Today I attended the funeral of Larry Markum who served as a Pastor, Missionary, and Church Planter. I was amazed by the number of friends and family who attended from several states to pay tribute to his life and testimony. When I moved to Northwest Arkansas, Bro. Markum called me up just to have prayer with …
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What Will Be Said at My Funeral?
November 14, 2008 5 Comments
Can You Share Your Vision in An Elevator Speech?
October 3, 2008 Leave a Comment
I often peruse websites about web design and last night noticed this article about giving an elevator speech. I thought about how it applies to Pastors. There are often crucial moments when we have an opportunity to be vision-casters with people, one-on-one. It may be a car ride making a visit, coffee with a …
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Remembering the Fallen
May 28, 2007 Leave a Comment
Yesterday was a very special day at Bethel. Though we had a lot of folks out on vacation for the holiday weekend, we who remained celebrated God's greatness in raising up heroes throughout the centuries. From Hebrews 11, we recounted the lives and deaths of some of God's greatest servants. Many in the chapter …
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The Impact of Saul of Tarsus
August 20, 2006 1 Comment
"Then had the churches rest throughout all Judea and Galilee and Samaria, and were edified; and walking in the fear of the Lord, and in the comfort of the Holy Ghost, were multiplied." -Acts 9:31
Most Christians are aware that Saul of Tarsus was the persecutor of the church who was converted to Christ and …
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Sincere Intentions with Terrible Infractions
July 29, 2006 Leave a Comment
Throughout the book of Judges, we see the phrase repeated again and again, "in those days there was no king in Israel, but every man did that which was right in his own eyes." The word "right" always sounds good, but what was really happening was a postmodern revolution... in the ancient world. Moral and …
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Little Things Matter
July 23, 2006 Leave a Comment
"Even so the tongue is a little member, and boasteth graet things. Behold, how great a matter a little fire kindleth!" -James 3:5Yesterday, as I was trying to act goofy to get a laugh out of my daughter Ella, I bounced off our bed and my kneecap landed square against the angle-iron of our bedframe. For several …
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The Wisdom of Winning Souls
July 11, 2006 Leave a Comment
"The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life; and he that winneth souls is wise." -Prov. 11:30I'm afraid that the term "soul winning" has come to have a very particular connotation to it. We assume, when we see this phrase, that we're discussing an official door-to-door ministry of the local church in which we …
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