Quotes from One of God’s Generals
Please do me a favor — yawn with me a couple of times. It's 4:40 a.m., and I'm sitting in front of my computer, writing this post that will be published in a little over an hour. I had prepared another post to send out this morning, but with the recent news of the passing of one of God's generals, Brother Jimmy Swaggart, I felt it would be appropriate to honor this great man of God. What could fill pages of tributes will be summarized in two sentences: the preaching, teaching, and music of Jimmy Swaggart were and continue to be a significant influence in my life. I owe much to this man of...
Your Mission, Should You Choose to Accept It
Let me test your television trivia knowledge. Name this television program based upon this one sentence tagline — “your mission, should you choose to accept it…”. If this question were being asked on the Jeopardy television game show, the music would begin now, and you would grab your marker to write your answer. With the music stopped, allotted time completed, markers down, what would be your answer? Mission: Impossible. You're absolutely correct. Sorry, unlike the television program, no cash prize, boat, or car is awarded for the correct answer. I've mentioned Mission: Impossible in hopes...
Pull Out the Knife and Fork!
When Vickie and I made our first trip to Africa, we got to experience life in the bush for a small portion of the trip. One thing I will never forget about this experience was the first meal we ate upon our arrival, curried goat. I’ll be the first to admit that I’m not a fan of anything that is curried (flavored with hot spices) … never liked it, never will. While I know that the host family had put in great effort to prepare a delicious meal, great as it might have been to the host family, it took every effort on my part to eat the meat. I was not only dealing with the flavor of the curry,...
Pentecost
I recently discovered and then downloaded three books written by a great British Pentecostal pioneer, Alexander A. Boddy, to my iPad. The first of the books, The Laying on of Hands, was written in 1895, and the other two, Pentecost for England and (The True) Pleading of the Blood, were written in 1907. Through the influence of the Anglican Alexander and his wife Mary, a move of God’s Spirit began sweeping across the United Kingdom at the beginning of the twentieth century. Mary often prayed for people to receive the Baptism in the Holy Spirit. The most famous of these is Smith Wigglesworth....
Call 9-1-1!
While in Bible College, I was introduced through books to the works of many preachers and teachers, many of whom I've long forgotten. But that's not the case with the sermons and writings of a great English Methodist, Samuel Chadwick (1860-1932). As a young preacher, I easily identified with Chadwick as he shared his passion for revival and a move of God's Spirit. This week, I want to share a few of Chadwick's quotes that I believe will impact you as they did me so many years ago. And, I want to do something a little different. Rather than providing the quotes from his The Way to Pentecost...
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