As life tends to turn many ways, topsy turvey, winds and bends, up hills and then down into valleys; we find that our being is shaped into personhood… real personhood. Somehow, with (or without) the help of God, we become who we are. I mean, we are born with a special DNA, a make-up of [...]
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4 Jan
God’s Reasoning with Teens and Young Adults
“Come. Sit down. Let’s argue this out.” This is God’s Message: “If your sins are blood-red, they’ll be snow-white. If they’re red like crimson, they’ll be like wool. If you’ll willingly obey, you’ll feast like kings. But if you’re willful and stubborn, you’ll die like dogs.” That’s right. God says so. Isa. 1:18-20 (The Message [...]
23 Nov
Revival’s Sacred Strife
In my study of the Great Revival of 1800, in the area in which I live (Sumner County, TN), I have found some significant things to be evident… -While there were excesses, it is generally agreed that a genuine move of God occurred. The Great Revival of 1800 laid a poweful foundation for the states [...]
27 Oct
Cold October Rain (repost from 10/24/06)
Adoniram Judson, America’s first foreign missionary, had lost it all. In his efforts to reach the unreached Burmans with the gospel…, he had lost it all! His first child born dead and buried at sea; his second, little Roger, didn’t even see his second birthday; his wife Ann and shortly afterward his daughter Maria… all [...]
20 Oct
The Wall of Separation
The First Ammendment of the Constitution of the United States of America: Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress [...]
14 Sep
Still Small Roar
In the kingdom of ideas lived a word. The word was unspoken in real-world language, not through mere ignorance, but through inability to contain it. . . One day the word was spoken. In a whisper. – Joseph Bayly A Voice in the Wilderness
8 Jul
Louder Than Words
Our little boy is five years old and has difficulty speaking. He understands others but has difficulty expressing himself. It is sometimes painful to watch him try and interact with other children his age, only to be misunderstood or ignored. I don’t blame the children – they are only kids after all. He gets frustrated [...]
6 Jul
Depth and Joy
I find it telling that the church has come to believe that depth in spirituality and authentic human joy equals the quintessential oxymoron. It seems that the beckoning call of many is, “Come and dine at the table of new thoughts and new ideas, for it is a new age we live in.” The thought [...]
28 May
THE SONG OF THE MORAVIANS
The Lamb is worthy The reward of His suffering Sing He is worthy Toward the One True God-King! Jesus! Jesus! You are worthy! Our hands be raised to You! Jesus! Jesus! My Lord and King We extol our praise alone to You! To sail in faith the oceans blue Forsaking all to follow You Bondservant [...]
16 May
What I See…
As we head into the summer months of 2010, I look at what is happening in the world and see the promise of calamity and human chaos. I also see the prospects of a God Who is very much alive and “on the move”. I look at the expectation of a world gone wrong and [...]
Pastor Shane Ogle
