Category Archives: Blog
Church Growth… Spiral
I was looking back at some older posts of mine, and this one holds a special place in my heart. Over twenty years of ministry, I’ve learned one thing about church growth. You want to know what doesn’t work? Not … Continue reading
D-Day and 101st Screaming Eagles
It’s tradition now, I have to post about Uncle Mel. On this day 78 years ago the Normandy invasion began. Led by U.S. General Dwight D. Eisenhower, an Allied armada of ships, planes, and landing craft and some 156,000 troops began … Continue reading
What About The Trinity?
Here’s a 20 min. video on the Trinity… The Trinity (RFRF) from Shiloh Baptist on Vimeo. Who is God? What is He? The Trinity. One God… nature, essence, “what” Three Persons… beings, entities, “who” God the Father is not the … Continue reading
Martyrdom in the Midwest
13 years ago was a Sunday much like any other Sunday for most people, but would end very differently at First Baptist Church in Maryville IL. FBC was a growing church (at the time about 1,200 average attendance) with a … Continue reading
Real Faith Real Fast – Gather and Provoke
“And let us consider one another in order to provoke love and good works, not neglecting to gather together, as some are in the habit of doing, but encouraging each other, and all the more as you see the day … Continue reading