A Mission to the World
At the end of the year, for most Southern Baptist Churches, there is a celebration of the work in Foreign Missions. It is a time to reflect on the call by Jesus to go into all the world and preach the Gospel. At this time of the year a certain, special, person comes to mind regarding the works of our Foreign Missions Program. That person is Charlotte Diggs Moon. At many points in history, a movement of worldwide promotions may occur. One such movement is that which began
Remember
I love reading the Old Testament. The stories are moving and powerful. Often times they read like a great action movie of our day and time. The book of Joshua has many of these stories. In Joshua 4, the children of Israel are crossing the Jordan river into the promise land, something their parents had failed to do because of unbelief. In this story the priest carried the Ark of the Covenant, the presence of God, before the people into the promise land. God demonstrated
Give Thanks
Colossians 3:17 17 And whatever you do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through Him. The word of God teaches us to be thankful. The verse above teaches that wherever we are, whatever we are doing that we serve God and give thanks to Him. You may not be where you want to be in life. You may not have accomplished all that you want to. You may not have the money, the relationship, the job, the family or a host of other th
To Know
John 10:14 I am the good shepherd; and I know My sheep, and am known by My own. Humanity is created in the image of God. Let the awesomeness of that idea sink in for a minute. Our creator fashioned us after Himself. In many ways we are a chip off the old block. What does it mean to be formed in the image of God? Hair or eye color? Height or weight? I don’t think the image of God has anything to do with our physical attributes. The image of God is about having a soul. Pa