Inspirational

OUT TO PASTOR: What a wacky world we live in

DR. JAMES L. SNYDER
Wed, 04/05/2023 - 15:35
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.

SPEAKING TRUTH: An outpouring of the Grace of God

CLINT DECKER
Wed, 03/29/2023 - 15:59
“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.

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

DR JAMES L. SNYDER
Wed, 03/29/2023 - 15:57
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.

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

STEVEN RAY BOWEN
Wed, 03/22/2023 - 12:47
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.That was how meeting Doocy felt, and I do not need to tell...

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

DR. JAMES L. SNYDER
Wed, 03/22/2023 - 12:45
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.”Then, I overheard a conversation between my wife...

The dynamics of discipleship (part 47)

TIM LAUGHLIN
Wed, 03/22/2023 - 12:43
“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

STEVEN RAY BOWEN
Wed, 03/15/2023 - 13:37
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.Brian has a great deal to...