Weekly insight and encouragement from Dr. Johnny Pope from the Sunday Bulletin
2008
The Mothers of My Life - May 11, 2008
How to Restore Your First Love in Marriage - May 3, 2008
Gone To Seed - Apr 27, 2008
Peanut Butter and Bologna Sandwiches! - Apr 20, 2008
Justice - Apr 13, 2008
Cease Ye From Man - Apr 6, 2008
Order in the Church and Pastoral Authority - Mar 30, 2008
Peace of Mind for the Undramatically Converted, Part II - Mar 23, 2008
Peace of Mind for the Undramatically Converted - Mar 16, 2008
Robinson Crusoe's Decision and Yours - Mar 9, 2008
The Wind of God - Mar 2, 2008
The Procrustean Bed - Feb 24, 2008
Giving Thanks for God's Gifts - Feb 17, 2008
How Shall We Finish? - Feb 10, 2008
A Portrait of God's Miraculous Grace - Feb 3, 2008
The Inner Room Where We Live - Jan 27, 2008
Love For a Lifetime...and Beyond - Jan 20, 2008
What Do You Do When Others Will Not Do Right? - Jan 13, 2008
The Most Famous Pain-Relieving Verse in the Bible - Jan 6, 2008
2007
On New Year's Resolutions - Dec 30, 2007
Was That Saint Nicholas or Father Time? - Dec 23, 2007
The Most Fascinating People of 2007 - Dec 16, 2007
How Can I Make Myself Easier to Love? - Dec 9, 2007
At Wits' End - Dec 2, 2007
Dealing With Our Doubts - Nov 25, 2007
When to Give Thanks - Nov 18, 2007
Tranquility in Family Life Comes When We Take Rule - Nov 11, 2007
The Vine and the Branches: Picture of the Christ-Life - Nov 4, 2007
The Name of the Lord - Oct 28, 2007
Jesus and the Bible - Oct 21, 2007
They Won the Race But Lost the Cargo! - Oct 14, 2007
If God Is in It! - Oct 7, 2007
I Love You All The Way To Heaven! - Sep 30, 2007
Replenish! Christchurch's Approach to Discipleship - Sep 23, 2007
I Love You - Sep 16, 2007
Too Much Information or Valuable Small Talk? - Sep 9, 2007
God's Will and Lincoln Logs - Sep 2, 2007
Are Family Reunions Important? - Aug 26, 2007
Abandoned Belief in God! - Aug 19, 2007
A Surprising Message from Barry Bonds - Aug 12, 2007
How To Have Effective, Personal Private Devotions - Aug 5, 2007
Being and Remaining Compatible in Marriage - Jul 29, 2007
Counter-Culturally Resisting - Jul 22, 2007
The Wonderful Task of Rearing Children - Jul 15, 2007
Readers: The Diamond Miners of Life! - Jul 8, 2007
Soul Winning - Jul 1, 2007
Christ Is Not Embarrassed With Us! - Jun 24, 2007
Behind Every Great Man Is Someone Like Ruth Bell Graham - Jun 17, 2007
Why Have Standards? - Jun 10, 2007
Are Shortcuts Shorter? - Jun 3, 2007
Daddy's Girl - May 27, 2007
Confessions of a Controlling Parent - May 20, 2007
The Women of the Cross - May 13, 2007
A Peaceful Marriage and Life - May 6, 2007
How Beautiful Heaven Must Be! - April 29, 2007
The Blessing of Giving Becomes Real When Experienced! - April 22, 2007
The Marvelous Wonder of Good Reading - April 15, 2007
It's Time for Your Personal Resurrection - April 8, 2007
The Right View of God - Apr 1, 2007
When Does a Boy Become a Man? - Mar 25, 2007
Thank God for the Birds - Mar 18, 2007
Michael's Journey to the Cross - Mar 11, 2007
Let Not Your Good Become Evil - Mar 4, 2007
The Heroes Among Us - Feb 25, 2007
What It Takes to Have a Happy Home - Feb 18, 2007
The Value of Life's Unrealized Purposes - Feb 11, 2007
Four Reasons I Love Kids - Feb 4, 2007
Following Jesus in the Present Tense, Active Voice, and Imperative Mood - Jan 28, 2007
Lord of the Wedding Rings - Jan 21, 2007
Lost in the Store - Jan 14, 2007
Finding God's Order in Our Disorder - Jan 7, 2007
2006
A Person's a Person, No Matter How Small! - Dec 31, 2006
