As most of you know, I love coaching my sons in baseball.  Not only do I love the game and the competition, but I mostly love the life lessons that a sport like baseball can teach young boys.  One of ...  Read More

Beware of the temptation of self-righteousness, it’s more subtle than we often think.  Jesus was extremely hard on the self-righteous Pharisees, exposing their hypocrisy and rebuking their ways.  It’s...  Read More

At the Southern Baptist Convention this week in Anaheim, CA, the issue on whether women can be pastors resurfaced.  I want to be clear on where First Baptist Enterprise and Southern Baptists stand on ...  Read More

First Baptist, you are amazing! This past week was an awesome week of VBS.  As I walked around the hallways, I saw adults and teenagers working on with children on crafts and teaching them the gospel....  Read More

This past Wednesday, we suffered a deep loss in our community and church with the passing of Matt Rodgers.  Matt was a life-long educator, having served as a teacher, coach, principal, and community c...  Read More

As the summer begins, most of us have plans for travel and vacation.  The Sabbath principle informs us of our need for rest.  So I want to urge you to rest well this summer, but don’t become lazy. The...  Read More

Brad Paisley’s song “Letter to me” is a great tune that imagines a 40-something writing a letter to the younger version of himself.  The song made me think, “Knowing what I know now, what would I say ...  Read More

We’ve been quoting the Apostle’s Creed on most Sunday mornings for some time now.  Here’s what Al Mohler, president of The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, said about the Apostle’s Creed:The Apo...  Read More

This Sunday we begin a three part sermon series on marriage and parenting.  There is much to say about the family.  Every culture must define it and every worldview has to figure out it’s posture towa...  Read More

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