Here’s Your Title
Perhaps you've noticed that some people are title and label conscious, especially in the church. I recognize that titles can be used to show position or respect or honor. Some titles are earned, others are purchased for $19.95 through a web site. For me, the old joke is true. I don't care what you call me. Just call me when it's time to eat. When Vickie and I started into the ministry 35 years ago as children's evangelists, people referred to me as Brother Billy. After ten years of traveling, we obeyed God's direction and left the evangelistic field and became children's pastors at...
What If?
Perhaps you've played the "what if" game in your mind. By that, I mean you've pondered "what if ..." and then began to look at different scenarios if a particular action would take place or if particular words would be spoken or if ... I'm sure that you've played this game before. I know that I have many times. Here's a "what if" for you personally and/or your ministry. What if we quit treating the Book of Acts as though it is just a historical account of the birth and formative stages of the Church and instead treat it as the contemporary guide book for the life of a believer and the...
Billy, Vickie, & You – Connected for Revival
Those reading my blog each week around the world have become a part of our family. Let me share with you what is going on with our lives and ministry and provide an opportunity for you to help us. [vc_video link='https://vimeo.com/102152008']
Zestfully Clean?
Let me tell you a little about my childhood. My mom believed in soap, Zest soap to be exact. Mom believed, to borrow from the Zest advertising slogan, "you're not fully clean unless you're Zestfully clean". We bathed with Zest 365 days a year. A little later in my life, mom showed me another creative use for Zest. I can remember one time as a 7- or 8-year-old coming home from school and innocently using a bad word. Faster than you can spell the word "Mississippi", out came the Zest. With God as my witness, I didn't have a clue what the word meant. I won't tell you what the word was but it...
Excelling in Mechanics, Failing in Dynamic
One of the great preachers of England's Methodist Church in the early 1900's was a man named Samuel Chadwick. Because of his forthrightness, Chadwick was greatly loved and hated. Consider this quote ... "The Church that is man-managed instead of God-governed is doomed to failure. A ministry that is College-trained but not Spirit-filled works no miracles. The Church that multiplies committees and neglects prayer may be fussy, noisy, enterprising, but it labors in vain and spends its strength for nought. It is possible to excel in mechanics and fail in dynamic." ~ The Way to Pentecost...
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