Three Defining Christmas Seasons - Dec 24, 2006
I'll Be Home for Christmas - Dec 17, 2006
F.L.Y. 2007 / Send in the Boys! - Dec 10, 2006
How to Be Happy, Even Though You're a Preacher's Kid! - Dec 3, 2006
A Study in Friendship - Nov 26, 2006
A Study of Greatness - Nov 19, 2006
Get the Tree - Nov 12, 2006
The Dove's Escape - Nov 5, 2006
Mild and Quiet Leadership - Oct 29, 2006
Remaining Happily Married - Oct 22, 2006
How Shall We Do? - Oct 15, 2006
The Face Value of a Smile! - Oct 8, 2006
Touching Emmanuel - Oct 1, 2006
When Heaven Came Down - The Hebrides Revival - Sep 24, 2006
The Ways of God and The Great Welsh Revival - Sep 17, 2006
Making the Music of Revival - Sep 10, 2006
I Think Myself Happy! - Sep 3, 2006
What Do We Do With Pluto? - Aug 27, 2006
Common - Aug 20, 2006
Thoughts on the Catastrophe Avoided - Aug 13, 2006
The Dire Need to Grow in Grace! - Aug 6, 2006
Are Good Manners Obsolete? - Jul 30, 2006
Contending With Gravity - Jul 23, 2006
Is Drinking Alcoholic Beverages Right or Wrong? - Jul 16, 2006
My Lost and Found Son! - Jul 9, 2006
Why Church Should Be Like Youth Camp - Jul 2, 2006
The Most Influential Books in My Life - Jun 25, 2006
Happy Father's Day! - Jun 18, 2006
Welcome, Dr. Jimmy G. Tharpe! - Jun 11, 2006
There's No Place Like Home! - Jun 4, 2006
Pastor's Post Card From Germany - May 28, 2006
The Delta Queen! - May 21, 2006
The High Calling of Motherhood - May 14, 2006
Why Christchurch Is Christ-like? - May 7, 2006
Independent Baptists and Missions - Apr 30, 2006
Obedience to the Unenforceable - Apr 23, 2006
God Holds the Deep Places - Apr 16, 2006
Band of Brothers! - Apr 9, 2006
The Restriction of Our Fellowship - Apr 2, 2006
The Ground of Our Fellowship - Mar 26, 2006
The Diamonds of the Morning - Mar 19,2006
Kenneth and The Compass - Mar 12, 2006
Inside The Oscar Envelope - Mar 5, 2006
What Went Right? - Feb 26, 2006
You Are Important To God! - Feb 19, 2006
Thoughts From The Shore - Feb 12, 2006
The Paradoxical Price of Being a Christian - Feb 5, 2006
God Is Love - Jan 29, 2006
An Open Letter to Christchurch, The Family Church - Jan 22, 200
Great Things God Has Done - Jan 15, 2006
Be Resolved! - Jan 8, 2006
Making The Most of Time - Jan 1, 2006
2005
What Does Christmas Mean? - Dec 25, 2005
The Simply Wonderful and Wonderfully Simple Christmas Story - Dec 18, 2005
Under the Table at the Pope House - Dec 11, 2005
Stay Married! - Dec 4, 2005
Music, the Soundtrack of Our Lives - Nov 27, 2005
Thanksgiving, A Biblical Commandment - Nov 20, 2005
The Perfect Grandfather - Nov 13, 2005
Three Green Lights for the Will of God - Nov 6, 2005
What's the Matter? - Oct 30, 2005
Marriage Made in Heaven, Part II - Oct 23, 2005
Marriage Made in Heaven - Oct 16, 2005
Someone to Reach Back For - Oct 9, 2005
The Voice of the Shepherd - Oct 2, 2005
Let Us Remain, One Nation Under God! - Sep 18, 2005
Revival: Strength for the Journey - Sep 11, 2005
Three Years Since September 11, 2001 - Sep 4, 2005
The Sword of Goliath (2) - Aug 28, 2005
The Empty Nest - Aug 21, 2005
Thou Art My Battle Axe - Aug 14, 2005
Gimme That Old Time Religion! Aug 7, 2005
From Jacob To Israel - Jul 31, 2005
The Profitability of Reading - Jul 24, 2005
Finding True Love - Jul 17, 2005
What I Love About Christchurch Youth - Jul 10, 2005
Freedom! - Jul 3, 2005
This Land is Your Land, This Land is My Land - Jun 26, 2005
The Companions That Every Man Needs - Jun 19, 2005
Summer Reading For Us All! - Jun 12, 2005
