…when you live in the 21st Century. That’s sort of what it feels like to preach from the King James Version of the Bible. Let me first say that I truly love this version. It is without a doubt the most beautiful, most majestic, English translation ever made. The words and phrases have been burned [...]
Entries from May 2008
May 27, 2008
Link to Allan Addiction
OK, I’ve gotten lots of helpful advice about my addiction to expensive Bibles. Marital counseling. Check. Addiction counseling. Check. 12 Step Program. Check. So….nothing really has changed except that I don’t buy the Bibles at this time. I just stare at pictures of them. The creme of the Bible crop is reportedly Allan’s Bibles based [...]
May 27, 2008
Marriage Series
We just finished an excellent (is that bragging?) series about Marriage and Marital Relationships at our church. I was honestly a little concerned going into it because we have so many men and women who have been married for at least twice as long as I’ve been alive. In fact one of my dearest friends [...]
May 21, 2008
Conflict and the Small Church as an Extended Family
“The ones you love are the ones you hurt the most.” I believe this is a true statement. Fighting is altogether common in families. We are the most comfortable around the people we know the best and an unfortunate consequence is that we are often more likely to be harsh with those we love. I [...]
May 20, 2008
Knowing Who Came Before You
I have been the pastor of Little Mountain Baptist Church for 15 months now (and one week to be exact). In a church like ours, it pays to understand your heritage. It pays to know who came before you. In a church like ours, it is impossible to miss them. Their legacy is everywhere. In [...]
