My Friend ClayI do not remember not knowing Clay Parkinson. My family had just moved from New York to Pampano Beach in Florida. The Quintero's had just moved from California too. We all met at the First Christian Church there in Florida. Our families and Clay, and his wife Kathy, would be intertwined for the rest of eternity. The proverb was never more true when it said there is a friend that is closer than a brother.Clay always took a deep interest in my life, my family and my ministry. I borrowed Clay's car to drive to my first "interview"...
Tuesday, November 28, 2006
Monday, November 20, 2006
A Bold & Powerful Prayer
Posted on 10:13 AM by Unknown
A Bold and Powerful PrayerToday I am doing something radically different on my blog. I am sharing something written by a new friend ... a prayer that we can all pray and should pray.Blogging allows me to meet many folks I never would have. One such person, though I have never met personally is Douglas A. Doser. Doug lives in Phoenix, Az and works for Arizona State University. He has been reading my blog and has even read Kingdom Come (yeah!!). Doug recently emailed me a prayer that prayed in his home congregation there in Az. This is a soul opening...
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Thursday, November 16, 2006
Know Your Hymns
Posted on 11:54 AM by Unknown
Know Your HymnsDentist's Hymn . . . . . . . . . . . . . Crown Him with Many CrownsWeatherman's Hymn . . . . . . . . There Shall Be Showers of BlessingsContractor's Hymn . . . . . . . . . . The Church's One FoundationThe Tailor's Hymn . . . . . . . . . . .Holy, Holy, HolyThe Golfer's Hymn . . . . . . . . . . There's a Green Hill Far AwayThe Politician's Hymn . . . . . . . .Standing on the PromisesOptometrist's Hymn . . . . . . . . . Open My Eyes That I Might SeeIRS Agent's Hymn . . . . . . . . . . . I Surrender AllThe Gossip's Hymn . . . . . . ....
Wednesday, November 15, 2006
Update on Kingdom Come
Posted on 11:07 AM by Unknown
Update on Kingdom ComeI have recently become aware of two more reactions to my book, coauthored with John Mark Hicks, that I would like to pass on to my blog readers. I call attention to these for two reasons. First, these brothers have a good blog and deserve to be read. Second, I have an interest in how folks are reacting to the material in this book.I have decided that it does not matter if a person really agrees with what John Mark and I have written or with our intepretations (the footnotes are there for others to follow up on). We believe...
Monday, November 13, 2006
Unity & Mission
Posted on 11:47 AM by Unknown
Unity and MissionI remember having discussions back in my college days about the purpose of the church. Most agreed that near the very top of the list of purposes was the task of missions: spreading the good news of Jesus the Christ. And they are right. Did not Jesus tell his church "Go" ...But do we realize that mission is dependent upon a prior commitment on the part of disciples? Do we know that world evangelism is simply impossible without something undergirding mission? As I read the New Testament there is.What is this prior commitment...
Monday, November 6, 2006
Reading - Christmas Suggestions
Posted on 11:40 AM by Unknown
Reading: Christmas SuggestionsWell its that time of year again. Where has 2006 gone?? The sages from Kansas and Steve Miller are surely on to something when they opine we are all just dust in the wind that keeps slippin' into the future! Christmas will be here in the blink of an eye and some out there are scratching their head as to what to buy their minister, elder or friend as a present. Books! That is if the minister or elder likes to read ... and if they do not perhaps they are in the wrong calling. Here are my recommendations.1) Jack Reese,...
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