It's All About Him - Jun 5, 2005
Memorial Day - May 29, 2005
Shaky Hands, But a Good Haircut - May 22, 2005
Let Us Cross Over the River - May 15, 2005
How to Make Your Mom Happy! - May 8, 2005
Spirit-Filled Orthodoxy - May 1, 2005
God
Is Keeping the Score - April 24, 2005
The Importance of Little Things - Apr 17, 2005
Glorious Theophany! - Apr 10, 2005
Thank You Terri! - Apr 3, 2005
A Zipper Bible, New Clothes and a Hat Just Like Dad - Mar 27, 2005
The Styrofoam Cross - Mar 20, 2005
Available Power for God's Children! - Mar 13, 2005
The Overwhelming Influence of Music - Mar 6, 2005
Spell Check Christians - Feb 27, 2005
Return! - Feb 20, 2005
How To Be Joyfully Married! - Feb 13, 2005
Overcoming the Hazards of Being Close - Feb 6, 2004
My Vision For Christchurch Baptist Fellowship - Jan 30, 2005
For Whom the Bell Tolls - Jan 23, 2005
Everything Beautiful in His Time - Jan 16, 2005
Have You Lost Your Sense of Humor? - Jan 9, 2005
The Messed Up Pages of Life - Jan 2, 2005
2004
Rosebud - Dec 26, 2004
The Spirit of Christmas, Part II, The Blessing! - Dec 19, 2004
The Spirit of Christmas, Part I
The Golden Rule - Dec 12, 2004
Robert E. Lee is Dead! - Dec 5, 2004
A Letter to My Son! - Nov 28, 2004
Include the Thank You! - Nov 21, 2004
Love, The Greatest of These - Nov 14. 2004
Reflections With A Child - Nov 7, 2004
For Mercies Sake - Oct 31, 2004
The Sheaves of the Harvest - Oct 24, 2004
The Seed of the Harvest - Oct 17, 2004
The Soil of the Harvest - Oct 10, 2004
The Song of the Harvest - Oct 3, 2004
A Parable of the Harvest - Sep 26, 2004
Where the Tree Falleth, There It Shall Be - Sep 19, 2004
Its Harvest Time! - Sep 12, 2004
Three Years Since September 11, 2001 - Sep 5, 2004
The Blessing of Being Quiet - Aug 29, 2004
What Dreams May Come? - Aug 22, 2004
Light and Direction - Aug 15, 2004
America, a Shining City or an Asylum Run by the Inmates? - Aug 8, 2004
Who Will Hear Their Cry? - Aug 1, 2004
Why Children Walk in the Truth - Jul 25, 2004
A Man with a Song and a Man with Some Scissors - Jul 18, 2004
The Making of a Champion - Jul 11, 2004
Observations of the Opening Moments of Christian Conversion - Jun 27, 2004
Don't Forget To Remember Dad - Jun 20, 2004
Goodbye for Now, Mr. President. - Jun 13, 2004
Are We Tormented By Our Fears? - Jun 6, 2004
The Revival We Need! - May 30, 2004
Congratulations, Graduates! - May 23, 2004
Let's Get Into Reading - May 16, 2004
Happy Mother's Day, Grandma! - May 9, 2004
Seedtime! - May 2, 2004
Sailing in Uncharted Territory - Apr 25, 2004
The Greatest Generation - Apr 18, 2004
Now Is Christ Risen From the Dead - Apr 11, 2004
I Love to Tell the Story! - Apr 4, 2004
Take Mark...he is profitable for the ministry - Mar 28, 2004
Let Us, If No One Else, Do Right! - Mar 21, 2004
Because We Love The Brethren - Mar 14, 2004
Food Court or a Home Cooked Meal? - Mar 7, 2004
Effective Discipleship - Feb 29, 2004
The Passion, More Than a Movie - Feb 22, 2004
Returning to Our First Love - Feb 15, 2004
Saving Carlie - Feb 8, 2004
We Are Fundamentalists, and Not Ashamed! - Feb 1, 2004
Thy Kingdom Come - Jan 25, 2004
Twenty-Three Years Ago Today - Jan 18, 2004
The Power of God's Presence - Jan 11, 2004
Teach Us to Number Our Days - Jan 4, 2004
2003
Post-Christmas Blues - Dec 28, 2003
Out of the Mouth of Babes - Dec 21, 2003
A Window to Sit By - Dec 14, 2003
Seven Day-to-Day Practical Ways a Wife May Express Her Love to Her Husband - Dec 7, 2003
How Should a Woman Love Her Husband? - Nov 30, 2003
