27Apr
pray until you pray
My son George Jr. just got back from a college prayer retreat. When asked, "How did it go?" he lit up like a 4th of July fireworks display. "Pastor Al Baker told us the greatest...
12Apr
Haitian Refugees on Bahamian Land
Last week, our Reel-Life mission team served beautiful Haitians living in the Bahamas, on a land not their own, with bulldozers posed to level their homesteads and churches in sixteen short days. We were not...
26Mar
I Hope This Stops You Dead in Your Tracks!
The first time I read the story below, I thought to myself, “there’s no way this actually happened; surely, it was made up as the perfect Good Friday sermon analogy.” After further research, I discovered...
26Mar
A Prayer for Holy Week
A Prayer for Holy Week Most merciful God, I confess that I have sinned against you in thought, word, and deed, by what I have done, and by what I have left undone. I have not...
22Mar
Trickery in the Turkey Woods
As the spring air ushers in the turkey season, a fascinating parallel unfolds between the natural world and our spiritual journey. This isn't merely about the pursuit of the elusive bird but about understanding the...
14Mar
CLICKBAIT
One click stands between life and death. Want proof? A seminary professor at RTS Jackson, Mississippi, began his two-hour lecture without uttering a word. Clearly agitated, he approached the whiteboard, scribbling two columns. On the left,...
01Mar
The World is on Fire…Where is the Holy Spirit in all this?
· Cities writhing with rage· Wars, catastrophes, and rumors of wars· Financial instability· Mob rule running rampant· Christianity under siegeThe ancient world was on fire, and who could have predicted the surprising resilience and massive growth of Christianity in the...
23Feb
pain defines me
Don’t let pain define you. Let it refine you. I believe in the suneven when it is not shiningI believe in loveeven when I feel it notI believe in Godeven when He is silent (unknown) His Hebrew...
14Feb
Dinner by Candlelight
As a struggling young preacher, E. V. Hill had trouble earning a living. That led him to invest the family’s scarce resources, over his wife’s objections, in purchasing a service station. Eventually, the station went...
04Feb
All the King’s Horses and All the King’s Men
The familiar refrain of the Mother Goose nursery rhyme goes like this:Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall, Humpty Dumpty had a great fall; All the king's horses and all the king's men Couldn't put Humpty together again.As far...