Posted on Mar 23, 2010 at 5:31 pm under Guest Writer.
I am a graduate of Liberty University. I completed my Bachelor of Science in Religion in 1998. I had the privilege of being on campus for one of my intensive courses and loved it. Jo and I went to Thomas Road Baptist Church that Sunday morning and I heard Dr. Falwell preach. He used one scripture text, then proceeded to verbally harass the sitting president of the United States [1998] and at the invitation time, nineteen people came forward to receive Christ as Savior. It was incredible. I looked at Jo during the invitation with a puzzled look on my face, she shrugged her shoulders, we sang 10 stanzas of “Just as I am” and the service finally came to a close. Lynchburg, Virginia is a unique place, Thomas Road Baptist Church is a unique church. Please read the following article by Denny Burk. I hope you enjoy it.
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Posted on Mar 17, 2010 at 11:22 am under Guest Writer.
-Pray out loud.
-Write your prayer out.
-Read your Bible out loud.
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Posted on Feb 16, 2010 at 12:16 pm under Guest Writer.
The following is a tweet from Dr. Russell Moore today. If you are discouraged in ministry or in your secular pursuits this short article will help you. Stay the course my friend. Jesus is Lord! PJ
How I Almost Quit
February 16, 2010 | By: John Piper | Category: Commentary
Are you so discouraged you don’t know what to do next? I want to help you get through this. Maybe this will help.
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Posted on Feb 15, 2010 at 2:41 pm under Guest Writer.
10 Reasons Small Churches Tend to Stay Small
Joe McKeever
I know more about getting smaller churches to grow than larger ones. I pastored three of them, and only the first of the three did not grow—I was fresh out of college, untrained, inexperienced, and clueless about what I was doing. The next two grew well, and even though I remained at each only some three years, one almost doubled and the other nearly tripled in attendance and ministries.
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Posted on Feb 11, 2010 at 7:51 am under Guest Writer.
Saints’ QB Drew Brees Says Faith Affects His Game
In an interview last week with Sharing the Victory magazine, Drew Brees, MVP quarterback in last weekend’s Superbowl, talked about how his faith affects his life and his game: “I accepted Jesus Christ into my heart on my 17th birthday…
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Posted on Jan 25, 2010 at 8:47 pm under Guest Writer.
I am only one,
But still I am one.
I cannot do everything;
but still I can do something;
and because I cannot do everything
I will not refuse to do the something that I can do.
Posted on Jan 25, 2010 at 5:30 pm under Guest Writer.
Don’t Sink Your Success by Ignoring Relationships
John Paul Jones is regarded as The Father of the American Navy, and rightly so given his heroic courage in battle and his devotion to America’s struggle for independence. Yet sadly, Jones alienated himself from the country he loved, dying penniless and alone in France at the age of 45. Why did the war hero’s story end so dismally? The answer is simple: John Paul Jones never valued relationships.
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Posted on Jan 25, 2010 at 5:27 pm under Guest Writer.
The Influence Question: Will You Grow or Plateau?
Seldom does someone consciously choose to stop growing. Yet we all know people whose influence has leveled off or gone into decline. Why do hard-working, well-intentioned leaders plateau? How can people ascend the levels of influence throughout their careers, but then suddenly stop climbing?
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