Painting a Target on the Back of Jesus

Painting a Target on the Back of Jesus

The old gray-haired Bapto-Appalachian-American preacher has a friend who is terrified right now. I know because I messaged her after Trump’s unconstitutional royal decree ending birthright citizenship to check on her and her family.  I messaged her because I...
The Church Bus Driver

The Church Bus Driver

The old gray-haired Bapto-Appalachian-American preacher continues to ponder Brother Paul’s admonition that a church leader should not be a new convert while recognizing that there are some things that enthusiastic and willing new converts can do as they grow in...
The Assistant Baptizer

The Assistant Baptizer

Because of our  conversation in Bible study this morning, the old gray-haired Baptist-Appalachian-American preacher is thinking about Brother Paul’s word in I  Timothy 3:6. He writes that a church leader should not be a new convert, lest he develop a ...
Remembering Prince Moore

Remembering Prince Moore

The old gray-haired Bapto-Appalachian-American preacher invoked the good name of  Preacher Prince Moore the other day. He is now in the great cloud of witnesses.  Prince Moore will always be one of my models for excellence in preaching. He was not a great orator. One...
A Better Name

A Better Name

The old gray-haired Bapto-Appalachian-American preacher is pondering Isaiah 56:5, “I  will give, in my house and within my walls, a monument and a name better than sons and daughters; I will give them an everlasting name that shall not be cut off” (NRSV). ...