May 30, 2024 - Good Morning! It's Thursday, May 30.
I continue today with a brief series on stories behind favorite children's gospel songs, as my church prepares for next week's Vacation Bible School.
Herbert Woolston was a pastor, a writer, a gospel song composer... and a magician. That last one kind of came out of left field, didn't it? Woolston was all about keeping his audience's attention. And so, he would incorporate sleight-of-hand into his sermons. Fun!
May 29, 2024 - Good Morning! It's Wednesday, May 29.
First Baptist Church of Center is five days away from one of the most important events of our year - Vacation Bible School! It all starts Monday morning, June 3, and includes games and snacks and Bible stories and lots of great songs. This morning, we start a three-day series on stories behind vintage children's church songs.
May 28, 2024 - Good Morning! It's Tuesday, May 28.
On May 28, 1936, something radical happened that would change the world. Alan Mathison Turing, a 23-year-old student at Cambridge University in England, published a paper titled "On Computable Numbers." In this paper he described a device that would come to be called "The Turing Machine." We have a different name for it today... the computer.
Today at 11AM our community will gather at our historic courthouse to commemorate Memorial Day. A program of music and presentations and traditions will be hosted by our VFW in the courtroom. At the close the crowd will move to the flag plaza for the playing of Taps. A memorable moment. A time to remember.
May 21, 2024 - Good Morning! It's Tuesday, May 21.
Today at 5:30, the Men's Ministry of First Baptist Center will host a community fish fry. That reminds me of another fish fry, found in the final chapter of the Gospel of John.
Our pastor is preaching a sermon series through the mighty Twelfth Chapter of Romans. It is a powerhouse passage where the Apostle Paul lays out a blueprint for living the Christian life. Just like these Daily Devotions, you can read Romans 12 in about two minutes, and I encourage you to do that today.