The past few weeks have been unsettling. Ministry decisions have been made and directions have been taken that have had what might be considered negative consequences. And I have wondered if I have messed up future opportunities to preach at different churches. One can easily fall prey to a ministry mindset that to be used…
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On July 16 of this year, two Chattanooga military locations were attacked by a lone gunman named Mohammod Youssuf Abdulazeez. Five American service men along with were gunned down during the attack. Also Mohammod Youssuf Abdulazeez was also killed. This attack shocked all of us. I remember driving back home from a meeting in Alabama…
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A few years ago, I was working at a location near a great running trail. It wrapped around a local high school then went on into some scenic fields. On one side of the raised trail was a creek and on the other side was a large pond. I ran there during my lunch break…
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Bumper Sticker Frustration: Four Reasons I am not a “COEXIST”er I got this question from a preacher friend the other day: Brother, I was talking to someone at church last night about the coexist bumper sticker. I was planning to use it as a sermon illustration about how we are constantly pounded with the idea to compromise. He warned…
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…Blessed Lord Jesus, at thy cross may I be taught the awful miseries from which I am saved, ponder what the word ‘lost’ implies, see the fires of eternal destruction;Then may I cling more closely to thy broken self, adhere to thee with firmer faith, be devoted to thee with total being, detest sin as…
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O Lord, ….Return again with showers of converting grace to a poor gospel-abusing sinner. Help my soul to breathe after holiness, after a constant devotedness to thee, After growth in grace more abundantly every day.
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Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. said it best nearly 50 years ago when he said, “We must face the sad fact that at the eleven o’ clock hour on Sunday morning when we stand to sing, we stand in the most segregated hour in America.” The unfortunate reality is that 50 years later, not much…
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