Just a couple of weeks ago, I was blessed to help work on the 2014 VBS hosted by Englewood Baptist Church. I have worked with VBS efforts and back yard Bible studies many times over the years. This time it was different because I specifically helped to get many of our Mission Jackson kids to the church for VBS. The gallery below shares a few pics I snapped over the course of the week.
So, preacher… what do you do? How do you react? How much of yourself are you willing to share, give, put out there on a limb of raw emotion? Those people… those congregants… those who are even on the outside of your tight little circle. They all want a slice of time. Which ones do…
Yesterday, I was on the campus of my alma mater, Union University. The occasion was a student ministry expo, where nonprofits are invited to set up a table and talk to students about ministry opportunities. I, along with a new CEF colleague, Marty King, engaged several students with general information about CEF and our need…
The last few days have seem my spirit ride the emotional roller coaster. Recently, I discussed the reality of how the enemy uses our emotions to derail us. Sometimes we can get stuck in a vortex of frailty. Yes, all of us can find ourselves in that position if we are not very careful. In…
Over the last couple of weeks I have enjoyed a few divine coincidences. These are not the Bob Ross type “happy accidents” – as he used to say – but unforeseen happenings with a deeper meaning. By the way, that was not intended to be a derogatory statement about Mr. Ross. Actually, I have always…
Scripture has a lot to say about the “last days” preceding the return of King Jesus. For various reasons, we seldom hear sermons about the Second Coming any more. However, when we read the warnings found in 2 Timothy, it is easy to recognize that the Day is drawing near. All you have to do…
Last night, I visited my brothers and sisters at Break Through Church (Poplar Heights BC). Honestly, I was a bit down in my spirit for various reasons that I won’t get into here. It would not be appropriate to get into the details in this space, online. I will say this… and you may deal…