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Trust in the Lord with all your heart, And lean not on your own understanding; In all your ways acknowledge Him, And He shall direct your paths. –  Proverbs 3:5-6  (NKJV) Those verses have long been among my “life verses” but I have clung to them especially during the last few weeks. As many readers ofContinue reading “Transitions, the call of God, and the future”

““The kingdom of heaven is like a treasure hidden in the field, which a man found and hid again; and from joy over it he goes and sells all that he has and buys that field. “Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant seeking fine pearls, and upon finding one pearl of greatContinue reading “Treasuring Christ”

“Who may ascend into the hill of the Lord? And who may stand in His Holy place? He who has clean hands and a pure heart, who has not lifted up his soul to falsehood, and has not sworn deceitfully.”   Psalm 24:3-4 “If we say that we have no sin, we are deceiving ourselves andContinue reading “A prayer of repentance”

How do you keep going when your heart is broken?  How do you keep going when everything in you says to quit?  How do you press on when everything around you says to stop?  Yesterday morning at Whitesburg, I shared a message entitled “Pressing On” and looked at five reasons why we can press onContinue reading “Pressing On”

I would like to invite all readers of this blog to a very special event we are having at Whitesburg Baptist Church this weekend. It’s the renewal of “I Love America.”  The picture above was made at Wednesday evening’s dress rehearsal.  Yes, that is a huge flag that has been built in our worship centerContinue reading “Come and be inspired!!”

  “Who may ascend into the hill of the Lord? And who may stand in His Holy place? He who has clean hands and a pure heart, who has not lifted up his soul to falsehood, and has not sworn deceitfully.”   Psalm 24:3-4  (New American Standard Version)     “If we say that we haveContinue reading “No unconfessed sin”

“I will praise the Lord who counsels me — even at night my conscience instructs me. I keep the Lord in mind always. Because He is at my right hand, I will not be shaken.” (Psalm 16:7–8, HCSB) I read these words this morning in my Bible reading and prayer time. As I read them,Continue reading “He is always on my mind!”

For some reason, all this week, I have had a message on my heart that I shared last year during an evening service at Whitesburg.  I want to share it with the readers of this blog. Below are the basic preaching notes that I used in this message… “Sowing and Reaping” Galatians 6:6-10   You’veContinue reading “Sowing and Reaping”

This Monday morning I was up early and praying. It’s a big and busy week of ministry.  Even though my daily Bible reading finds me in another section of the Bible, I could not get the 23rd Psalm off my mind today. It really spoke to me in a fresh way… “A Psalm of David.Continue reading “A simple reminder from a familiar place”

On several recent occasions, I have overheard conversations among people about their investments. Sometimes people share about their investment adviser, and other times they discuss the latest stocks that have performed well. There is certainly nothing wrong with attempting to invest wisely – I do it myself.  However, we must remember that the most importantContinue reading “The best investment advice”