The phone rings and the caller asks… “I’m looking for a new church and I have a few questions to ask about your church.” I try my best to respond…
Prayer
Prayer Meeting?
What ever happened to the gathering of the saints called ‘the prayer meeting’? Many (I should really say most) in the church in America would be quick to blame the…
Devote Yourselves to Prayer
“Devote yourselves to prayer, keeping alert in it with an attitude of thanksgiving; Colossians 4:2 The weekly prayer guide for Eastside Baptist Church is now available for download HERE.
Remembering the Days of His Youth
I recently had the privilege of sitting down across the table with my dad to begin what I will hope to be the start of a biography of his life.…
I Prefer to Speak to the Almighty
“But as for me, I would seek God, and I would place my cause before God; Who does great and unsearchable things, wonders without number. (Job 5:8-9 NASB) Join me…
Haiti Revisited
Moses met with the Lord on the far side of the desert (Exodus 3:1). There the LORD spoke to Moses from a burning bush. It was not in some favored…
I Can Trust Him
I think often about how I pray. Many of my prayers from the past were more about me telling God what I want to accomplish or how I want him…
With Joy in the Lord
I just finished re-reading my journal entries from January 14 – February 17 of 2010. To read those entries from the vantage point of three years later has me with…
A House of Prayer or a Den of Thieves?
The Lord says to the church that the gates of Hell will not prevail against her, and yet when is the last time your church had to bring in extra…
Devote Yourselves to Prayer
Devote yourselves to prayer, keeping alert in it with an attitude of thanksgiving; praying at the same time for us as well, that God will open up to us a door…