Just a few days ago, my traveling coin returned from Brazil. I sent it out once again with volunteer missionary and good friend, Tommy Jones. Tommy is a brother in the Lord and long time member of Chapel Hill Baptist Church where we serve and worship together. As of this writing, I have not had…
Lately, God has – once again – started softening my heart about certain things. These “things” mostly concern our humanity and how we treat each other both in and out of the Family of God. Maybe this spiritual atmosphere has been brought about by the current divisive political season or news plastered here and there…
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…
This week I had the opportunity to serve as a messenger to the Southern Baptist Convention, which was held in St. Louis, MO. I went as a voting delegate for Chapel Hill Baptist Church. The convention met to elect a new SBC President and address various issues and practices pertinent to the day in which…
Lately, I have been burdened about the “process” that many of our church leaders follow today when engaging the world with the Gospel. First of all, before some of my brothers and sisters start to bristle, I offer a disclaimer. I am in no way suggesting that all of our church leaders do this or…
See the coin used for the featured image of this article? It is 100 millimes. I received in Tunisia, Africa a few years ago. It is made of brass and has a value of about one US nickel. However, the real value comes form the memories attached to it, not its buying power. What memories…
Now and then, life seems to be perfectly ordered and at other times, it seems to be a sea of randomness. This post will flow into the random category. My comments will be attached to the pictures included in the post.
It happened again the other morning while I was out prayerwaking. I took the first few steps down the street and I heard the sound of a dog barking in the distance. Instantly, I was taken back to a certain morning in Bucharest, Romania. I was standing on a small balcony in the cool of…
Unfortunately, I have tinnitus. It is that issue where you have a continuous ringing in your ears. For me, it is not a loud ringing and I am thankful for that. Yet, it is annoying for sure and there are times when it is hard to ignore. For some people, it is louder and is…