Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever. (Hebrews 13:8 ESV) This Sunday, May 24th, 2026, at 11AM, we will officially host our 187th Homecoming Celebration. Shoal Creek Baptist Church has a rich history that began almost two centuries ago. According to historical archives, Shoal Creek was originally Read more
Look carefully then how you walk, not as unwise but as wise, making the best use of the time, because the days are evil. (Ephesians 5:15-16 ESV) Recently as I led a devotion, I felt led to point out the obvious: Every single person on the planet only gets 24 Read more
We are excited to officially announce dates for our 2026 VBS: Emerald Crossing. Vacation Bible School is an exciting time for children between the ages of 4 years old and 12th grade to learn and grow in a safe, fun, and Biblical grounded environment. Each night features a blend of Bible Read more
According to a summary from ChatGPT, the average attention span of an American adult has decreased from about 20 minutes in 1950 to just 15-20 seconds in 2025. Attention span has seemingly increasingly and steadily decreased over the decades with the advent of each new technological innovation (i.e., TV, the Read more
There is a fascinating exchange between Jesus and Peter in John 21. After Jesus publicly restored Peter in front of the other disciples, all of Jesus’ closest followers began living life after the resurrection and in light of the resurrection. As Jesus commissioned Peter, we see Peter begins asking questions Read more
The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately sick; who can understand it? (Jeremiah 17:9 ESV) Over the past decades a move has been accelerating both in secular society and in the Church where more and more people are ruled by their emotions than trained and equipped by God’s Read more
“The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have life and have it abundantly.” (John 10:10 ESV) In the Gospels, Jesus gives us a prophetic Word concerning the condition of the world prior to His return: “And because lawlessness will be increased, the Read more
For the word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing to the division of soul and of spirit, of joints and of marrow, and discerning the thoughts and intentions of the heart. (Hebrews 4:12 ESV) Recently as a church we started a 365-day Bible reading Read more
And Jesus increased in wisdom and in stature and in favor with God and man. (Luke 2:52 ESV) As the Biblical birth journey comes to a close, our Advent devotional ends years after the birth of Jesus. The final note of Luke’s Gospel concerning the boyhood of Jesus is found Read more
And he went and lived in a city called Nazareth, so that what was spoken by the prophets might be fulfilled, that he would be called a Nazarene. (Matthew 2:23 ESV) The Biblical Christmas story is one long, continuous fulfillment of the Word of God as uttered by Prophets throughout Read more