http://youtu.be/rOVtia5u5GU The devil wants to scatter marriages, families, nations, and churches and take out your vision for the future. But...
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National LMR Rally and Celebration
<!--StartFragment--> Attention all LMRs!The World Missions department is in the early stages of planning a National LMR Rally and Celebration to be held in Cleveland, Tennessee, the weekend of ... »
Worth Following
Leadership is the current hot topic in church lingo. Everybody wants to be a leader. This verse has been running through my mind lately: 1 Cor. 11:1 Imitate me, just as I also imitate Christ. Paul und... »
Chronic Pain/Illness and Therapy
Are you sick and tired of being sick and tired? You are not alone. Based on the fact that a high percentage of my clients seem to struggle with some issue of chronic pain or illness, I decided that t... »
Requirements for Righteousness: Grace and Faith-both Gifts from God
The Jews were still asking, “How can a man enter into the right relationship with God so that he too may inherit this great promise?” Their answer was, “He must do so by acquiring merit in the sight o... »
Further Thoughts on Redemption…
We are certainly not as familiar with the original usage of redemption as we would like to think. (Pop culture loves to over use this term; leaning toward payback or comeback). Redemption refers to th... »
Take What the Defense is giving….
Leadership… Sometimes you have to let the game come to you. Take what the defense is giving. I’m not talking about battling the enemy. When facing Satan we are be aggressive and decisive. ... »
A Special Message to LMRs: New Curriculum for Children’s Ministries
<!--StartFragment--> Please ask your children’s pastor to consider ordering the brand new children's curriculum from Church of God World Missions, called The Great Commission Adventures! It is ... »
41. I am thankful for Sunday Mornings…
I have always loved the church family--or in my case, families. I was telling someone yesterday that the reason my local church means so much to me, is because this group of people (wherever it has b... »
40. I’m thankful for "Skills"…most of the time…
My great friend, Dr Jackie Johns (www.jackiespeaks.blogspot.com) recently honored (and humbled) me by writing about his thankfulness for me. It was a very entertaining post, humorous, thoughtful, hi... »
Jackie Speaks: I am Thankful for my Friend Phil Hoover
Jackie Speaks: I am Thankful for my Friend Phil Hoover: "There are friends and then there is Phil Hoover. I first met Phil in the mid eighties. David Horton was the Minister of Music and I was the ...... »
You be the Judge
I was sent these two articles from my close Christian friend. I knew some of these things were happening but had no idea at what lengths pastors will go to get young people in church or to an 'on-line... »
Quotes on Giving
<!--StartFragment--> I have found that among its other benefits, giving liberates the soul of the giver.-Maya Angelou When I chased after money, I never had enough. When I got my life on p... »