My parents made sure that Wendy and I were in church most every Sunday, especially Mom. There were many times that I just wanted to bury my head back under the covers and sleep in, but Mom would flip my light switch on and give firm, yet tender, orders to get movin’! I’m glad that Mom always set a good example.
Read MoreThis road that God has placed me on hasn’t been an easy one. I was shot once, in 1974. The bullet shot straight through my shoulder without hitting bone or arteries. It should have killed me. The bullet miraculously escaped bone and tissue, and I survived. I know that God was protecting me because I was supposed to be sheriff.
Read MoreDuring my years at Iolani, I don’t recall ever hearing about the saving work of Christ. Yet, there was a strong drive in me to know God. Sometimes my brothers and I would be asked to sing before dessert. My brothers chose to sing trendy songs. I always sang hymn 274, “Ancient of Days” from my hymnal.
Read MoreThough I didn’t realize it at the time, the first responders not showing up right away was divine. We have a wonderful team of first responders in our community, and normally the first responders in our area would arrive in 10 minutes or less. It just so happened that the man and woman who would have normally shown up were out of town. It was a real blessing in disguise, because had this couple shown up and taken Seth to our local hospital, Seth would not have had the opportunity to have a trauma specialist available to fix his hand. Seth likely would have lost his hand.
Read MoreAmong meeting many outstanding people, I met Coach Jerry Moore. I was pleasantly surprised when he invited me to come a football practice. I welcomed the invitation because of my history as a high school athlete and long standing family love of sports
Read MoreThis Weeks post is a bit different from our normal blog article. This week we wanted to showcase one of our sponsors and favorite charities, High Country Caregivers! We want to thank them for helping families throughout the high country and for being a great sponsor.
Read MoreFor Coach Moore, coaching football was more than simply the game, it was about ministering to his players and their families. Coach and Margaret have shown love and care for countless numbers of young men over the past 24 years. We want to thank them for the selfless service they have given to this community in so many ways. We are thankful and blessed to call them our friends!
Read MoreIt would only make sense that Coach Moore, as he is still lovingly referred to, had lost track of time when we arrived for our interview. Not because he’s absent-minded, but because he was busy working to untangle a lure from his fishing net.
Read MoreMother had always prayed that God would send me the right husband. I met Jerry at Baylor University and fell in love with him on our first date. Mother’s prayers were answered. We dated three years and after graduation we were married. A Christ centered home was my fervent goal, not as a duty but out of a sincere desire to honor God. I loved Jesus and I loved Jerry.
Read More“So I went out there, filled out an application and started as a temporary associate that eventually grew into a full time position. Now, 28 years later, Franklin Graham has entrusted me with the opportunity to work for both Samaritan’s Purse and also the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association.”
Read More“My whole life revolved around church for the most part. I heard the gospel hundreds upon hundreds of times; at school and church had all types of good Bible pumped into us. I knew every Bible story there was frontwards, backwards, up and down, all that sort of good stuff. But never really had a personal relationship with the Lord.”
Read MoreMy family lived on the upside of the Mennonite Church on Church Street. We had a big lot and most of it was garden but there was a big house, too. We also had pigs and a cow which I learned to milk. We all helped by weeding the garden. Everybody had a patch of land back in that time; you had to have a garden if you were going to survive in the mountains. My mama made butter and sold that in the neighborhood for years because not everyone had a cow.
Read MoreWith all my heart, I believe that JT’s Civil Righteousness movement and other Spirit-inspired movements like this have the potential to pray and preach us into the type of spiritual awakening that this nation and world so clearly and desperately need. In closing, it’s my prayer that all followers of Christ who read these stories will be stirred and motivated by the Holy Spirit to rededicate themselves to obeying Jesus’ command to us as found in John 15: 34-35
Read MoreWe have been through some rough times but nothing compares to the recent events. During any past snow and ice storm or high winds with 60 miles per hour gusts, and rain with moderate flooding, we always knew that in the end, it would all be over in a day or two and life would return to normal.
Read MoreAt Perkinsville our mission statement is, “To love what Jesus loves and do what Jesus does.” I have a strong inclination to think that Jesus would be mudding out houses, ministering to people, and being the hands and feet through this. We are just following his lead in that. We and others sent teams over to churches to mud them out so they could become lighthouses in their communities.
Read MoreI’ve never experienced anything like this. I have been on mission trips, but I have never done a whole lot with disaster relief. I certainly have not lived through a disaster. This has been something to witness in terms of seeing how all this has come together, initial response, and how things are ramping down as infrastructure returns and power gets turned
Read MoreThe disciples woke Him and said to him, “Teacher, don’t you care if we drown?” He got up, rebuked the wind and said to the waves, “Quiet! Be still!” Then the wind died down and it was completely calm. He said to his disciples, “Why are you so afraid? Do you still have no faith?” They were terrified and asked each other, “Who is this? Even the wind and the waves obey him!”
Read MoreWhen all hell breaks forth as it is doing in our region, our nation and our world, that’s when our Creator God desires for all Heaven to break forth in the Earth as well. He does this by revealing His Presence and glory along with His love and mercy and graciousness and compassion in and through His Church!
Read MoreThe first man, besides my dad, who made a strong impression on me was my high school football coach in Bonham, Texas. His name was M.B. Nelson and he became my coach after my freshman year when my team went 0 and 10. We were so bad, about the only thing we had to be excited about was winning the coin toss.
Read MorePeople are watching those who say they are Christians, and they are turned off. Someone once told me they weren't welcome in a church because they had a tattoo. The man who said it to me was as nice a man as l've ever known. Church isn't supposed to be that way. Going to church doesn't save a person, but it is a good start.
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