"In Every Thing Give Thanks...." - Nov 23, 2003
Mob Mentality - Nov 16, 2003
What Happens When A Christian Sins? - Nov 9, 2003
Providential Serendipity - Nov 2, 2003
Approved! - Oct 26, 2003
Seven Day-to-Day Ways to Love Your Wife - Oct 19, 2003
How a Husband Should Love His Wife - Oct 12, 2003
The Bible We Read - Oct 5, 2003
I Choose to Remain a Fundamentalist - Sep 28, 2003
"He That Believeth Shall Not Make Haste" - Sep 21, 2003
How To Lead Someone to Christ - Sep 14, 2003
How to Be Right and Stay Right with God - Sep 7, 2003
How to Keep an Old Friend - Sep 1, 2003
Who Is Really Rich? - August 24, 2003
When Does A Boy Become A Man? - Aug 17,2003
LessonsFrom A Landfill Aug 10, 2003
Truth was Alive at Vacation Bible School! - Aug 3, 2003
Dealing with Depression - Jul 27, 2003
Making Bridges Out Of Burdens - Jul 20, 2003
Its Better Higher Up! - Jul 13, 2003
Alpha and Omega - Jul 6, 2003
"Set Down" By God - Jun 29, 2003
When Things Used to be Better - Jun 22, 2003
Happy Father's Day, Dad! - Jun 15, 2003
Read Good Books - Jun 8, 2003
Disturbing the Comfort Zone - Jun 1, 2003
Flying Worms - May 25, 2003
Commencement! - May 18 2003
What Grandma Taught Me About Motherhood! - May 11, 2003
Speak Up! And Change the World - May 4, 2003
Taking and Holding Ground - Apr 27, 2003
From Good Friday to Easter Sunday - Apr 20, 2003
Predetermined Ports of Call - Apr 13, 2003
To Be Counted Faithful - Apr 6, 2003
Come Spring - Mar 30, 2003
Is War Right? - Mar 23, 2003
Finding the Voice of God - Mar 16, 2003
What Constitutes a Godly Courtship - Mar 9, 2003
Court With The Parents Blessing in Mind - Mar 2, 2003
Christian Courtship Part 2 - Feb 23, 2003
Christian Courtship Part 1- Feb 16, 2003
2003 Valentine Banquet - Feb 9, 2003
Take Out The Trash! - Feb 2, 2003
The Mark of Excellence - Jan 26, 2003
Twenty-Two Years of Trust - Jan 19, 2003
Faithfulness - Jan 12, 2003
Steadfast and Unmovable! - Jan 5, 2003
2002
New Year's Resolutions! - Dec 29, 2002
Christmas Time and Dad - Dec 22, 2002
When Are You Ready To Be Married? - Dec 15, 2002
Living Our Walk - Dec 8, 2002
A Wrinkle in Time - Dec 1, 2002
A Shining Light - Nov 22, 2002
My Personal Testimony - Nov 17, 2002
Separation: That Which Makes America and Churches Strong - Nov 10, 2002
Just Imagine! - Nov 3, 2002
God Leads His Dear Children Along - Oct 27, 2002
We Love Dr. Buffington - Oct 20, 2002
Are We Tormented by Our Fears? - Oct 13,2002
Be Sure Your Sin Will Find You Out -Oct 6, 2002
The Original American Dream - Sep 15, 2002
September 11, Patriot's Day - Sep 8, 2002
Water - Sep 1, 2002
Recycling Christians - Aug 25, 2002
Starting Over - Aug 4, 2002
Mine Eye Affecteth My Heart - Jul 28, 2002
How Are Your Manners? - Jul 21, 2002
The Importance of Restoring the Song - Jul 7, 2002
Our Cause It is Just - Jun 30, 2002
Summer Reverie - Jun 23, 2002
Don't Forget To Remember Dad - Jun 16, 2002
Why Come to The Table of Our Lord? Jun 2, 2002
Let's Get Into Reading - May 26, 2002
How to Get Up on the Right Side of the Bed - May 19, 2002
Mother's Day and Memories - May 12, 2002
Have We Come To This? - May 5, 2002
One Child Born...and a World to Carry On - Apr 28, 2002
Overcoming Victory! - Apr 21, 2002
The Flight of The Phoenix - Apr 14, 2002
Welcome Springtime - Apr 7, 2002
The Good Ladies of Good Friday - Mar 31, 2002
No Kingdom Without The Cross - Mar 24, 2002
Long Live The Republic - Mar 17, 2002
The Friendship Factor - Mar 10, 2002
Back to the Well - Mar 3, 2002
