These verses from Paul to Timothy say a whole lot. However, I want to focus on this one phrase… “be ready in season and out of season.” Read the full verses below: Now, let’s think about it simply. If we are prepared through the study of scripture and the personal consumption of sound teaching, then…
Lately it seems… I have been often reminded about, listened to discussions about, seen the painful results of, and written collegiate papers on the topic of change. The times, they are a changin’. Change, change, change. I can hear the old songs running through my mind. When you examine the photo chosen for the feature…
I was blessed to be a small part of helping with the “Worship Under the Stars” weekend here in Jackson, TN. My part was in helping to gather and transport some of our Mission Jackson kids to some of the events. Some of our younger MJ kids came on Saturday to enjoy some music and…
Since coming back from overseas, I often struggle with an old old problem. Honestly, I struggled with it before my “official” missionary service too. This problem is one of those things (ideas, notions, failings) that makes people very uncomfortable when you talk about it out loud. Let’s call it evangelistic apathy. Sunday after Sunday, thousands…
Have you been there? I am sure you have. Walking through that dark place, that valley where everything seems gloomy and dim. The bright colors of joy seem to fade into many shades of despondent gray. Where is the clarity? Where is that bright future that you hear people talk about or preachers preach about?…
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…
Just a couple of weeks ago, our Mission Jackson site had the opportunity to baptize two young men. This was an awesome experience, one that we hope to repeat in the weeks and months ahead. Below is a photo gallery which shows a few pictures that I snapped with my cell phone. For privacy’s sake…
I have felt happy and I have felt sad. I have felt betrayal and I have befriended. I have felt victorious and I have felt defeated. Security, insecurity… melancholy, excited… passionate, unfeeling… powerful, weak… anxious, calm… and on and on it goes. In our humanity (the flesh), we are assaulted with a multitude of feelings….
Matthew 9:10-13 describes an occasion when Jesus dined with one of His new disciples, Matthew the tax collector. Matthew had just experienced meeting and accepting Jesus as Lord. He became a follower of the Christ. Certainly, Matthew didn’t have a complete grasp of what the implications were for the future, but he wanted to show…