Life in the Long Season of Accomplishment

Sermon delivered by Keith Herron, pastor of Holmeswood Baptist Church in Kansas City, Mo., on July 19, 2009. II Samuel 7: 1-14a Since the first of the summer, we’ve been walking with David, the smallest son of Jesse who grew in stature until even today he’s considered...

Bringing God Home

Sermon delivered by Keith Herron, pastor of Holmeswood Baptist Church in Kansas City, Mo., on July 12, 2009. II Samuel 6:1-5, 12b-19 There’s a less-than-subtle mixing of King David’s public and private life in this text. On the surface, it’s one of the cutest tales in...

When We’re Drowning in a Sea of Grief

“The Shack” by William Paul Young has sold millions. At the heart of the book is a pain so deep, so searing and disturbing, Mack, the book’s main character, nearly goes mad in his grief. It’s the pain of a parent who loses a child. He labels...

Birthing a New Nation

Sermon delivered by Keith Herron, pastor of Holmeswood Baptist Church in Kansas City, Mo., on July 5, 2009. II Samuel 5: 1-10            On this weekend we’ve celebrated our nation’s 233rd birthday, the hard task of nation building has turned into perhaps the more...

The Great Sadness

Sermon delivered by Keith Herron, pastor of Holmeswood Baptist Church in Kansas City, Mo., on June 28, 2009. II Samuel 1:1, 17-27 A good number of you have read The Shack, the book by William Paul Young. At the heart of the book is a pain so deep, so searing and...