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 on this site, as well as a brief overview for Sunday School teachers of the weekly Lifeway "Explore the Bible" lesson.
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Top Posts & Pages
- Teacher's Overview: Lifeway's "Explore the Bible" lesson: Jeremiah 2:1-13 "Judges"
- “Building Your Life On The Rock” (Matthew 7:24-27 sermon)
- "Your Best Investment" (Matthew 6:19-24 sermon)
- "The Message of the Cross" (I Cor. 1:18-24 sermon)
- "Following Jesus" (Matthew 4:18-22 sermon)
- "The World, The Flesh, and the Devil" (James 3:15 sermon)
- "God's Purpose For Your Life" (I Peter 2:4-5 sermon)
- "How To Seek The Lord" (Isaiah 55:6-7 sermon)
- "Three Christian Attitudes" (Philippians 3:12-15 sermon)
- "The Christian Race" (Hebrews 12:1-2 sermon)
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- "The Disciple's Character" series (Beatitudes Mt. 5:3-12)
- "The Disciplines of Disciples" series
- "This Is My Story" sermon series
- Beatitudes Series 2020 FBCA
- Book of James Sermons: What Real Faith Looks Like
- COVID-19 crisis assorted messages
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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
Posted in Reviews, Uncategorized
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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