OUT TO PASTOR: O holiday, who art thou today?

Generally speaking, and who speaks generally anymore these days, I am not much of a holiday fan. There seems to be a holiday every day of the week. So many holidays that I cannot keep up and quite frankly, I do not have much incentive to keep up.

We must know truth

Part 1 To know and understand God, we must first repent and receive the Spirit of God; it is the Spirit of God that brings us into all truth.

The believer’s mission statement (part 3)

“The Spirit of the Lord is upon us, because He has anointed us to preach the gospel to the poor.” – Luke 4:18 The apostle Paul said in Romans 1:16 that he was not ashamed of the gospel of Christ, for it was the power of God to salvation for everyone who believes.

OUT TO PASTOR: It’s a soap opera world... or is it?

As a child, I remember my mother watching soap operas in the afternoon. My mother would talk to the characters on TV telling them what they should be doing and saying. Several times, she yelled at them giving them instructions.

Homosexuality is dividing the American church

I have a fellow minister friend who has an effective and growing ministry to teens and college students. One of his challenges to them is to stop yelling at each other on sensitive issues and come to the middle.

The believer’s mission statement (part 2)

“The Spirit of the Lord is upon us.” – Luke 4:18 The baptism of the Holy Spirit is imperative for the believer to be able to carry out their mission and fulfill their destiny and calling in the earth today.

OUT TO PASTOR: Is time a friend or an enemy?

The Gracious Mistress of the Parsonage and I were locked in a hopeless Mexican standoff. She was effectively arguing her side of the issue and I was, well, let’s say I was not agreeing. I will not say who won, just that it wasn’t me.

The believer’s mission statement (part 1)

  “The Spirit of the Lord God is upon Me, because the Lord has anointed Me to preach good tidings (the gospel of Jesus Christ) to the poor.” – Isaiah 61:1 The prophet Isaiah prophesied of the beginning of the Messiah’s ministry years ahead in the future.

OUT TO PASTOR: I miss my good friend, Tom Foolery

This past week the Gracious Mistress of the Parsonage and I were having a conversation. Of course, it was more like a monologue, but you know how that works. We were thinking back over the years of our life together and reminding ourselves of some of the great and wonderful times we have had.

The creative power of prayer (part 10)

“Is anyone among you suffering? Let him pray. Is anyone cheerful? Let him sing psalms. Is anyone among you sick? Let him call for the elders of the church, and let them pray over him anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord.