Tag: christianity

We survived springing forward, pollen-mageddon, and a final taste of winter weather including snow in some areas after temps in the 80’s. Surely one of the great blessings of heaven will be freedom from the weirdness of earthly weather. Beyond all that, the Lord gave physical and spiritual strength to make it through one of the most full schedules of the past 6 years of itinerant evangelism. I am grateful to pastors Norman, Montgomery, Barton, Proffitt, Cornutt, Atchison, Bonham, Gravely, and Calhoun for allowing me to sing and preach in their churches. These men, as well as your pastor, are laboring in a very under-appreciated role. Let’s renew our efforts to pray for and support the local church pastor.

March saw me participating in two radio share-a-thon’s for WGCR Pisgah Forest NC and WZYN Valdosta GA. The amazing thing to me is that there were multiple radio stations that cooperated with both of these fund raising efforts. I was reminded that these ministries of the local church are part of the Great Commission, not the Great Competition. In each share-a-thon week preachers from various other stations/networks preached and promoted each other. The truth that was spoken over and over again was that these, and so many other listener supported radio networks, like WTBI, WKJB, REAL Southern Gospel, and WJGM, are all pursuing the same goal. Spread the Gospel near and far, locally and worldwide, so that some soul might hear the gospel of Jesus Christ and be saved. I am thankful for these and other gospel music, Bible preaching radio stations. Thank the Lord that these stations are on the air!

My favorite Christian holy day is this weekend, Resurrection Sunday!! Get up like it’s black Friday! Go to Sunrise Service!! Be like Mary who came “early, when it was yet dark, unto the sepulchre, and seeth the stone taken away from the sepulchre.” Celebrate the promise that because Jesus rose we shall rise! Remember that, “If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God.” (Col 3:1)

As we head into April and the coming months many miles lie ahead. Please continue to help us pray for safety, souls, and the touch of the sweet Holy Spirit as we continue to preach the Gospel, and sing praises to His name. If you are near any of the following places please join us in services.

• 4/5 Lyons GA Liberty BC Resurrection Sunday!!
• 4/6-9 Spotsylvania VA Calvary BC
• 4/12-14 Russellville AL Chigger Hill Baptist Church
• 4/15 Burnsville NC Pleasant Valley BC
• 4/19-22 Randleman NC Abounding Grace BC
• 4/23 Chickamauga GA Shield BC w/ OTPQ
• 4/26-29 Macclenny FL Faith BC

• OPEN SUNDAYS
• 5/10 Mother’s Day
• 5/17
• 6/14 Central GA to North FL
• 7/19pm from VA
• 7/26pm W.NC
• 9/6
• 10/4
• 10/11pm from NC
• 11/15
• 11/22pm from W.NC
• 11/29
• 12/13,20,27

“Let my mouth be filled with thy praise and with thy honour all the day.” Psalm 71:8

There are two ways that things fill our mouths; things that we put in our mouth and things that come from within. “… of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaketh.” (Luke 6:45b) The truth of the matter is what we put in is what comes out. I have heard it put this way. Whatever we are full of spills out when we are jostled. A heart that is filled with gratitude will spill out thanksgiving and praise. It will be a conceding that the Lord knows all rather than a complaint for what I don’t know. Out of my mouth will come faith for help and deliverance rather than a flurry of frustration. The trend of today is a positive affirmation of self and building up one’s esteem instead of speaking praise and honor of the Lord who loves us every day, supplies our needs, stays no matter what, speaks through His Word, guides, and keeps His promises. A mouth full of Worship or …?

“A soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievious words stir up anger.” Proverbs 15:1

Again, words. I must admit, my reactions have not been soft enough of the time. We hear it said, and I agree, that we cannot control the actions of others but we can control our reactions. Easier, I say much easier said than done. Like me, you might suffer from a syndrome called My-Face-Gonna-Show-What-My-Brain-Be-Thinking-itis. It’s in some medical journal, I’m sure. That can be bad enough but real damage comes when I fall prey to No-Brakes-Between-My-Brain-and-My-Mouth-itis. If the regulators of my mouth are not fully engaged then it is slightly possible that my mouth, not yours of course, but my mouth can escalate a situation rather than defuse it. We could agree that it actually takes more controlled strength, also known as meekness, to keep our mouths under control than to say whatever pops out in a moment. This is a Wisdom that I am still searching for as a permanent condition. Wise or Foolish?

“From the end of the earth will I cry unto thee, when my heart is overwhelmed: lead me to the rock that is higher than I.’ Psalm 61:2

How many times have we read and prayed this Psalm? As many days as bills, forecasts, diagnoses, conflicts, tests, disagreements, and decisions have appeared. We become overwhelmed. It is too much. Over our head. Our feet swept away without footing. Sinking. It is not simply the circumstances but the inner strain that captivates and paralyzes our heart. We are reaching like Peter, “SAVE ME!” Then the hand lifts us. The nail-scarred hand. The graven hand (Is 49:16). The keeping hand (Jn 10:28). He Lifts! Higher and higher to His precious bleeding side. He lifts and leads us up and leads us higher and sets us upon Himself, the Rock, where the perspective is above and beyond the overwhelming flow of life.

“A wise son heareth his father’s instruction: but a scorner heareth not rebuke.” Proverbs 13:1

In one of the constant examples of Wisdom found in Proverbs, the initial impartation of wisdom comes from father to son, mother to daughter. In the cycle of life a child with a godly parent sees them as the source of truth and instruction in their life. Dad knows everything. As age progresses doubt invades. Dad is just bossing me around. He doesn’t know everything. Then the teens and 20’s roll in. Dad is clueless. How did he ever do anything in life. I know better. Eventually real life layers its tentacles around the heart, mind, and body of a person in the form of work, marriage, money, and children. Dad, can I ask you a question? How did you… As the cycles continue to turn, it turns out, my godly Dad and Mom knew everything after all. The same is true with God and His children. If we will not obey and heed the wisdom of a godly earthly parent, we will not heed nor obey the Heavenly Father. Wise or Scorner?