March 27, 2024 - Good Morning! It's Wednesday, March 27.
We continue today with our week-long series that looks at what Jesus was doing each day of that first Holy Week.
Wednesday saw Jesus and His disciples back in Bethany, a couple of miles east of Jerusalem, near the Mount of Olives. It would be a day of dramatic contrasts. A day with an inspiring act of worship and a disturbing act of betrayal.
March 26, 2024 - Good Morning! It's Tuesday, March 26.
We continue today with our series looking at what Jesus was doing each day of that first Holy Week. On Tuesday, Jesus and the Twelve were back in the Jerusalem temple. Friday would be a day of incredible testing for Jesus, but Tuesday would have testing of its own.
March 25, 2024 - Good Morning! It's Monday, March 25.
I hope you had a wonderful and blessed Palm Sunday. And now . . . on to Easter! But what happened on all those days between the two famous Sundays? Each day this week, we'll take a look.
On Monday, Jesus returned to Jerusalem. He and His disciples had spent Sunday night in Bethany, two miles east of the Holy City, at the home of good friends Mary, Martha, and Lazarus. But, on that morning, Jesus was in the temple.
March 22, 2024 - Good Morning! It's Friday, March 22.
Earlier this week, I gave a presentation to a regional teachers group. The program featured ten of my favorite daily devotions. Here's one that I wanted to reprint for you today - because it's about teachers and, in these first few days of Spring, celebrates the beauty of nature. It was originally posted January 16, 2021.
March 21, 2024 - Good Morning! It's Thursday, March 21.
Last night, at First Baptist Center, our children competed in an exciting event, an event to qualify them to compete at a state level. The event? Bible Drill! You're probably familiar with this program. Maybe you grew up participating in it. I did.
March 20, 2024 - Good Morning! It's Wednesday, March 20.
On March 20, 1928, it was a "beautiful day in the neighborhood," as Fred McFeely Rogers was born. Mister Rogers was a musician, a writer, a puppeteer, but he was also an ordained minister. And for 33 years, from 1968 to 2001, he was America's unofficial children's minister, as he hosted the TV show, "Mister Roger's Neighborhood."
March 19, 2024 - Good Morning! It's Tuesday, March 19 - the first day of Spring!
My niece, Lesli, lives with her family in upstate New York, in a house built in the 1850's. That house was brand new when a new minister came to that town. His name was Maltbie Babcock. He was young, and he was determined to be an effective pastor to his flock. Whenever the burdens of his job grew too great, Babcock would go for long walks into one of the most beautiful parts of America. He would call to his young wife, "I'm going out to my Father's world!"
March 18, 2024 - Good Morning! It's Monday, March 18.
Tomorrow is the first day of Spring! It's also called the vernal equinox - "vernal", Latin for spring, and "equinox", meaning equal night. On this day every year, the hours of light equal the hours of darkness. It happens in September, too, but that equinox leads to a cold winter. The celebration tomorrow leads to warm summer sunshine! Are you ready for that?
March 15, 2024 - On the 3rd Monday of each month, First Baptist Center, 117 Cora, hosts an 11:30 lunch meeting for senior adults from our community. It's called the Golden Harvest Club and it's free. The program this month, on Monday, March 18, will feature Rev. Porter Brewer, the brand new pastor of First Baptist. Join us!
March 15, 2024 - Good Morning! It's Friday, March 15.
I love to teach and relish any opportunity to do it. Each Sunday I'm blessed to be the Bible study teacher in the broadcast ministry of First Baptist Church of Center, Texas. Whenever you're unable to attend your church in person, I welcome you to join my 9am lesson and our 10:15 worship service, streaming at fbccenter.org.