I served as pastor of Southern Baptist churches in Texas, Oklahoma and Louisiana for almost 30 years before taking a medical leave from the pastorate in February 2013 due to dysautonomia (POTS) and moving to Norman, Oklahoma. Blessed with renewed health, I was called as Senior Pastor of Pleasant Ridge Baptist in Morganton, NC in February 2015.
In this blog I share daily devotions from my own personal Bible readings, as well as sermons, book reviews, illustrations -- and occasional humorous "peeks" at life inside this pastor's home!
Tag Archives: John 15:5
“The Importance of Forgiving Others” (Matthew 6:14-15 sermon)
Several years ago a pastor went on a trip to England, where a Catholic priest told him and his wife a story about Lady Spencer, the mother of Princess Diana (who had been killed in a tragic car accident on … Continue reading
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Tagged American Christianity, Augustine of Hippo, Bill Elliff, bitterness, Constantine baptism, daily sins, devotional time, eclipse, Emmet Fox gulp acid, Ephesians 4:32, fellowship with God, forgiveness, forgiving others, God, God holy, holiness of God, I John 1:7, John 15:5, Lady Spencer, Matthew 6:14-15 sermon, Michael Thomas' Hallelujah lyrics, model prayer, Peter Brown, Princess Diana, quiet time, salvation, sins, Stephen Acts 7, unforgiveness
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A Surprising Key To Abiding In Him
After Jesus shared with His disciples the importance of “Abiding in Him” in the first verses of John 15 (“abide in Me … apart from Me, you can do nothing”, etc.) one might ask, “But HOW do I ‘abide in … Continue reading
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Tagged abiding, abiding in Christ, abiding in Him, commandments, John 15:10, John 15:5
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Distractions From Devotions
Our church, Pleasant Ridge Baptist in Morganton, North Carolina, is sending three adult members out to different mission fields this weekend: one to Wales, one to Haiti, and one to Romania. I sent them this quote from China Inland Mission … Continue reading
