Book Review: Ordering Your Private World
A few months ago, a man in our church gave me a copy of Ordering Your Private World by George MacDonald. To be honest, I did not take much notice of it until a few weeks ago. As I began to
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Book Review: An Enquiry…by William Carey
While is Moulton, England, two weeks ago, we went to Carey Baptist Church where William Carey, the father of modern missions, first pastored. Here in the cottage near the church, must of Carey’s vision for the world began. We saw
Three Characteristics of a Servant Leader
source 3 Characteristics of a Servant Leader: Serving Is the Highest Profession by Paul Chappell The highest model of leadership is cloaked in the lowest forms of humility. Specifically, servant leadership was set and demonstrated by Christ Himself when He left Heaven’s
7 Ways to Pass on Your Faith
This comes from Family to Family by Dr. Jerry Pipes and Victor Lee: Charles Stanley suggests seven ways to pass on your faith: Pass on your faith by sharing basic principles (about money, God’s guidance, and provision, etc.) Pass on
Continual Encouragement for the Chronically Discouraged
In Psalm 42-43, we find this verse repeated three times: “Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why art thou disquieted in me? hope thou in God: for I shall yet praise him for the help of his
Planning For Preaching
The most important responsibility a pastor or missionary has is to teach and preach the Word of God. Because of that, preparation for preaching must a priority. So many things in our lives and so many needs in the lives
Advice for a Young Person Trying to Find the Will of God for Their Life
Recently, I was emailed by a young man asking me to give him some advice on how to find the will of God for his life. Below are a few thoughts that I wrote down and emailed to him: Read
Ideas for Ladies on How to Be a Blessing to Missionaries
Teri sent this list to me from a friend on Facebook who compiled a list of ways to be a blessing to missionaries. The list was prepared to teach a Pastor’s Wives’ class in Bible College. Maybe some of the ideas will
Book Review: Planting Growing Churches by Aubrey Malphurs
One of the most thorough books on church planting I have ever read is Aubrey Malphurs book Planting Growing Churches. Reasons why I like his book: It gives a comprehensive look at the church planting process from the preparation stage
Expository Preaching Conference – April 12-13 in Alpharetta, GA
One of the things I love about my pastor and my home church is their dedication to expository preaching. Pastor Gardner preaches through the Bible every service and he has been a big help to me as I learn to