Think on These Things - Feb 24, 2002
Don't Handcuff the Pilot! - Feb 10, 2002
Love's Acid Test - Feb 3, 2002
The Wonder Dog - Jan 20, 2002
Heroes Among Us - Jan 13, 2002
We Walk by Faith! - Jan 6, 2002
2001
Seeing God in Life, Literature, and The American Way - Nov 2, 2001
Give Me That Old Time Religion - Oct 20, 2001
Thanks to God - Oct 13, 2001
Rekindling the Sacred Fire - Oct 6, 2001
The State of the Church - Sep, 29, 2001
Below the Bottom Line - Aug 17, 2001
Summer's End - Aug 17, 2001
My Year of Jubile - Jul 6, 2001
We Remember! - May 27, 2001
Ransomed! - Apr 20, 2001
The Grace of Giving - Mar 14, 2001
The Father/Son Search - Jan 18, 2001
The Immutability of God - Jan 4, 2001
2000
What is God Doing At Christchurch? - Aug 11, 2000
Christchurch... Our Mission Statement - July 29, 2000
The Praises of Christ's Church in Christchurch - Feb 25, 2000
1999
Giving The Flowers Now - Jun 6, 1999
Remember The Unborn - Jan 24, 1999
Oceans of Love With a Kiss on Every Wave - Jan 3, 1999
1998
The Lust and The Lure- Nov, 8, 1998
Living The Victor's Life - Oct 19, 1998
Getting To The Heart of The Matter! - Sep 13, 1998
The Power of Example - Sep 20, 1998
The Joy of Little Things - Aug 30, 1998
How Sweet It Is! - Aug 16, 1998
We Are One in Heart! - Aug 2, 1998
Alone! - Jul 26, 1998
We Miss You! - Jul 19, 1998
Mirror, Mirror On The Wall - Jul 5, 1998
I Am Ready! - Jun 14, 1998
Quenching The Thirsty Mind - Jun 7, 1998
Disappointment - May 31, 1998
She Did It God's Way! - May 17, 1998
The Mother System - May 10, 1998
Taking The Sweetness Out of Life - May 3, 1998
Why Bother With a New Worship Center? - Apr, 3, 1998
We Are Family - Mar 29, 1998
It's Springtime! - Mar 22, 1998
When is Revival Needed? - Mar 8, 1998
Let's Keep Winnie! - Feb 8, 1998
Reigning In This Life! - Jan 25, 1998
Imagination - Jan 18, 1998
Things That Please God - Jan 11, 1998
I Therefore So Run! - Jan 4, 1998
The Church Wedding - 1998
The Final Word - 1998
Hey! - 1998
Prayer and the New Year - 1998
1997
Twenty-Four Years Ago Today! - Dec 21, 1997
Thankful To Be Your Pastor! - Nov 23, 1997
A Neighbor's Farewell - Nov 16, 1997
My First Home - Nov 9, 1997
How To Handle STRESS! - Nov 2, 1997
A Short History of Prestonwood Baptist Church of Houston - Oct 17, 1997
Taking The Road Less Traveled By - Oct 12, 1997
The Big Window - Oct 5, 1997
Making Decisions - Sep 28, 1997
Good Night and May God Bless! - Sep 21, 1997
Why Are We Here? - Sep 14, 1997
The Storybook Princess - Sep 7, 1997
Beyond our Senses - Jul 20, 1997
Friends - Jul 13, 1997
Getting Through Depression - Jul 6, 1997
This Grace Wherein We Stand - Jun 29, 1997
Being The Husbands God Wants Us to Be - Jun 20, 1997
Closed in to God - Jun 8, 1997
Standing On The Rock! - Jun 1, 1997
The Game of Life - May 18, 1997
My Mother Read to Me - May 11, 1997
My Name is Jill - Apr, 20, 1997
Wearing A Witness - Mar 22, 1997
Restoring the Old Paths - Mar 9, 1997
Happy "Un-Mother's Day " - Jan 26, 1997
What Does It Mean To "Let Jesus Into Your Heart?" - Jan 19, 1997
Anyone For Lava Lamps? - Jan 12, 1997
We Walk By Faith! - Jan 5, 1997
1996
God Bless Us Everyone! - Dec 8, 1996
The Price of Friendship - Nov 14, 1996
The Open Window - Apr 14, 1996
1995
Supposing Him To Be The Gardener - Dec 10, 1995
The Sword of Goliath - Nov 17, 1995
Our Anchor Holds! - Nov 11, 1995
1984
Consider the Contrasts - Oct 7, 1984
God's Grace - Jul 15, 1984
Christians Can and Should Have Fun - Jul 8, 1984
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