Pentecost

by | Sep 3, 2012 | The Baptism in the Holy Spirit, Walk of the Spirit

I recently discovered and then downloaded to my iPad three books written by a great British Pentecostal pioneer Alexander A. Boddy. The first of the books, The Laying on of Hands, was written in 1895 and the remaining two, Pentecost for England and (The True) Pleading...

A Milestone

by | Aug 27, 2012 | Family

This week, allow me to deviate from the normal type of blog entry and do something that is extremely rare in this blog. Of the 270+ blog entries posted over the past 5 years, I’ve only written a handful of blog entries that deal with my personal life. I am...

Filled to Overflowing

by | Aug 20, 2012 | Walk of the Spirit

This week, allow me to share a few powerful sentences from The Complete Smith Wigglesworth. Rather than comment on the quote, I’ll ask you to read and then reread and then rereread (in other word, meditate upon) this statement from a mighty man of God. I believe...

Make an Eternal Impact

by | Aug 13, 2012 | Children's Ministry

Just a few days ago, Vickie and I celebrated our 23rd anniversary of being Trinity Church International’s Children’s Pastors. I’ll have to admit, there aren’t too many Children’s Pastors that I am aware of that have stayed at one church...

Do I Have a Witness?

by | Aug 6, 2012 | Children's Ministry, Walk of the Spirit

It’s a sad day for the Burns’ household. One of our favorite television shows The Closer has its next-to-last episode tonight. For however many years, Vickie and I on Monday nights have either been watching the live episode or made sure that our DVR has...