I am blessed, truly I am. For more than five years (as of this writing) I have been friends with Jared and Angela Okoth. Somewhere around Spring of 2017, I met Jared at a men’s gathering and he invited me to visit a home group that he helped start outside of Humboldt, my hometown. This…
A few days ago, I was invited to attend a Sunday evening service at Poplar Heights Baptist Church in Jackson, TN. I have developed a good relationship with their pastor, Richard Bragg, and I can say that we have a lot of the same views about modern church life and the need to be out…
It has been a LONG time since I have written an article on my personal website / blog. I can’t think of a better subject than to talk a little about a special group of friends that I have – brothers and sisters in the Lord. For a few years now, I have been meeting…
Yes, the Lord has blessed us with a new ministry job and a new place to live. A new chapter has started in the story of our lives. After months of preparation, searching, and praying, I interviewed for and have been hired as the new Ministry Coordinator for CEF of Greater Jackson. Child Evangelism Fellowship…
Just a few days ago, my traveling coin returned from Brazil. I sent it out once again with volunteer missionary and good friend, Tommy Jones. Tommy is a brother in the Lord and long time member of Chapel Hill Baptist Church where we serve and worship together. As of this writing, I have not had…
Lately, God has – once again – started softening my heart about certain things. These “things” mostly concern our humanity and how we treat each other both in and out of the Family of God. Maybe this spiritual atmosphere has been brought about by the current divisive political season or news plastered here and there…
Over the last couple of weeks I have enjoyed a few divine coincidences. These are not the Bob Ross type “happy accidents” – as he used to say – but unforeseen happenings with a deeper meaning. By the way, that was not intended to be a derogatory statement about Mr. Ross. Actually, I have always…
This week I had the opportunity to serve as a messenger to the Southern Baptist Convention, which was held in St. Louis, MO. I went as a voting delegate for Chapel Hill Baptist Church. The convention met to elect a new SBC President and address various issues and practices pertinent to the day in which…
Lately, I have been burdened about the “process” that many of our church leaders follow today when engaging the world with the Gospel. First of all, before some of my brothers and sisters start to bristle, I offer a disclaimer. I am in no way suggesting that all of our church leaders do this or…