The Blessings and Pitfalls of Social Networking
Keeping a Good Testimony with Your Friends and Followers As a pastor, it is my joy to help people in their daily walks with God. In recent years it has come to my attention that technology and social networking is a growing part of people’s everyday lives. While...
Georgetown University Hides Religious Symbol at Request of the White House
Any casual observer knows that the current trend in America is toward pluralism and away from our Christian heritage. Psalm 33:12 says, “Blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD; and the people whom he hath chosen for his own inheritance.” Leaders...
The Resurrection of Christ
There is no greater miracle found in Scriptures than the resurrection of Jesus Christ. This event was the pinnacle event of all time and history. It is His resurrection alone that offers true hope and separates Christianity from all other world religions. After the...
Throwing the First Pitch
It has become one of my yearly traditions to throw the first pitch for our church little league program, and this year’s inaugural baseball game for the ’09 season took place on Saturday afternoon. As I made my way out to the pitcher’s mound, I...
Focus
Learn to identify distractions, realign priorities, cultivate Christ-centered habits, and press forward with joy in Christ.
Pastor Paul Chappell
Dr. Paul Chappell is the senior pastor of the Lancaster Baptist Church and president of West Coast Baptist College in Lancaster, California. His biblical vision has led the church to become one of the most dynamic independent Baptist churches in the nation. He has been married to his wife, Terrie, for over forty years and is the father of four married children all serving in Christian ministry.
If God could use the Corinthian Church, He can use you!
"And God is able to make all grace abound toward you; that ye, always having all sufficiency in all things, may abound to every good work" (2 Corinthians 9:8).
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