John’s Start Page

 
 

Just in case you're wondering:

I'm a husband, a father, and a pastor. I serve New Hope Baptist Church in Romulus, Alabama as pastor. I'm a graduate of Beeson Divinity School. I'm also old enough now to realize I don't know everything and that I'm not infallible. If you want to know a bit about my beliefs, you can read my application essay I wrote to apply to Beeson. I'd also recommend you read my sermons.


You can always read these articles I wrote for CMUG (Christian Macintosh User Group):

  1. •The Power of Calling, "Our Father." Jesus' model prayer remains the greatest act of faith and submission in a believer's life.

  2. •Salvation: Is God Counting Tears? With the death of Pope John Paul II, questions of salvation raged in the list. Here's my response.

  3. •The Real Need of the SBC Some think the Southern Baptist Convention needs a “Great Commission Resurgence.” I think we need to settle a more pressing issue first.

 

Here are directions to New Hope, the church where I serve as pastor.


This is my daughter’s site.

It is clear that he does not pray, who, far from uplifting himself to God, requires that God shall lower Himself to him, and who resorts to prayer not to stir the man in us to will what God wills, but only to persuade God to will what the man in us wills. - Saint Thomas Aquinas

Interesting Links


Sermons Placed here for anyone to read and use. If you see something wrong or with which you disagree, contact me.

The Liturgical Calendar with links to lectionary readings for each Sunday and feast day during the month.

Christian Leadership Center Material on this Web site is written by Allen Ross, Professor of Divinity (Old Testament) at Beeson Divinity School.

Papers, Musings, and Thoughts Some of the articles and papers I've written in my seminary days and since.

Astronomy Picture of the Day Courtesy of NASA.

James Kiefer's Christian Biographies An excellent guide to those who sacrificed for our faith.

My Utmost for His Highest Daily Devotionals Oswald Chambers' masterpiece on the Christian life, a day at a time.

Jerry Pournelle's site Jerry Pournelle is - hard to explain. Science fiction writer, computer pioneer, space program veteran, former professor. His readers could comprise a "Who's Who" of virtually any profession you care to name, from engineering to military to politics. This site is a must-read for anyone interested in computers, politics, space exploration, or almost any other topic imaginable.

DEBKAfile Jerusalem political analysis and news site. Middle Eastern news usually shows up here a couple of weeks before it hits U.S. media.

Virtual Seminary Links to many (if not most) of the pertinent Christian writings and subjects of interest to the Church.

Slashdot I admit it: I'm a /. junkie. Slashdot is "news for nerds. Stuff that matters." If you like computers -- or want to -- you need to read Slashdot. Regularly. Several times a day.

Ken Collins Web Site Ken Collins is pastor of Garfield Memorial Christian Church in McLean, Virginia. His site has lots of Christian resources and devotional material.

USGS Earthquake Activity Updated frequently during the day.

Worldtimezone.com I found this site and thought it was really cool! If you want to know what time it is in, say, Australia, you'll agree.

My genealogy as much as I have right now anyway, on my dad's side. I’m moving my information to this page.

Communion Services Every Christian needs to celebrate Communion, and every minister needs forms of Communion to use. I'm placing my services here in case someone else needs them.

Quotes Various quotes I've compiled. E-mail me your favorite quote!