>As those of you who attend my church or follow me on Twitter or are my friend of Facebook probably know already, my sister came back to the Lord this past Sunday! God came in a powerful way and moved upon people’s hearts in our service. I can assure you that this had nothing to [...]
Archive for the ‘Church’ Category
24 Jan
>Why the Church stays indoors…
> “Why does the Church stay indoors? They have a theology that has dwindled into a philosophy, in which there is no thrill of faith, no terror of doom and no concern for souls. Unbelief has put out the fires of passion, and worldliness garlands the altar of sacrifice with the tawdry glitter of unreality. [...]
30 Dec
>MTV Reality Show Highlights Abortion
>http://media.mtvnservices.com/mgid:uma:videolist:mtv.com:1654990 Many thoughts come to mind while watching this. Obviously I’m filled with immense sadness that the life of an unborn baby was taken. I’m outraged that the murder of innocent babies is legal in our nation. It’s also upsetting that MTV obviously has an agenda with this show and that is to make abortion [...]
22 Dec
>Something to think about…
> …we do not have to do our spiritual formation alone. For one thing, God is already at work in us to will and to do. For another thing we have been joined to a body of believers by God’s Spirit and they are all on the same pilgrimage. Spiritual formation is chiefly part of [...]
1 Nov
>Fotia Journal
> The inaugural issue of Fotia is now available. Fotia is an online journal for church leaders and students in the conservative holiness movement that addresses topics of interest and challenges that church leaders face in the twenty-first century. The primary audience is within the conservative holiness movement. I am a contributing editor to Fotia and [...]
9 Jul
>A picture of my new church…
>…courtesy of the ever intrusive Google Street View:http://www.google.com/maps?f=q&source=embed&hl=en&geocode=&q=1740+McCaskill+Alley,+Tarrant,+AL&sll=33.570146,-86.759958&sspn=0.030823,0.084543&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=McCaskill+Alley,+Tarrant,+Jefferson,+Alabama+35217&ll=33.58025,-86.761692&spn=0.004076,0.010568&z=14&layer=c&cbll=33.578151,-86.763195&panoid=POIMGjnbzIWoWystpH21pQ&cbp=12,168.87,,0,7.28&output=svembedView Larger Map
12 May
>Apparently he was unaware of Calvinist doctrine…
>I’m studying for a sermon for Sunday and reading some of the early church leaders letters. I was just reading a letter from Ignatius to Polycarp and came across this admonition from Ignatius to Polycarp: I exhort thee in the grace wherewith thou art clothed to press forward in thy course and to exhort all [...]
8 May
>Merger?
>I’ve been reading with interest Ken Schenck’s posts this week about the possibility of “The Great Merger of Wesleyanism.” According to Schenck a recent report of the meeting of the General Board of Administration of The Wesleyan Church included the following: Approved a resolution authorizing the Board of General Superintendents to pursue further discussions with [...]
7 May
>Sunday morning at your local mega-church
>If you have ever watched or attended most contemporary church services you will understand why this video is so funny and true because it describes most of them to the “T”! http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=11501569&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1
23 Apr
>Quote of the day
>“Where Christian perfection is not strongly and explicitly preached, there is seldom any remarkable blessing from God; and consequently, little life in the members of it.” – John Wesley
