Time to slow down – time to speed up.

rushingJesus never ran anywhere so if you are running everywhere you are not modeling Jesus.

I read that in my radio show prep for today. It stopped me in my tracks and made me think.
I am one of those people that rush around trying to get it all done. I have always done things quickly but I try to be efficient. Continue reading →

My role!

tim and linda with kidsLinda and I celebrated 34 years of marriage on Saturday.

When we got married neither one of us knew what to expect from the other or ourselves.
It’s a constant growing process. Continue reading →

Being Jealous

Nikon_D5000I learned another great lesson the other day.
I was talking with one of the young ladies in church about using her in a photo shoot. It didn’t seem like the weather was going to cooperate so I had to try and reschedule.
I offered an alternative day but she told me that another photographer was taking her pictures on that day. Continue reading →

Reconnected

coaxLast Saturday morning the Satellite Internet I use had no signal.
I didn’t think much about it because, even though it was clear weather here, there could have been a problem at the uplink.
Besides Linda and I were about to leave for Lufkin. Continue reading →

You need an offering.

offering4While watching a new Ten Commandments movie, I was reading my Bible at the same time just to check up on one of the details of the movie that I didn’t remember reading in the Bible. (You know how that artistic license goes!) Continue reading →

Neighbors

neighbors copyYou shall love your neighbor as yourself: Lev 19:18
I find it quite easy to love my neighbors; they’re really good people.
There is a couple across the road about the same age as my own children; so I’ve known them for quite some time. They now have 3 adorable children of their own. Continue reading →

Wait

wait on the lordI’ve made my fair share of mistakes. Most were made because I wasn’t patient enough to wait.
There are times I rushed to buy something only to have it go on sale a week later.
There is a story in the Bible that gives a great example of mistakes caused by not waiting on the Lord. Continue reading →

Wait on the Lord

waiting on the LordIt was over 10 years before I pastored again. This time I didn’t push; it was a God-thing.
My grandpa had started going to the barber in Etoile, some 16 miles from our community. Continue reading →

Study skills

 

Ministerial Alliance with Lanny, Jim, and myself.

Ministerial Alliance with Lanny, Jim, and myself.

Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth. 2 Tim 2:15

I studied at Jacksonville Baptist College from Spring of 1977 and graduated in May 1979. It was some of the most memorable years of my life.
I was able to study in my preferred field of interest – Bible. Of course I also had to dabble in history, science, and math. Continue reading →

A message in me!

preach the wordI remember my first sermon in front of a crowd, other than my home church. The year was 1976 and it was at White Rock Baptist Church.
I had a message built up inside of me that I just had to get out. Continue reading →