One of the things we’re sharing with our Sunday morning class is the importance of the resurrection to the book of Acts. The historical, factual resurrection of Jesus from the dead fueled the fire of the early church. The apostles rarely opened their mouths without mentioning the resurrection.
The resurrection was shocking. Unbelievable. And yet all [...]
A race of men detested for their evil practices.
My first sermon.
I love the church of today very much. I also love the church I knew as a young man. The church of the late seventies and early eighties was the perfect place for me to be nurtured in my faith. Youth rallies seemed to happen every other week, mixed “bathing” was still frowned upon and [...]
A spiritual weight loss program- that really works.
Thus far I’ve been blessed. I’ve never had to stuggle with carrying too much weight. I was told all that would change when I hit the big three oh but that was twelve years ago and I still weigh about the same as I did in high school. This doesn’t mean that I haven’t struggled [...]
It doesn’t take much.
Several years ago a preacher friend of mine said in a sermon “more people die from broken hearts than from swollen heads.” I don’t know if he made that up or if it was just the first time I heard that particular ”old saying.” It certainly does sound like a cliche. Kind of corny too. Even if [...]
Friday
Well, I’m getting ready to go to Arkansas today. I’m speaking at a high school retreat for the West Side church of Christ this weekend. For many years I’ve been blessed to be able to speak at a youth rally this wonderful church hosts every February. Remember the day when youth rallies seemed to take [...]
Wednesday Night.
Well, tonight, before class, I filled out paperwork for a new job. Turns out a friend from church is responsible for beginning a new Tulsa hub for a delievery company. If everything works out I will work M-F delivering items to pharmacy’s and such. It won’t interfere at all with my church stuff so I [...]
I Wonder What Happened to Him.
Not much is said about him. Apparently, he was one of the Apostle Paul’s traveling companions. I don’t know if he travelled with Paul as a co-teacher, or simply as support staff. I do know it meant he heard great preaching, saw many converted to Christ and witnessed wonderous miracles of God.
Can you imagine going [...]
