Thomaston Baptist Church08-Apr-18 Acts 4:32-5:11 Mention the word “communism”, and the word “godless” is almost immediately attached to it. “Godless” and “communism” go together almost as well as peas and carrots. The two are nearly inseparable. I think that this is especially true for people who are in my generation, or perhaps a tad older. When I […]
18-Mar-18 John 12:27-36a The earthly ministry of Jesus is nearly over. It won’t be long now, before the most loving person who ever lived and walked on this earth will be arrested and put to death as a common criminal. For three years now, Jesus has preached good news and hope. He’s cured the sick, […]
28-Jan-18 Mark 1:21-28 I have a ton of trouble with this passage. Trying to pull a sermon out of it absolutely frightens and paralyzes me. And while I would love to pull a sermon out of this passage, and have truly wanted to do so all week long, I have struggled with two things about […]
07-Jan-18 Matthew 2:7-18 My guess is that most of us stand pretty much in awe of the wise men. There’s something about these mysterious guys who see a star, intuit that it means that a new king has been born to the Jews, and then, amazingly, strike out on a journey to Jerusalem to visit […]
As the westering sun fell beneath the distant horizon, the small band of travelers quieted and began the work of setting up camp for the night. Packs were opened and the women in the group got themselves to the work of preparing the evening meal for their families. Mary shuddered and sighed. “Are you cold, […]
24-Dec-17 Luke 1:26-38 Mary has always been a bit of a mystery to me. She is obviously a rather remarkable woman, or rather more correctly, a rather remarkable girl. Scholars generally agree that Mary was probably only about 12 or 13 years old when the angel Gabriel visited her with the shocking news that she […]
26-Nov-17 Matthew 25:31-46 Have you ever noticed that it is easier to grumpy about something than it is to be grateful? I have, and I’ve noticed it in me. We had a beautiful, warm October. And then we had those four or five days of no electricity. My attitude changed. I went from celebration of […]
22-Oct-17 Matthew 22:15-22 For reasons which I do not fully comprehend, taxes have been a big issue at my house over the last couple of weeks. I strongly suspect that the same is true at Barb’s house. I spent some time this week pondering this, but I didn’t get very far. I don’t comprehend taxes, […]
08-Oct-17 Matthew 21:33-46 I would have sent an army. From time to time in the Scriptures, we discover that God does not act as prudently and as wisely as we might expect. It often seems as though God is not paying attention to critical details as they develop, and so the decisions and choices that […]
06-Aug-17 Matthew 15:21-28 There are times when I am extremely glad that I am not the one who was charged with the responsibility of writing one of the Gospels. And this is certainly one of those times. I am afraid that if I was writing the Gospel of Wayne that I would have very […]
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