We hear 2 Chronicles 7:14 proclaimed as "the answer" to the ills that face the United States today. Sadly, we hear it often taken out of context and with little emphasis placed on the details it states. So, in this post, I will try to shed some real light on what I believe is the … Continue reading if my people who are called by my name…
Author: TheLonelyPastor
War Room – A Film on the Power of Prayer
My wife Diana and I were privileged to be able to attend a pre-screening of War Room, the latest movie from Provident Films and the Kendrick Brothers (Sherwood Pictures/Sherwood Baptist Church of Albany, Georgia). Other movies form this line include Flywheel, Facing the Giants, Fireproof, and Courageous. This film, like some of the previous films … Continue reading War Room – A Film on the Power of Prayer
Christ's Death – When?
Here we are, on what is called by man "Good Friday". MEME after MEME extolling the beauty of the horrible day of Christ's death on the cross of Calvary. And a growing movement of those who disagree with the traditional day ascribed to Jesus' death.I grew up seeing Friday as "the day", not for any … Continue reading Christ's Death – When?
Please, NO SNOW… Thank you LORD for the Snow!
If you are scratching your head at the title of this post, don't let it bother you. Just let me explain. I am ready for Spring! I am not alone in this sentiment by a long-shot. Just a month ago, my father began getting his boat and fishing gear ready, bringing up discussions on tactics … Continue reading Please, NO SNOW… Thank you LORD for the Snow!
The Heaviness Engulfs Me
A heavy heart tonight. I won't go into details, just suffice it to say that I am grieving. I was led to a passage of Scripture when I got home that so fits whats going on. My faith has never been tested as now. I don't know what tomorrow holds. I don't know what next … Continue reading The Heaviness Engulfs Me
Immediacy and This Ugly World
What would we do without the internet, without Facebook and Twitter, and the access to the near real-time atrocities happening around the world?As I have seen several videos posted/reposted the last few days that are apparently videos of the implementation of Sharia law in some of those Islamic countries (or those being taken over by … Continue reading Immediacy and This Ugly World
Religion of Peace?
I am truly sick of the efforts to put a peaceful facade on Islam, much connected to comparing to "Christianity". Lets go to the foundation of these two religions and see where the truth is:Islam, founded on the Koran (Quran).Christianity, based on the Bible.The Koran reads, from earliest to latest, as a growing hate screed … Continue reading Religion of Peace?
Make a Difference…
32 years ago, a phrase entered my vocabulary from two teachers I had in junior high school (Belair Jr. High, Pine Bluff, Arkansas) - my first band director, Mr. E.M. Carlton, and my 8th Grade English teacher Mrs. Sandra Boone. While the phrase wasn't one I remember either of these people using, these two dedicated … Continue reading Make a Difference…
Hard-Learned Advice for the Prospective Young Pastor*
When I went through the Teacher Education program at the University of Central Arkansas (Instrumental Music Education), I was convinced that - upon graduation, I was fully equipped and "ready" to take on the world. After all, I had a mind filled with knowledge, advice from those who had "been there", and a whole semester … Continue reading Hard-Learned Advice for the Prospective Young Pastor*
Defeated
Noun1.defeated - people who are defeated; "the Romans had no pity for the defeated"Adj.1.defeated - beaten or overcome; not victorious; "the defeated enemy"2.defeated - disappointingly unsuccessful; "disappointed expectations and thwarted ambitions"It doesn't take much listening to preachers of today to hear said time and again we are to live "victorious" lives. The bit of truth to that concept is that we, through Christ, are given the victory over bondage to sin and to death. And we are to live lives that reflect that victory (another … Continue reading Defeated
Contending For Christ 