It is my conviction that the Lord loves the Church and therefore so should we (Acts 20:28). In this vein, I am a committed churchman. I love the bride of Christ and have done everything I can to reform our local church ministry (Colossians 1:28-29) according to the perfect precepts of Holy Scripture (per Titus 1:5f). However, I am not without my own warts and blemishes. Those who have served alongside of me in the ministry trenches can attest to this. "By the grace of God I am what I am." I pray that like Paul I can humbly say to my people, "Imitate me as (much as) I follow Christ" (1 Cor. 11:1). I am not an uber gifted pastor-preacher but I am striving to be an uber faithful servant of Christ! To the praise of His glory, God has been revitalizing the First Baptist Church of Freeport. To Him alone belongs the highest praise!
ABOUT THIS BLOG- These blog stories have been somewhat vaguely told in order to not say more than is necessary. The 'goriest of ministry details' are often best reserved for personal conversations with God and with those directly involved in one's local church ministry. Much restraint has been exercised as I have written and edited these stories.
None of the articles that describe sinful conduct or speech have been written about current members. We all know how cowardly it is to stand behind a bully pulpit (or a bully blog) and point fingers instead of dealing with people directly. The Biblical process of confrontation/restoration is summarized for us in Galatians 6:1-4, Luke 17:3-4, 1 Thess. 5:14, Matthew 7, and Matthew 18.
