Year: 2019
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The Walk
1. It is waiting on the Lord who renews and sustains me (Psalm 103:5, Isaiah 40:31). 2. It is a walk He sustains (Psalm. 63:8). 3. It is a walk that originated in the Garden and was damaged and destroyed by sin. Man no longer naturally longs to walk with God. Man would rather wander…
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Known and Loved
But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us. ~ Romans 5:8 When He died …I did not exist …except in His mind. I was just another unborn sinner with a lifetime of future offenses …but I was known …He knew this lost and broken…
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Alone with Him
When we realize that God is not some faraway distant and disinterested deity… When we learn that He invites us to draw near on a pathway blazed by His Son… When we discover that He made us to be satisfied only by continuously and deeply drinking from the life He alone can provide… When we…
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purity
not a goal, but a result… not for religious professionals, but for His sons & daughters… not for gaining public attention, but for a divine audience… not for my reputation, but for my sanity… not a terminal destination, but a highway… not where I am going, but how… not a decoration on display, but the…
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Experiencing Easter
As the sun rises on this Easter morning, believers around the world are gathering to worship the One who completely defeated death (and every other enemy of the human soul). Sermons are being preached describing the biblical accounts of a risen Jesus. Each story is an eyewitness testimony of an encounter with a no-longer-dead man……
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Birthed in Revival: Shubal Stearns and the Remarkable Expansion of Baptists in the South
Author’s Note: Written in 2011, my purpose for this brief monograph was two-fold. First, I wanted to introduce Shubal Stearns, a pivotal figure in Baptist history, yet someone who is little known outside of academic circles. Second, I wanted to demonstrate the relationship between Stearns and the phenomenal growth of Baptists across the South. Many…
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The Beatdown: Runaway Expectations in the Life of a Pastor
Not. One. More. Thing. He was physically tired and emotionally spent. For four years he had done everything he knew to get the church growing again, but with no visible results. He no longer looked forward to preaching. Committee meetings had become gripe sessions. The mounting criticism of his leadership was withering to his soul.…
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LIFE in His Presence
When Jesus steps into the room… If you are blind, you will see; If you are deaf, you will hear His voice; If you are an offender of others, you will love others by seeking their forgiveness; If you are bound, you will be set free; If you are an enemy, you will be reconciled;…