This week’s bad church sign states: “NO OFFERING PEACE ON EARTH” As we have now entered the Christmas season, this sign strikes me as hilarious. I suppose they are advertising two things: They are not taking an offering this week A Christmas message: Peace on Earth What it appears they are saying is that their …
I wouldn’t say I took a vacation last week. I didn’t come to the church last week, but I worked my lil’ tooshy off. Monday and Tuesday, I worked on my doctoral assignments. By Tuesday night, I had completed: Chapter 2 of my dissertation and mailed it off Received approval for chapter 1 18 …
I love it when Jeff thinks his message isn’t going to be any good and it comes out fantastic. He was worried about today’s message, but I thought it was great. His message on how to use our words to point people to Jesus was both helpful and practical. You can listen to it here. …
This week’s book of the week is Charles Finney’s Experiencing Revival. “The fact is, Christians are more to blame for not being revived than sinners are for not being converted” (18). “There are two goals necessary for revival; one is to influence men, and the other is to influence God…I do not mean that God’s …
In a time when our world is frantically grasping for the things slipping away and obsessively thinking of what they don’t have, I am truly thankful today for what God has already given me. If I never received anything else at all, I am spoiled rotten. This is a good Thanksgiving.
Somehow, when I think of abundant life, my mind does think about creepy clowns. This church sign makes me want to run. The only thing worse than Easeter clowns is the Easter bunny!
I have been a little late on my post from Sunday due to computer issues and the fact that I have been hauled upstairs writing straight for the last 48 hours. Sorry it’s late, but here goes: We worshiped (in a rather rowdy manner, I might add) to: Marvelous Light – Charlie Hall God of …
“The key ingredient for inspiring this participation in corporate worship and life-style of praise to God and service to others is personal piety and private devotion to God.” -Andrew Hill in Enter His Courts with Praise! In this quote, Hill proved to be able to move from the liturgical side of worship to the personal …
This week’s book of the week is John Maxwell’s Developing the Leaders Around You. Top 5 Thoughts: “The greatest leadership principle that I have ever learned in over twenty-five years of leadership is that those closest to the leader will determine the success level of that leader” (3). Maxwell quoted Winston Churchill who stated, “If …
On Wednesday, I made my Greenville rounds. First, I went to North Greenville Universtiy, my alma mater, and spoke in chapel. It was fun to be back there and speak on Revelation 3. I also loved having my buddy Micah McMinn lead worship before I got to speak. He led them to the throne, all …
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