by Dr. Paul Chappell | Apr 5, 2010 | Family
I had the joyous privilege of joining Peter and Danielle in dedicating my grandson, Camden, to the Lord during our Sunday evening service at church two weeks ago. I like to choose a verse for each baby at our church baby dedications. For Camden, I chose my own...
by Dr. Paul Chappell | Mar 9, 2010 | Christian Life, Family
As parents, we have an awesome responsibility to raise our children for the Lord. Parenting is so much bigger than providing basic necessities of life; it requires nurturing young hearts in the ways of the Lord. Our culture pressures us to assume false methods of...
by Dr. Paul Chappell | Feb 17, 2010 | Family
I wanted to take a moment today to thank our many friends who are praying and trusting God with us regarding the physical needs in our son Larry’s life as well as our spiritual need for God’s sustaining grace and power. About a week before Thanksgiving, Larry was...
by Dr. Paul Chappell | Feb 13, 2010 | Family
Nearly twenty-four years ago our family moved to Lancaster, California, to begin ministry at Lancaster Baptist Church. At that time, we had two children, Danielle and Larry, and God soon blessed us with two more children, Kristine and Matthew. This past week, our...
by Dr. Paul Chappell | Jan 30, 2010 | Christian Life, Family, Media/Resources, Ministry Leadership, Ministry News
One of the highlights of the year at Lancaster Baptist Church is our annual winter revival with Dr. John Goetsch. I look forward these meetings every year—both for my own spiritual growth and for the growth it brings in the lives of our people. Several days of...
by Dr. Paul Chappell | Jan 20, 2010 | Family
I must admit I had never anticipated that words like cancer, surgery, or chemotherapy would be a part of our everyday, family vocabulary. Yet, in the past several weeks by God’s sovereign plan, we have seen our son Larry endure two major surgeries, and he is now...