We ask our young children all the time, “What would you like to be when you grow up?” Then we often expect a reply in terms of career choices. In Paul’s letter to his protégé, he didn’t instruct Timothy to become a power pastor of a megs-church; rather he reminded him of who he was; […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This is the season of Immanuel, God coming into the world to dwell with us, the incarnation. It is more than myth or legend, this God-Man Jesus changes lives, and people do not recant in the face of hostility and death. Take a look at this Voice of the Martyrs video at one family in […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I had several people tell me last week (November 20) how meaningful my invocation prayer was for them, so I told them I would write it out for future reference: Father, we love you, and we thank you very much for the love that you have demonstrated for us; that while we were yet sinners, […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This is an amazing story of how Christ moves in mysterious ways. You simply never know the impact that your life will have on a lost and hurting world. Live it out, and let God weave together another beautiful story.
When I was young, my sixth grade class took a field trip from Cahaba Heights Elementary School to Washington DC. I remember the train ride from Alabama to DC, and seeing the sights and visiting a lot of historic places. I was probably too young to really appreciate all that I had seen and experienced. […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
There is a debate about what people call success. In the church, we often look at success as bigger and better; the numbers will determine how successful we are. After reading a book called, Liberating Your Ministry from Success Syndrome, I tend to see success as faithfulness in following God’s call on your life. Paul […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I believe that God is calling for people of faith to courageously stand up for Him and His mission without the fear that binds us and drags us down to a level of mediocrity. Life is meant to be lived with boldness, not like a beer commercials but His faithful walking with the confidence that […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I’ve been studying the life of Paul over the past couple of months and wanted to pass on this information, perhaps you can relate: Life is so busy these days, family, work, church, and we try to schedule a little time for leisure activities. As in any church, there is a large group of people […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
By the time we get to Acts chapter 11, Paul (Saul at the time) is reintroduced into the story. It was really a turning point in his ministry because after the Jews sought to kill him, Paul headed back to his hometown of Tarsus (Acts 9:29-30). We know that he went to Syria and Cilicia […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
When we get to the life of Paul in the book of Acts, the first reference to him was at the execution of a Christ follower named Stephen (Acts 7:58-8:1): They rushed at him and dragged him out of the city and began to stone him. His accusers took off their coats and laid them […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
"The biggest deterrent to growth in most churches is lack of confidence in God's supernatural power to grow His church. We are obsessed with our own responsibility to find resources for growth. When our natural resources seem limited, our vision shrinks and we accept mediocrity. We can't grow the church, but God can! We don't have the resources, but He does! "
(Ken Hemphill, Revitalizing the Sunday Morning Dinosaur)
"However, I consider my life worth nothing to me; my only aim is to finish the race and complete the task the Lord Jesus has given me—the task of testifying to the good news of God’s grace." (Acts 20:24)
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