West Franklin Family, Tomorrow morning, God willing, we will gather for Easter Sunday services like we used to. You know, before we were quarantined or masked or separated by six feet. Tomorrow should feel like a “normal” Easter Sunday. He is Risen! I can’t wait. I bought a new shirt and coat for the occasion. Three services. Newly renovated sanctuary. Pretty dresses. Pastel shirts. Smiles. Hugs. Singing. Praying. Preaching. Earlier this week I commiserated with friends about what we “had”... Read more

West Franklin Family, Tomorrow morning we will gather on the first day of Holy Week. The week named for the final days leading to Christ’s death, burial, and resurrection. The week that included real events that changed the course of history. Events that changed the eternal fate of every believing human. Events that still change our lives on a continuous basis to this day. Holy. Beautiful. Excruciating. Dark. Light. Night. Day. Pain. Exhilaration. Holy Week. I strongly encourage you to... Read more

West Franklin Family, I’ve heard Mike Glenn say on numerous occasions that he has pastored several different churches at the same address. He means that Brentwood Baptist has morphed into a different church multiple times during his 30 year tenure as senior pastor. Prior to coming to West Franklin, I pastored three churches. Friendship Baptist in Amite, Louisiana for almost five years. Wynne Baptist Church in Wynne, Arkansas for nearly eight years. And First Baptist Church in El Dorado, Arkansas... Read more

West Franklin Family, We Baptist’s are pretty good at celebrating Christmas and Easter. The other parts of the Christian calendar? Well, if you’re like me, a bit of education wouldn’t hurt. For instance, did you know according to the Christian calendar we are currently smack dab in the middle of Lent? Now. I get it. Most of us associate Lent with the Catholic faith and other denominations. At least I do. But what if the six weeks between Ash Wednesday... Read more

West Franklin Family, I don’t know about other married couples, but for Katie and I – our major arguments are over little things. The big, important things? If we do have disagreements, they’re small. The tiny, little, unimportant things? For some reason we tend to get all worked up in a big wad. I should clarify – I get in a big wad over the little things. I can’t explain why. The harder I try to figure out what “triggers”... Read more

West Franklin Family, This time two years ago, all of our worlds were being rocked by a virus. We were pushing people out of the way at Costco to secure toilet paper. We were buying masks and assuming the pandemic would be over by Spring Break. We were already ready for our kids to go back to school. I sent my first Saturday letter to you two years ago – March 21, 2020. TWO YEARS! It was the Saturday before... Read more