by FBCMadmin | Nov 3, 2015 | Pastor David, Pastor's Blog
Several years ago I read The Dark Night of the Soul written by a Catholic monk named John of the Cross. It had a significant impact on my life as John made it clear that there were times in a Christian’s spiritual life that could not be understood. Times of pain,...
by FBCMadmin | Nov 3, 2015 | Pastor David, Pastor's Blog
“Why’d I say that?” I thought to myself. I’d been in a conversation with someone, a friend, and found myself reacting to something they’d said. It happened so fast it was almost automatic. In other words, the terms they used, their tone of voice, their body language,...
by FBCMadmin | Nov 3, 2015 | Pastor David, Pastor's Blog
“You do your part, I’ll do mine.” That’s the deal we make with God. “I’ll be a good guy. I’ll come to church. I’ll give money. I’ll serve you but in the end, you need to come through for me too. And if you don’t?! Well then, the deals off. I’ll marry someone...
by FBCMadmin | Oct 15, 2015 | Pastor's Blog
One of the more prolific thinkers of the twentieth century is CS Lewis. I have a small book of his entitled Present Concerns which is a collection of essays he’d written over the years for various publications. One essay in particular caught my attention. It’s called...
by FBCMadmin | Oct 14, 2015 | Pastor's Blog
Scott Saul’s little book, Jesus Outside the Lines, has captured my imagination. Scott Saul is a Presbyterian Pastor in Nashville. Towards the end of the book Saul describes the inner struggle people have when it comes to obedience, a struggle that is often rooted in...
by FBCMadmin | Oct 14, 2015 | Pastor's Blog
I got the email just a few days ago. A friend of mine, a missionary, was challenging his readers to prayer. “There has never been a revival without the concentrated prayers of God’s people,” he wrote. His impassioned plea for prayer was convicting–and...
