OUT TO PASTOR: I’m so poor I can’t pay attention

Occasionally I go to my computer and search for the wealthiest preachers in America. As often as I have checked this information, I have never found my name on that list. I so much wanted to see my name on that list.Everybody knows that the Internet never lies.

The dynamics of discipleship (part 48)

“With her enticing speech she caused him to yield, with her flattering lips she seduced him. Immediately he went after her, as an ox goes to the slaughter, or as a fool to the correction of the stocks.

FRONT-PORCH GOSPEL: This life story begins in 1973 (kind of) – part 4

When I first met Doocy, it was a little like two ships passing in the night, but, then it – wasn’t. It would be more like a ship encountering a rowboat in the night and rolling right over the little boat sending it sprawling in the waves.

OUT TO PASTOR: Learning what “Me-Time” is all about

Several months ago, The Gracious Mistress of the Parsonage said she and her daughter and granddaughter were going to St. Augustine for a week and wondered if I wanted to go along.I said, “Let me think about it for a while, and I’ll get back to you.

The dynamics of discipleship (part 47)

“Guard your heart with all diligence, For out of it spring the issues of life.” – PROVERBS 4:23The second open door to David’s demise was carelessness, a dangerous trait to have adopted around a wild beast.

FRONT-PORCH GOSPEL: This life story begins in 1973 (kind of) – part 3

My oldest big brother Tim – five years older than I – had a best friend named Brian Light with whom he went to school.I have often written about Brian in that he is one of those gentlemen who makes an early impression on you because of the way he knows how to carry himself.

OUT TO PASTOR: Nothing like a mystery to calm my nerves

Nothing calms me down more than a mystery when I have a busy week.The other afternoon I got caught up and faced some rather stressful situations.

The dynamics of discipleship (part 46)

“Watch and pray, lest you enter into temptation. The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.” – MARK 14:38There are many doors that allow the devil entrance into ones life but there are five which brought David down.

FRONT-PORCH GOSPEL: This life story begins in 1973 (kind of) – part 2

Good week. Welcome to the “Front Porch.”I am sure I should begin this piece of history in the beginning of the summer of 1973.

OUT TO PASTOR: Who has been fiddling with my mind?

When it comes to music, I am an amateur in many regards.I signed up for a violin class in first grade and took lessons. After about a month, the teacher met with my parents and begged them to pull me from that class.He said, “Out of deep respect for music, this boy should not play the violin.