Don’t Blame The Delivery Boy For I received from the Lord that which I also delivered to you. (1 Corinthians 11:23, nkjv) To help support my family while in seminary, I loaded trucks for Roadway Package Systems. Not one time did I ever decide what was to be loaded onto the trucks for… Read More »
The Good Shepherd – True Seeker
Seeker Sensitive is a term used to describe a worship style that is culturally relevant to the immediate context in which a church is located. The service is designed to be attractive to nonbelievers who prayerfully will visit the service and eventually believe in Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior. The strategy has its challenges… Read More »
The Good Shepherd – Daily Bread by Pastor Keith Bonner
Being a bread winner is very important to any father who genuinely cares for his family. It is evidenced day after day in the men who work grueling jobs to make a living for their families. Every generation and occupation is represented. Coal miners work to provide for their families up until the day they… Read More »
Christian Birth Mark
Have you ever noticed how readily people will allow even strangers to see their birth marks? Showing one’s birth mark opens the door for one to tell their story. A person’s birth mark story usually takes one back to a very joyous childhood. Information that one is frustrated to have to provide when filling out… Read More »
Heart Maintenance
Medical science has advanced in the area of heart maintenance at a blistering rate over the last decade. The greater ability to repair the heart seems to be accompanied by a greater need for the heart to be repaired, however. Could it be that the heart problem is actually a problem of the heart. We… Read More »
Sweet Life
One of the frustrations of being a traveling deep-south Southerner is the difficulty of finding a restaurant that serves sweet iced tea. True Southerners believe that sweet iced tea should be a human staple. There should be a common gene that tells the human race that tea sweetened before it is served is the only… Read More »
Heaven Rejoices
Everybody loves a party. Children anxiously anticipate their birthday parties for months. Adults make fools of themselves at costume parties and enjoy it. There is the company party, family reunion party, Christmas party, Sunday School party, and etc. Some people will even make up a reason just to be able to have a party. With… Read More »
Take a Breather
The most appreciated breath of air is the one taken after an extended period of holding one’s breath. Seeing how long one can hold one’s breath often begins in childhood while learning to swim. In childhood everything translates into a competition. Children compete to see who can hold their breath the longest while staying under… Read More »
Latter Rain Fruit by Pastor Keith Bonner
The Christian life has a built in tension between urgency and patience. Paul’s advice to singles illustrates the urgency perspective. He advised the Church at Corinth that staying single would allow one to bear more fruit for the Kingdom of God in the short term. This was necessary due to an anticipation of the Lord’s… Read More »
Divine Desires
Most children who get everything they want are spoiled to the core. They are very selfish and seldom, if ever, think about the needs of others. God’s children should get everything they want. “Getting everything wanted” needs some qualification, however. An explanation is included in the next paragraph. Psalm 37 records much wisdom about… Read More »
