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Western Recorder is a Great Ministry Tool

I am grateful for a recent opportunity to visit with Western Recorder editor Todd Deaton. Todd is celebrating his third anniversary as editor. I recall my delight in 2009 as I listened to Todd share his testimony with the Kentucky Baptist Convention’s Mission Board. The son of a Baptist pastor, Todd sensed a very clear […]

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It’s Time to Re-envision the Work of the KBC

After six months as your executive director, I am more excited than ever about the churches and ministries of the Kentucky Baptist Convention. Through the work of our churches and the mission partnerships we have formed, each day the cause of the Kingdom is advancing on earth and the rolls are expanding in Heaven. While […]

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Prayer for Kentucky: ‘Let Us Never Fall Prey to Betting Future Prosperity on New Vices’

I was invited to offer the invocation for a joint session of the General Assembly gathered to hear the governor’s 2012 State of the Commonwealth Address on January 4.  Following is a video of the prayer: Moments later the governor proposed a constitutional amendment that would allow up to nine casinos across Kentucky.  Watch KET’s […]

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New Year’s Resolutions for Kentucky Baptists

With this first 2012 post, I’m hoping a New Year’s resolution list for Kentucky Baptists will be well received. I offer no earth-shattering new insights. I simply challenge us to be faithful to the basic call of Christ upon our lives and obedient to the fundamental teachings in God’s word. If every Kentucky Baptist would […]

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Thanking God for Kentucky Baptists

As we prepare to celebrate the Savior’s birth, Paul’s words to the Colossian believers express sentiments that we, as your Kentucky Baptist Convention staff, feel toward the Savior’s people we serve in Kentucky. Allow me to share them. To the holy and faithful brothers in Christ in Kentucky: “Grace and peace to you from God […]

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