JESUS: Our Immanuel

Just over two thousand years ago, an angel appeared to Joseph, a humble carpenter from Nazareth, and the husband-to-be of a young woman named Mary. The angel told Joseph that his wife to be was carrying a child—a child Who was conceived from the Holy Spirit. Joseph was told that this was the fulfillment of [...]

Winter Color

During the winter months, the best color displays at the feeders are eastern nuthatch, cardinals and blue jays. The goldfinches and other birds are in their “winter drabs”–so thankfully, the state bird of Kentucky makes a big splash.

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New weblog

Friends, after several weeks of planning and preparing, I’ve launched a new weblog entitled The Kentucky Parson. It is not going to replace the Baptist Parson. The Baptist Parson will still be around, providing news from the Good Morning Farm, devotional material and comments. But the Kentucky Parson is a site that is more theological [...]

Preaching Plan for Advent 2009

My planned texts for Advent Season, 2009. (God Willing). The texts below are hyper-linked to the ESV Bible. I usually plan my preaching a quarter at a time, prayerfully considering each selection. I usually inform the church of my plans a month at a time, in the sincere hopes that they will read the passages [...]

New Blog Feature!

I’ve added a new blog feature–email subscription–and there’s a button in the right hand column for you to use to sign up. You can be notified of new posts to the Baptist Parson via email, which can save you time and trouble if you don’t want to check the website every day for new content.

Great Article from David Dockery on Worship

The Founders Ministries’ Journal has a tremendous article by David C. Dockery posted here.
http://www.founders.org/journal/fj10/article1.html
While the article was originally written in 1992, nothing in it could not still be said of today.
 

FBC’s New Website

Our Music and Education Director designed our new church website. Well done, Dan!
http://www.flemingsburgbaptistchurch.org

Newspaper Column

The Parson’s Perspective is a new weekly column in the Flemingsburg Gazette. You can read it here.

Advent and Baptists–A Personal View

Did you know that Sunday, November 29 is the Christian “New Year’s Day?” Easy there–the Parson hasn’t slipped a cog.
I know that the Civil Year doesn’t end until December 31, but in the Christian reckoning of the year, November 29 is the CHRISTIAN YEAR’S “New Year Day.” What meaneth this? Is this some kind of [...]

Flemingsburg Gazette Story on FCPL Book Fair

Book Fair Draws Authors, Readers
This is the story in our local town paper about the book fair at our Public Library Book Fair.