The Journey Part 3
Sharing highlights from our 45 years of ministry in these blog posts has been so challenging. There are so many incredible stories to tell that testify of God's faithfulness, many that bring gigantic smiles, others that really tug on the heartstrings. Telling even a small fraction of the many stories of God outdoing Himself for us during our ten years as children's evangelists (1979 to 1989) and the ensuing twenty-five years as children's pastors (1989 to 2014) would turn these blog posts into a book. But wait! Don't stop reading! Our lives and ministry didn't end in 2014. There's one more...
The Journey Part 2
I don't know if I've ever started off a blog post with a riddle. But, there's always a first. Solve this riddle - Never ahead, ever behind, yet flying swiftly past; for a child, I last forever; for an adult, I’m gone too fast. What am I? The answer? Time. This seems especially true as Vickie and I celebrate 45 years of ministry this month. Where have these 45 years gone? The previous post The Journey Part 1 covered the launching of our ministry as children's evangelists in June 1979 and provided a few highlights of that decade of ministry. If there is a Part 1, it must be evident that Part 2...
The Journey Part 1
Pardon me for taking a short trip down memory lane today. You see, during this month, Vickie and I are celebrating our 45th anniversary of serving the Lord in full-time ministry. It doesn't seem possible, but that's what the calendar is telling us. Please indulge me by allowing me to tell about God's faithfulness to and through us on our journey. First, I need to add this preface. When Vickie and I launched into the ministry, we were clueless. You see, neither of us came from homes with parents in the ministry. My dad worked for Phillips Petroleum and my mom was a first-grade school teacher....
Tilt and More Tilts
Have you got three minutes? Let me share this note I recently wrote in the margin of my Bible. (You do know that it is both permissible and advisable to write insights in your Bible's margins and also use a highlighter pen to emphasize the Holy Spirit "uh huhs", don't you?) Alongside the passage found in Luke 1:26-38, I wrote "Mary's Brain Tilters" and these eight things that sent Mary's brain into spasms. 1. The appearance of an angel. (verse 28) 2. A "Say what?" salutation. (verse 29) 3. Is the "thy womb" my womb? (verse 31) 4. This child will be called the Son of the Highest. (verse 32)...
Insider Information
In this post, I want to share something that I don't believe I have shared in the 17 years of writing this blog. In this three-minute read, I want to take you to a behind-the-scenes perspective of our ministry. On numerous occasions, Vickie and I have been told by pastors that our ministry is "plowing on hard soil". In saying this, these leaders recognize that our Holy Spirit Rallies about the present-day work of the Holy Spirit are being shared with people in the congregations who are like those in Acts 19 who told Paul, "We didn't know there is a Holy Spirit". Secondly, these ministers...
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