by Tyler Scarlett | Aug 8, 2016 | A Word from the Pastor
There once was a wealthy farmer. He had hundreds of acres, dozens of servants, and two pre-teen sons. One day, a neighbor stopped by the man’s house to chat. Seeing, in the field, the farmer’s own two children sweating beneath the towering shadows of the...
by Tyler Scarlett | May 21, 2011 | A Word from the Pastor
First, Rob Bell told us that hell does not exist. Now, the famed cosmologist Stephen Hawking has told us that heaven does not exist. The afterlife, it seems, has fallen on hard times. In an exclusive interview with London’s Guardian newspaper, Hawking...
by Tyler Scarlett | May 4, 2011 | A Word from the Pastor
Dear Pastor Jamie, As you well know, today is your last full Sunday with us here at Forest Baptist Church (as our Minister to Students). Next week you will begin feeding and leading your new congregation (Greenville Baptist Church), as you preach for them and begin...
by Tyler Scarlett | Feb 14, 2011 | A Word from the Pastor
As a pastor, I never know exactly what each day holds. Sure, I have a schedule and some regular appointments, but God also brings me many unexpected interruptions. For instance, there are emergency hospital visits, unexpected deaths, and crisis counseling that often...
by Tyler Scarlett | Dec 5, 2010 | A Word from the Pastor
Matthew Henry The Famed Commentator and Catechism Advocate (1662-1714)   On April 7, 1713 the famed commentator and preacher, Matthew Henry, delivered a sermon entitled, “Concerning the Catechising [sic] of Youth.”  The message was...