Christian Counseling

07 Jul 2019

Christian Counseling

July 7, 2019

Last week I finished an online course entitled, “Ministerial Counseling,” part of my graduate studies through Freed-Hardeman University. As many of you know, I take these courses from time to time to try to improve my service as a gospel preacher, and I appreciate the support and encouragement you provide […]

30 Jun 2019

VBS Memories

June 30, 2019

Now that the “dust has settled” following our big week of Vacation Bible School, I wanted to share a few personal thoughts. I think it is good practice after events like this to take a few moments and reflect. I hope these are encouraging to you, as they are comforting […]

23 Jun 2019

Carry On Without Me

June 23, 2019

There are occasional reminders in our lives of just how unimportant we really are. Maybe God puts them there to keep us humble. I remember when I left my private practice to accept a position at the State’s Attorneys Office. I was concerned for many clients. Some of them I […]

16 Jun 2019

To My Dad

June 16, 2019

I watched him standing in a crowd where patrons wait to eat, I noticed how he’d patiently let others have a seat. I saw how he could take a broken car or house or kite, And then not only “fix it up,” but he would fix it right. I noticed […]

09 Jun 2019

By This Shall All Men Know

June 9, 2019

In John 13:34-35, our Lord said, “A new commandment I give unto you, that ye love one another; even as I have loved you, that ye also love one another. By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have a love one to another.” With […]

02 Jun 2019

Forgiving Yourself

June 2, 2019

If you have trouble forgiving yourself, you are by no means alone. One of the problems we see over and over in the church and in the world involves people who struggle with guilt and its painful effects. Some of these effects include self-condemnation, physical tension and related illnesses, as […]

26 May 2019

Memorials

May 26, 2019

Memorials say as much about the persons observing them, as they do about anyone else. What kind of parents pack up the family and travel to a distant cemetery with a handful of flowers specially bought and paid for, and some clippers to trim the weeds and grass on Decoration […]

19 May 2019

You’ve Given Enough

May 19, 2019

God’s people have always been among the most generous people of the world. Both in their contributions to the church as well as their private help to those in need, they consistently set the pace in charitable giving. Studies show that religious households contribute nearly twice as much to charities […]

12 May 2019

Though Ye Know Them

May 12, 2019

“Wherefore I shall be ready always to put you in remembrance of these things, though ye know them, and are established in the truth which is with you,” (2 Pet. 1:12). Even though we have been taught, and even though we may know all the basic components of the […]

05 May 2019

How I Remember Tom Holland

May 5, 2019

Last week my friend, Tom Holland, went on to that heavenly land “which knows no parting.” Tom Holland was the most influential Bible teacher I ever had. He taught at Freed-Hardeman, one of the main reasons I went there. I had him for Life of Christ, Acts, and Preparation and […]