First" (Matthew 6:33 sermon)
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Tag Archives: Christopher Columbus
Rodney Stark, “Mythbuster”!
I have never watched “Mythbusters”, the iconoclastic Discovery Channel show which tests the veracity of popular urban legends — but I felt like I was in the midst of a Christian history version of the show as I read Rodney … Continue reading
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Tagged Baylor University, Christian history, Christian history myths, Christianity, Christopher Columbus, crusades, flat earth myth, Gospels oral tradition, history, inerrancy, mythbusters, myths, Rodney Stark, The Triumph of Christianity, Washington Irving
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