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…
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…
John 14:26 says, “But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you.” The Holy Spirit of God is our teacher and He’s not limited by His tools. If you take the time to listen to God, He’ll teach you many things Himself. At age…
When a person is saved, they are to grow in the Lord. II Peter 3:18 says, “But grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ…” That’s not a recommendation or a suggestion. That’s an order. So how are new believers to grow in the Lord? When I was first saved… I started reading my Bible. I didn’t understand it, but I read it anyway. …
When I was a senior in high school, my friend, Lynn, invited me to spend Saturday night at her house. I wasn’t into church or religion; nor was I saved. But I knew it would be rude for me to spend the night and pack up and leave early Sunday morning to avoid church. So I spent the night and attended services with them the next morning. They were members…
We had a great time in Israel. Obe (pronounced O’ Bee) Hokanson, the missionary friend of ours who set up the trip, was an amateur archeologist. He was our tour guide and he took us all over Israel, avoiding all the tourist traps. Renting a bus, he told the bus driver where to take us. The bus driver was trained to hit all the tourist locations, but Obe arranged for…
To be honest, I don’t know who spoke in tongues – Floyd or the Israeli driver, but it doesn’t matter. After overcoming a couple of hairy obstacles – finding someone to stay with our three children for two weeks and getting the Greeks to let me board the airplane and leave the country – we were finally on our way to Israel. We caught a military hop, which cost us…
While stationed in Greece with the United States Air Force, Floyd and I had an opportunity to go to Israel. However, I didn’t realize the obstacles we needed to overcome to make that dream a reality. (But God knew.) Finding a baby-sitter for our three young children, ages 6, 4, and 18 months, for our two-week vacation was the first challenge we faced, and, as far as I knew, the…
After receiving an invitation from a missionary friend of ours to join his tour group in Israel, I went on the hunt for a baby-sitter. That wasn’t an easy task. We were stationed in Greece and lived on the economy, so of the few people I knew, there weren’t many who could watch the kids. Then one day, Major Bailey’s wife, Raynel, called me about a lady interested in the…
Serving in the United States Air Force, we did some traveling. We were stationed in Greece when Floyd (my husband) received a letter from Obe (pronounced OH-bee) Hokanson, a missionary friend of ours who was serving the Lord at Aviano Air Base in Italy. He wrote, “I’m arranging a sight-seeing trip to Israel. Come and go with us.” The trip was for two weeks. He didn’t have to invite twice. …