Christmas in September

I’ve been like a kid waiting for Christmas, and its finally here. After months of pain and canes and crutches, my place in the surgical waiting line finally comes up this afternoon, and I get to trade in the wrecked version of my right hip for a spanking new...

All You Need is (God’s) Love

A sermon by Keith Herron, Pastor, Holmeswood Baptist Church, Kansas City, Mo. I Corinthians 13 July 13, 2014 What is it in your life, what activity or what driving force, makes you so happy it makes your heart sing? Joseph Campbell asked it this way, “What’s your...

The Things We Can Do Together

A sermon by Keith Herron, Pastor, Holmeswood Baptist Church, Kansas City, Mo. Colossians 1:24-29 Stewardship Commitment Sunday September 22, 2013 On the day you were born, you were given a gift! No doubt you didn’t know it at the time because you were busy doing all...

How Ministers Can Make Themselves Indispensable

Several years ago, I made this challenge to the ministers with whom I worked. “How can you make yourself indispensable this year?” My challenge was predicated on the idea that they should discover something that they offered to students, churches and other...

Great Themes of the Bible: Sabbath

A sermon delivered by Joel Snider, Pastor, First Baptist Church, Rome, Ga., on September 2, 2012. Deuteronomy 5:12-15 Morning Prayer: Thank you, Father, for the skills, the talents, and the education that allow us to work in meaningful endeavors.  Because of your...