Thanks for your prayers and expressions of concern this week. I started the weak not feeling well. But I am doing much better. Praise God! A big shout-out to the pastors of the Shiloh Church for stepping up in such a great way this week! Shout-out to Tim Challies for commending my post: An Essential Part of Planning Your Preaching I am looking forward to the 2013 Thriving Summit in Philadelphia (October 11-12) I hope to see you at The Expositors Summit at the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, October, 29-31. Every preacher should read Steven Lawson's little book, The Kind...

Saturday Shout-Outs is my weekly bulletin board about my weekly highlights and some articles I have found worth sharing. Thanks to President Henry Perkins for the privilege of being the keynote speaker for the California Baptist State Convention in Long Beach this week. Wednesday, my connecting flight through Atlanta was delayed because of weather. I did not land in time to get to the church to preach. A big shout-out to our Pastor of Christian Education, Donald Lewis, for being ready to preach. Check out A Brief Response to the George Zimmerman Verdict I am grateful for the opportunities I...

Thanks for reading my blog. You can sign-up for email updates of future posts under my picture to the left. I spent this week in Dallas at the 2013 E.K. Bailey Conference: Preaching 360. I had the opportunity to speak in the Tuesday evening general session. I gave four lectures on preaching through Philippians. And I participated in a round-table discussion on biblical preaching. Many thanks to Pastor Bryan Carter for the opportunity to take part in this year's conference and to the Concord Church staff for their great hospitality. Steve Lawson was outstanding. Bryan Lorritts was compelling. Bryan Carter...

I hope you had a good and safe Independence Day this week. Thanks for reading my blog. Here are some of the posts, events, and articles that caught my attention this week. You can sign-up for email updates of future posts under the picture to the left. Please pray for the 2013 E.K. Bailey Preaching Conference that will meet in Dallas, July 8-11. A big shout-out to Pastor Bryan Carter and the Concord Church for the sacrifices made to host this great conference. Jackie Hill: Love Letter to a Lesbian   Joe Carter: "Preachers of L.A." Brings Prosperity Gospel to...

Thanks to Pastor Romell Williams for preaching the word at the Shiloh Church this week during our Midyear Tune-Up. Shout-out to those of you who have shared with the ways you are benefiting from reading, It Happens After Prayer. Hope to see you at the 2013 E.K. Bailey Preaching Conference in Dallas, July 8-11. Pastoralized: 5 Quick Reasons to Manuscript Your Sermons Greg Breazeale: Who is the Hero of Your Sermon? Trevin Wax: Let the Tone of Your Sermon Match the Tone of the Text  R. Albert Mohler: "Waiting for the Other Shoe" - The Supreme Court Rules on Same-Sex...

Thanks to Dr. George W. Waddles for the opportunity to address the National Baptist Convention's Congress of Christian Education this past Tuesday in St. Louis. I am also grateful for the presence of Moody Publishers at the congress and the opportunity to sign copies of It Happens After Prayer. Shout-out to Pastor Patrick Walker for the opportunity to speak at the New Macedonia Baptist Church in Washington D.C. A big shout-out to the 2013 NBA Champion Miami Heat!!! The 2013 E.K. Bailey Conference is fast approaching. But you still have time to sign-up. Every Preacher should read Saving Eutychus by...

Thanks for reading my blog. You can sign up under the picture to the left to receive free email updates of future posts. H.B. Charles Jr.: Summer Vacation for Fulltime Christians Pick up my new book, It Happens After Prayer. I started doing radio interviews for the book this week. This is new for me. But I am grateful for the opportunities. The 2013 E.K. Bailey Preaching Conference is fast approaching. Hope to see you there. Check out Thriving Summit Conference hosted by Eric Mason. And pick up his new book, Manhood Restored. Sign up for the Expositors Summit at...

Continue to pray for those in Oklahoma and the other midwestern states that have been in the path of tornadoes. Praise God for my mother and family is safe! Shout out to Pastor Carlos Kelley for the opportunity to preach to the New Hope Baptist Church of Little Rock this week. My friend, Ray Pritchard, wrote the foreword for my new book. And he has graciously written a review of It Happens After Prayer. In our New Members Class today, we are giving away copies of Thom Rainer's new book, I Am A Church Member. Make plans to attend the...

Happy Memorial Day weekend! Shout-out to Pastor Reginald Jones for the opportunity to speak at the Sharon Baptist Church in Augusta this week. I attended the 2013 Moody Pastors Conference in Chicago this week. It was great. I especially appreciate the messages I heard from Alistair Begg and Voddie Baucham. Looking forward to speaking at this conference next year! Thanks Shiloh for praying for my meetings this week. Can't wait to tell you about what the Lord is up to! Be sure to pick up my new book, "It Happens After Prayer."  The 2013 E.K. Bailey Preaching Conference is fast...

Thanks for reading my blog. You can sign up for email updates under the picture to the left. Thanks to all who have picked up my new book, It Happens After Prayer. May it motivate you to pray! Thanks for your comments on my post: A Wake Up Call for Gospel Artists. I hope it starts an long-overdue conversation. A shout-out to Michael Diduit for the opportunity to speak at the National Conference on Preaching 2013 in Charlotte. By the way, Don't miss the National Conference on Preaching 2014 in Atlanta. Shout-out to Pastor Alexis Thomas for the opportunity to speak...

Saturday Shout-Outs is my weekly bulletin board of things I have found interesting over the course of the week.  Happy Mother's Day! Thanks for reading my blog this week. You can sign up for free email updates of future posts under the picture to the left. A big shout-out to Tim Challies for his review of It Happens After Prayer. Thanks to George Hurtt, Mt. Sinai Baptist Church, and my friends in Los Angeles who warmly received me during my book tour there this week. Shout-Out to Pastor L.A. Kessee and the Bethany Church of Los Angeles for the opportunity...

Thanks for reading my blog this week. You can sign up for email updates of future posts under the picture to the left. Thanks to all who have purchased my new book, It Happens After Prayer. I hope it motivates you to pray with confidence in the word of God. Praying for the youth of Shiloh Church who are participating in a purity conference this weekend. Shout-out to the members of Shiloh for the ways you have given and served to make today a special day for the couples participating in our Mass Wedding. Shout-out to Pastor Anthony Maclin for...