We live in a society that teaches about rights. Rights. Rights. Rights. Everybody has their rights. “I just want what’s rightfully mine.” “I have rights, you know.” “It’s my right.” A right is something that’s owed you. Whenever we feel that someone owes us something, then we do not feel obligated to offer them any gratitude in return. If you loan a friend $50 and he pays you back on…
I received the following in a missionary prayer letter and thought it was powerful food for thought, so I requested permission to post it on my blog. Due to the dangerous mission field in which the missionary is serving, he asked to remain semi-anonymous, posting only his first name. Often, I receive many emails forwarded from friends, and have numerous internet articles, published by believers, sent to me warning of how Muslims are…
Leading children to the Lord can be a unique challenge because they’re easily led – but they’re just as easily misled. So when a youth worker asks the children in Sunday school, children’s church, or Wednesday night Bible club “Who would like to be saved,” it’s crucial that the youngsters understand the question and comprehend the gospel. Otherwise, our children grow up thinking that they’re saved because of some type…
Childhood evangelism is incredibly important because the best time to reach a soul for Christ is while their young. The difficulty lies in knowing when children understand that they’re sinners, in need of a Savior. That is different for every child. I knew a young girl named Billie who got saved at age three. She was thirteen when I met her. Her parents were missionaries to Greece, and her mother…
Jesus loves our children far more than we do and He watches out for them in ways that we can’t, simply because He is omnipresent and can be with them everywhere they go at all times. I could have easily lost my son that day. I’d taken my seven-year-old to a doctor’s appointment down at Children’s Hospital and I left my two older children with a neighbor around the corner…
When determination strikes a child of God, especially when it regards a responsibility that we take seriously, sometimes all common sense (by worldly standards) is disregarded. You have only one thing on your mind and that’s accomplishing your goal. When that happens, God may intervene (before we hurt ourselves), but sometimes He chooses to overshadow us with His protection and see us through the danger. When Floyd transferred from RAF…
After serving three years of military duty at Alconbury, England, Floyd received orders to Valdosta, Georgia. Our official PSC (permanent change of station) date was around January 7, 1982, approximately two weeks after Christmas. That’s when we were actually getting on the airplane to go home. The military allowed us one week in billeting (the base motel), which meant that December 31st was the soonest we could check in. During…
When Floyd and I were stationed in England, we had a choice of attending the Church of England, which didn’t preach the gospel, the base chapel, which preached more of a social gospel, and a Southern Baptist Church. So we attended the Southern Baptist Church right outside the main gate. The people there were young in the Lord (as was I). Well, Floyd was my mentor, and God used him…
Communication is more than simply talking, motioning, or sharing ideas. It’s equally as important for the other person to receive our intended message or comprehend what we’re trying to communicate. When we say something, if the person to whom we’re talking, does not understood what we mean, then no communication took place. I was reminded of this a few days ago while my husband and I were visiting my son’s…
Growing spiritually is a lot like maturing emotionally. It’s a choice that each believer has to make. Part of the maturation process comes from accepting responsibility. And a great part of the spiritual growth process comes from accepting the responsibility of it. Spiritual growth doesn’t happen by accident any more than emotional maturity. Now, here I was, still a babe in Christ, just starting to grow spiritually. Stationed in England…