In my world, the Christian community specifically, there is a lot of negative commentary these days about how the youth of our country have become mouthpieces for a culture of corruption and rebelliousness. Honestly, some of that commentary is well deserved. Let us remember though, that rebellion and “fighting against the man” has been a…
Last evening, I was invited to attend an informational meeting about a powerful ministry called Sat7. My host was a ministry friend, Dr. John Freeman, and the venue was his Green Frog Farm in Crockett County. I am glad that I joined them to learn more about this type of evangelistic outreach. During the course…
Brothers and sisters… please read this prayerfully. How often do you cry or pray for the nations? How often do we listen to “their” cries? I fear that in America, we have (generally) gotten so absorbed by how we do church that we have forgotten what it is like to be the Church. We are…
So, it begins… yesterday, March 8, 2015… we officially started a new Mission Jackson ministry site on Hollywood Drive. The day was overcast and a little cool, but the Lord blessed us with a window of opportunity to meet on-site. The location of this new outreach effort is centered near Brookfield Apts. and Guardian Courts….
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…
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…