Shiloh Baptist Church
Brandon, Mississippi 39042
662-386-6757

• Education: MDiiv New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary, 1976
• Experience: Bivocational Pastor Shiloh Baptist Church Vaiden MS for 32 years
• Comment to those looking at my sermons: Please use (and improve) as God leads. Nothing is original, and all can be used to Glorify God.
• Sermon or series that made a difference: Job
• One of my favorite illustrations: Dring a storm, a child called to his dad from his bedroom: "dad, can you come in here with me? I'm scared!" Dad said: "You're okay, God's with you." The child replied "Yes, but I want somebody with SKIN ON!!" (Let us all try to be the "somebody with skin on" that the world can see as we represent Jesus Christ.
• Family: Married, grown children and grandchildren
• What my parents think of my sermons: N/A both deceased
• What my spouse (really) thinks of my sermons: Not sure I want to ask her! :-)
• Best advice given to me about preaching: Love your people...they don't care how much you know, until they know how much you care.
• Books that have had an impact: Tracks of a Fellow Struggler, by John Claypool.
• Hobbies: Music, singing, writing
• If I could Preach one more time, I would say...: 1.Life is short; 2. Death is sure; 3. Sin's the curse; 4. Jesus Christ is the cure.
• Something funny that happened while preaching: After the morning prayer, I was looking out over the congregation for a staff member who was late to the service. I was backing toward my pulpit chair, and didn't realize I grabbed the outside arm of the chair. Sat Squarely on the floor of the pulpit area, missed the chair! Everyone had a great laugh! I was sore for a few days!!
• What I want on my tombstone: He cared