Years ago, I pitched a 40×60 revival tent up on the fairgrounds in Bellefontaine, Ohio. Rev. William Morgan, pastor of the Sidney, Ohio Church of God back the revival with workers, singers, musicians and prayer. We had a great tent revival. About 200 in attendance. The newspaper came one night and took the pictures, which I posted and gave us front page write-up on their Metropolitan Section.... »
Every COG pastor has probably pastored a people that have gone through what J.D. Vance calls; ” the hillbilly school of hard knocks.” That means your challenge as a pastor is harder and more frustrating than most. Going through the school of hard knocks means that they have been * yelled at, humiliated, cussed at and even had things thrown at them by their own parents. * lived in a hom... »
While in Florida some years ago, I had the wonderful opportunity to meet a former General Overseer of the Church of God, the Rev. Zeno C. Tharp. What a honor it was to me. He gave me several of his books. He liked the way someone wrote his name, so he made a name stamp out of it and that is how he signed his name, with that name stamp. I forget the reasoning behind it, but he placed a $1 bill in e... »
Πίστει καὶ αὐτὴ Σάρρα δύναμιν εἰς καταβολὴν σπέρματος ἔλαβεν καὶ παρὰ καιρὸν ἡλικίας, ἐπεὶ πιστὸν ἡγήσατο τὸν ἐπαγγειλάμενον (Hebrews 11:11, Westcott and Hort) The traditional translation of Hebrews 11:11 implies that it was (at least... »