June 12, 2016 Held annually since 1958, the FedEx St. Jude Classic is a PGA golf tournament held in Memphis, Tennessee. Memphis, of course, because that’s where the St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital is located. That very tournament is being held this weekend – June 9-12 –its final day being today. Stay with me […]
MARK 5:21-24, 35-43
June 5, 2016 I’ve been in ministry for about 30 years now, and in that time, I’ve had the opportunity to perform a number of funerals. Now, nowhere in the Bible can you find it’s a pastor’s job to bury, or for that matter, marry people, the responsibility has just fallen our way. […]
MARK 4:35-41
April 17, 2016 There have been lots of sleep studies done through the years – to include, how much sleep a person actually needs. Did you know, for example, there is a National Sleep Foundation? I’d never heard of it, but they provide the following chart to answer the question, how much sleep do […]
MARK 4:26-34
April 10, 2016 As I’m sure you know, the Christian faith is under attack. I’m not just talking about ISIS and radical Islam, I’m talking about within our own country. While founded on Christian principles, our country is becoming increasingly ungodly and immoral and therefore hostile to the faith – to our beliefs, to […]
MARK 4:21-34
April 3, 2016 Last week, I shared with you a little about my summer between colleges working at a cemetery. But, I left out part of the story. When I first came home to Greenville from a military school in Colorado, I needed to get a summer job since the government was no longer […]
Mark 4 1-9, 13-20 – The Parable of the Sower
March 13, 2016 Tana and I have been married for almost 36 years. During that time, we’ve learned a thing or two about each other. For example, when she has an issue with me, we have to discuss it, well, let’s just say, more than once. Now, from my perspective, I say she […]
MARK 4: 1-2, 10-12
March 13, 2016 I have great news for you this morning, people of Alliance. To you, it has been granted to know the mysteries of the kingdom of God. You see, not everyone understands those mysteries. There are insiders, and outsiders. Insiders who believe, and therefore understand. Outsiders, who oppose, who refuse to believe, […]
MARK 3:20-21, 31-35
March 6, 2016 If only I could have seen Jesus walking on the earth – been with Him – then I think I would have believed. If only I could have heard His teaching with my own ears, seen His miracles with my own eyes – I think I would have believed – or, […]
MARK 3:20-30
February 28, 2016 It was a Saturday morning when I received the call. I knew it would come, eventually. I had prepared for it the best I could. I had been through school; taken all the pastoral theology, counseling, practicum classes that were supposed to prepare you. But when the call came, I […]
MARK 3:13-19
February 21, 2016 In his book Quiet Talks, S. D. Gordon gives an imaginary account of Jesus’ return to heaven after His ascension. As the angel Gabriel greeted Jesus, he asked, “Master, You died for the world, did you not?” To which Jesus replied, “Yes.” “You must have suffered much,” Gabriel said, and again, […]