February 2012
1 post
Developing Strong-Minded Men and Women! (Part 2)
“A nation or civilization that continues to produce soft-minded men purchases its own spiritual death on the installment plan.”
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
I think we got the picture that those who historically purchase huge chunks of the “inspirational corners” of our heart are more human than we would like to credit them with! They had issues, challenges, heartache,...
January 2012
2 posts
Developing Strong-Minded Men and Women! (Part 1)
“A nation or civilization that continues to produce soft-minded men purchases its own spiritual death on the installment plan.”
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
I’ve recently reminded our church that if God ever decided to “grade on the curve,” people like Dr. King and Mother Theresa of our past generation would mess things up for...
30 Years... Starting The Next Chapter!
The Story Continues…
In 1982 Floyd M. Baker Sr. took on the task of pastoring a fledgling church plant of which I was already an existing member of the leadership team. He quickly took Terrie and I under his wing and within a year we were ordained and on staff full-time as assistant pastors. In June of 1986 through his and our church network’s leader, John Kelly, we assumed the role of Lead...
December 2011
1 post
God's Provision for a Life of Purpose - HIS...
Hebrews11: 8-10 “By faith Abraham, when called to go to a place he would later receive as his inheritance, obeyed and went, even though he did not know where he was going. 9 By faith he made his home in the Promised Land like a stranger in a foreign country; he lived in tents, as did Isaac and Jacob, who were heirs with him of the same promise. 10 For he was looking forward to the city with...
November 2011
2 posts
The Community That God Speaks To...
Hebrews11: 8-10 “By faith Abraham, when called to go to a place he would later receive as his inheritance, obeyed and went, even though he did not know where he was going. 9 By faith he made his home in the Promised Land like a stranger in a foreign country; he lived in tents, as did Isaac and Jacob, who were heirs with him of the same promise. 10 For he was looking forward to the city with...
Faith for God’s Church
Hebrews11: 8-10 “By faith Abraham, when called to go to a place he would later receive as his inheritance, obeyed and went, even though he did not know where he was going. 9 By faith he made his home in the Promised Land like a stranger in a foreign country; he lived in tents, as did Isaac and Jacob, who were heirs with him of the same promise. 10 For he was looking forward to the city with...
October 2011
1 post
God's Vehicle for Provision
It seems that the deeper we move into the 21st century — more church attenders shift toward apathy when it concerns the local church. In fact, it is my contention that much of the distraction, the weight of burdens, and the weariness with which the average Christ-follower deals with these days, can be attributed to a lack of faith in the“vehicle” God designed to actually aid us...