I usually do not write about specific churches in my blog. A stop by a historical small church in the countryside to take a picture gave me something to write about. My wife Gracie and I decided to take a… Read More ›
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My Indoctrination to Salvation – A Much Needed Grace
The only qualifications I have to write about God’s grace are from my own personal pride and arrogance. Now you may be thinking that doesn’t sound right but it actually is. You see for many years I was enamored with… Read More ›
The Gas Pump Pastor – Jack of All Trades – Bivocational Ministers
The following is a real dialog between two believers on a Facebook page yesterday. Their conversation centered on a working man that pastored a local church. I came in after the fact, but I was intrigued by the conversation to… Read More ›
Jesus and the Televangelists – Side by Side – You Decide
Grace – We should all have respect for the gift we have been given. Salvation is a gift from God. To be able to spread the gospel is a privilege and an honor. We should not propagate the gospel to… Read More ›
Prophet or Profit – Pray or Prey – The Bible Speaks the Truth
In the Bible we read where men of faith pray for the sick to be healed. Today we see faith healers who prey on the sick for financial gain and prosperity. Pray – Prey In the Bible we read where… Read More ›
Don’t Play or Pretend to Pray- Narrow is the Way
There are many around us that “play” church, we have all seen them. You know who I am talking about. There are some that you see in church, or in public or in your day-to-day life. The following verse in… Read More ›
In Hi$ Name . . .
1 Corinthians 10:33 I, too, try to please everyone in everything I do. I don’t just do what is best for me; I do what is best for others so that many may be saved. God is asking us here… Read More ›
Should Christians Defy the Government?
I was recently asked by a friend on Facebook to respond to this statement… The Christian faith and our beliefs have been under attack ever since Obama took office. Your thoughts Darrell? During the revolutionary war, the pastors in… Read More ›
Dave Roever, A Story of Grace
In 1979, I was the Youth Pastor for Tommy Barnett at Westside Assembly of God. Dave Roever was the guest speaker that Sunday morning, and I was excited about meeting him. We were both Texas boys and Navy veterans. The… Read More ›
Ted Haggard’s New Church….My Visit
If you attend St. James in Colorado Springs, Ted Haggard’s new church, the first thing you will notice is that the new church is within eye-shot of the mega-church he founded in his basement , New Life. Ted Haggard started… Read More ›