This afternoon I am relaxing at LatteLand, sipping a Caramella Bliss with my sleeping baby beside me, studying the Word…could an afternoon get any better? I can’t imagine it. I have been needing some serious soul refreshment. With Easter coming, it seemed appropriate to meditate on the resurrection of Jesus – the foundation of our […]
Listened to a great sermon the other day by Mark Driscoll: http://www.marshillchurch.org/media/doctrine/stewardship-god-gives
My Papa Sam Huston went home to be with Jesus on Thursday morning at the age of 81. As usual, he got up and was doing his morning exercises when the Lord took him home. I’ve never known a better man…I’ve never known a sweeter, more faithful, consistent, loving man. On his way to work […]
2 Timothy 2:4 “No soldier gets entangled in civilian pursuits, since his aim is to please the one who enlisted him.” In saying this, Paul is urging Timothy to share in suffering for the gospel. The “one who enlisted him” must be God calling him into the ministry…so his aim is pleasing God (later in […]
Just finished packing for our youth retreat this weekend! We’re heading out to New Hope Baptist Retreat Center here in a bit over an hour. I can’t wait. Our theme is “What does it mean to be a Nashua Baptist Church youth?” We’ll be focusing on developing our spiritual gifts, and on 1 Timothy 4:12 […]
“The matter is quite simple. The Bible is very easy to understand. But we Christians are a bunch of scheming swindlers. We pretend to be unable to understand it because we know very well that the minute we understand we are obliged to act accordingly. Take any words in the New Testament and forget everything […]
