On Monday evening I left Stockdale and drove a few hours away to see my parents. My mom was scheduled to have knee replacement surgery on Tuesday. It is a fairly routine surgery, and she already had the other knee replaced, so the expectation was that things would go smoothly, I’d help my dad get …

On August 3, 2025, our church, First Baptist Church Stockdale, called a new worship minister, Corey Arseneault, to begin leading our worship ministry full-time. But, the story really begins back in 2018. In the fall of 2018, after serving as the children’s pastor and young adult pastor at First Baptist Watauga for 8 years, I …

Weakness is a tough thing to admit at times. And for a pastor, admitting burnout is much more difficult to admit than simply living with it. Pastors understand the need for rest. Not only from a physical standpoint, but from a Biblical one. Yet, if we’re honest, for many pastors rest is a difficult thing …

In the heart of the small town of Stockdale, TX sits a Baptist Church that has seen the Lord’s faithfulness for the last 150 years. In 1874 a group of believers assembled to form this Stockdale Baptist church in a picket building. The congregation would later build its very own building in 1885, and in …

On Sunday, October 30, 2022, I had the honor of participating in a deacon ordination service for Pandora Baptist Fellowship. For those of you that don’t know, Pandora Baptist is a church that First Baptist Church Stockdale planted several years ago, just outside of Stockdale. Therefore, some items have been passed on from First Baptist …

On Sunday, August 28, 2022 I was able to participate in one of the coolest baptisms that I’ve been part of. Since 2010 I have served in full-time ministry as a children’s pastor, youth pastor, young adult pastor, associate pastor, and now a lead pastor. I’ve had my share of baptisms over the last 12 …

Below are the books that I plan to read this year. Some I’ve had sitting on my shelf for a while. Others were recommended to me. I will likely end up reading more than what’s on this list, but I plan to read one of these books each month. Feel free to purchase the book …

Here are the books I read in 2021. Maybe something will catch your attention. If you have questions about a particular book, feel free to ask. 1. It’s Not About Me by Max Lucado 2. 9 Common Lies Christians Believe by Shane Pruitt 3. Fresh Wind & Fresh Fire by Jim Cymbala 4. This World: …

The following is a retelling of a story I’ve shared before, however, recently the story became even more impactful. When I was a child I would see my dad sitting at the breakfast table every morning studying God’s Word. My father was learning and growing to be like the Father. For the first seven years …

James 2:10, “For whoever keeps the entire law, and yet stumbles at one point, is guilty of breaking all of it.” I’m about to tell a story that few people know. This is the story of how I skipped one class my senior year, ruining my perfect attendance record that I had maintained throughout high …