had a piece of this astounding homemade coffee cake, real butter to baptize it and a glass of red cap milk, thinking of my many friends in the path of severe winter. Love to all of you from 60 degree CA. And sun.🌞

Older pastors should whoop it up when younger pastors get the job done! I was so blessed to see the pastor of Trident Baptist in Goose Creek, SC (where we spent 5.5 years) baptize 3 adults today! Love it X3!!! On a stormy Sunday, no less! Matthew Tharp

I was blessed to spend a bit of time today with several men who are pastors in the Central Valley of CA. We need men to come and plant churches where there are NONE. We will help. California may be on the brink of a great movement by God. Come on! Pray for Cali and send us men!

Drove to beautiful Redding, CA (5hrs) and my wife and I are thrilled to be part of the Marriage Conference at Shasta Baptist Church. Love both Pastor Mike Johnson and the new pastor Mark Becker. God is working on the West Coast! We fought all the way but it’ll be GR8!🤪

Pastor Mark and Bethany Becker are doing a superb job at Shasta Baptist Church! What a wonderful marriage conference, well attended and great spirit! Headed back to Visalia and looking forward to first Sunday February- Let’s go!

Soulwinning: You are COMMISSIONED, 5 times in the N.T.; You are ASSISTED “I am with you, alway": You are PREEMPTED, “Whosoever will, may come.” What we need is a commitment to the main thing! Tell somebody today about JESUS!

Tim and Debra Tyler went to Romania at age 40. They have been there 20+ years and plan on staying. We need young men and women to simply decide to go and stay. Churches today support missionaries smarter. We need an army to step up and go. The fields are ripe and waiting for YOU!

The Bible speaks of the almond tree. It is the first to bloom and last to be harvested. They are full on bloom here in the Central Valley, early February. Jeremiah 1:11,12 God illustrates that "He will hasten my word to perform it.” Glory to God- He will always keep His word!

Having been a pastor nearly 40 years I have NEVER seen anything good about booze in any marriage or home. It destroys quickly and leaves wounds for generations. Jesus delivered my dad from it and made our home SO HAPPY! Jesus>all else!

Me telling the world or any who would listen, I have the best wife! 😊 so privileged to speak at Valentine banquet in Marina, CA with Pastor Richard Wallace Central Coast Baptist Church

What a joy to watch online the ordination of a young man into the ministry Caleb Kasprzyk out of Calvary Baptist Dundalk, MD. Congratulations to an amazing ministry and my friend Stacey Shiflett ! What we need more of. Sent out to pastor a church!

Happy Thursday, my friends. So sorry you cannot see the steam emanating while the butter absorbs. What a woman, that JoAnne Tharp is! Love you all! God is good.

What it's like dealing with IT Band syndrome! Want to run long but that thing won’t let up!

Pacific Baptist in Long Beach hosts a fantastic fine arts competition (SoCal Classic) that I am thrilled to have a part in! What a great future we have with so many straight as an arrow young people on fire for God! Pacific Baptist Joseph Esposito

Headed to Baltimore and preaching missions in one of the best- Calvary Baptist Dundalk! ⁦Stacey Shiflett⁩ a dear and faithful friend. Always humbled to speak in another’s pulpit. (I’m preaching, NOT her😊)

A full Wednesday night crowd for mission conference at Calvary BC in Dundalk! From first note onward the Spirit was evident. A hungry church. Preaching through Friday and returning to Visalia- hungry for Him to enlarge our coasts!! ⁦Stacey Shiflett⁩

I LOVE the extra day light! Let’s go hit some doors throughout the week. Door hangers, tracts and door to door soulwinning is productive in the longer days time. Try it! Grab a partner and GO!

Friday THE 13th!💀 No problemo. For a believer the closest we get to the foolishness of superstition is the Biblical guide James 4:15, “For that ye ought to say, If the Lord will.” Believers live not by superstition but by the sovereign care of our faithful God! 😀

The Fig Tree cursed by Jesus in the gospels no doubt is a picture of Israel. She was dead & dispersed until 1948. Out of nothing & against all odds she arose from the grave. It is amazing to see that little spot surrounded by enemies so powerful & a U.S. ally. God is NOT through.

Like it or not people mostly remember powerful illustrations about the truth preached or taught. Jesus used them frequently. A preacher should always be on the look out for ways to climb an illustration tree and give the audience a better view!