The miracles of Jesus (part 2)

“The Spirit of the Lord is upon Me, because He has anointed Me to preach the gospel to the poor; He has sent Me to heal the broken hearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to set at liberty those who are oppressed; to proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord.

SPEAKING TRUTH: The Righteousness of God?

“Who can live according to God’s righteous, perfect standards and never fail? And since this brings His judgment upon us, who can escape His wrath? Only one person can live this way and that person is the world’s only hope. Jesus!”Who is God?That is a big question.

OUT TO PASTOR: Who invented the AutoCorrect?

The other day I recognized something that had been happening for quite a while.As I was texting, I noticed that there was AutoCorrect.So whenever I spelled a word, it would finish the spelling before I was done. And, if I was spelling it wrong, it corrected me.

The miracles of Jesus (part 1)

“Now the birth of Jesus Christ was as follows: After His mother Mary was betrothed to Joeseph, before they came together, she was found with child of the Holy Spirit” – Matthew 1:18The miracle of the virgin birth stands out as one of the greatest and most proclaimed of all in that people know that...

FRONT-PORCH GOSPEL: This life story begins in 1973 (kind of) – part 6

Standing there beneath the dark clouds of that Alabama sky facing this Doocy with an audience of rough, ragged-looking bricklayers gathered around watching – it was a moment that is almost frozen in time.Time in a bottle, as Mr. Jim Croce sang back in the ‘60s, but I don’t think Mr.

OUT TO PASTOR: Has anyone seen my marbles?

Whenever a week goes by without any hitches, I have learned that something somewhere is wrong.I have lived long enough to realize that problems are a part of life. Most of my were created by me. I guess I’m a great creator in that regard.

FRONT-PORCH GOSPEL: The man lost in a vast wilderness (but, perhaps – just perhaps – not for long)

Good week. Welcome to the “Front Porch.”I was thinking this week, with the world’s recognition of Easter, of something we wrote and maybe we shared after our great adventure in Wyoming in 2021.Read on.

FRONT-PORCH GOSPEL: This life story begins in 1973 (kind of) – part 5

As soon as the truck stopped, the gentleman in the middle jumped out cheerfully, wearing an Atlanta Braves hat backwards, and singing a tune at such a volume that it all but stamped out the same tune playing on the radio.

OUT TO PASTOR: What a wacky world we live in

I like the old saying, “Just when you think it can’t get any worse, it does.”This is the kind of world we live in today, and I’m still not adjusted to this sort of thing. I’m not sure I will ever adjust to the world around me.

SPEAKING TRUTH: An outpouring of the Grace of God

“When an outpouring of God comes, it is a demonstration of His grace. It just comes in His timing, His way and to those whom He chooses. It comes to bring growth and renewal to the believer. It comes to wash clean the sins of the lawless and forgive the hard-hearted.