That... Which Matters Most

That… Which Matters Most

One Mediator

Nov 27, 2025

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Theology

Merry Christmas, From Galveston

Heidi and I made our second trip to Galveston in as many months, just to get away. We didn’t have family coming to visit, and couldn’t go visit family, so we treated ourselves to a condo on the west beach of Galveston. In our first trip to Galveston, right before… Listen ⇢
Standing on the Seawall

How many thousands upon thousands of people have strolled along the Galveston Seawall since it was first constructed in 1902 is hard to imagine. We would probably be surprised at the numbers, or the celebrities, or even villains who have strolled along the wall, looking out over the sand and… Listen ⇢
A Response from My Fellow Elder

I shared my last post, To Exclude Our Children from the Table, with the officers in the church, and Seth Crow, my fellow elder, sent the following reply. I think in really helps complete the larger picture of paedocommunion, and communion in general. Here is what Seth wrote: Yeah, I think… Listen ⇢
To Exclude Our Children from the Table, is Excommunication

A fellow pastor from my previous denomination posted this on his Facebook page: “Paedocommunionsists practice a form of baptismal regeneration.” He was taking a dig at those of us who joyfully practice paedocommunion. I’m sure most people are thinking: “paedo-what???” What is paedocommunion? It is the belief and practice of… Listen ⇢
Gaido’s in Galveston

I was almost like a kid last week as we crossed over the bridge in I-45 driving into Galveston. We were getting there before our check-in time at a VRBO down close to the Strand, and Heidi suggested we head on to Gaido’s for an early dinner. It had been… Listen ⇢
World War II and Hitler

I don’t really know where to begin. Over the past year, there have been hundreds of challenges to the things that I grew up knowing and understanding about the world we live in, the world we were given after World War II. Some will immediately point out that this disqualifies… Listen ⇢
Wise Men from the East: Gospel of Matthew Sermon 8

King Herod had a really big problem. Allow me to say that again. King Herod had a really big problem. If you will recall from last week’s sermon, I started with similar words: King Ahaz had a real problem. The problem for King Ahaz was that he was surrounded by… Listen ⇢
Behold the Virgin: Gospel of Matthew 7

Preached October 27, 2024. This sermon looks at the prophecy of the virgin birth in Isaiah 7, and then takes up the text in Matthew 1. Listen ⇢