Having Forgotten the Focus
Is it possible that some people know how to “do” church, but don’t know how to fellowship with Jesus? Jesus desires us to have life practices that help us to know Him in a more personal way.
Personal Devotion IS Quiet Time

Personal devotion best begins with a quiet spirit. Anyone's spirit can be agitated. Often, to calm our human spirit requires divine intervention. If your spirit is restless. Rolling and tumbling moving about like the sea during a storm, start your personal devotion by taking your disquiet to Jesus.

Doesn’t His word advise you to:  Be careful (worrying) for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be known to God. (Philippians 4:6) 

Encountering Pandemic Inspired Depression Turn Off the Toxic
This is the second in a series of articles regarding enduring depression during the pandemic. There are some toxic items we cannot avoid. Some of these may be in our home simply as a result of relationships that are not...
Prevailing Against Coronavirus Based Depression--Your Feelings Match Your Circumstances
How to cope through these hard times through prayer and faith. What should we pray for during this hard time? How should we deal with the Coronavirus pandemic?
The Four Reasons People Follow
People choose to follow - or not! Why do people follow? There are four primary reasons for someone to choose to follow me or any other influencer. For followers and leaders - this deserves to be read.
Pastor, thank you for healing me
Pastor, I Appreciate You There are illnesses of body, mind, soul, and spirit. At one time or another, I’ve been sick in each of those ways. At times, it seemed like my body, mind, soul, and spirit were all sick...
Pastor, thank you for seeking me
Pastor, I appreciate you! You sought me at times when I did not want to be found.  Thank you. Somewhere along the line, you took to heart the idea that “one lost’ lamb mattered. You Seek Me Out to Pray...
Pastor, thank you for feeding me
Well-fed Sheep The late George Glass Sr. often said, “The most important man in any community is the pastor of a truth-preaching revival church.” He was right! Pastor, you are appreciated! The Lord Jesus Christ planned for His people to...
7 Things Learned from Tom Fred Tenney
It is a wonderful thing to ask questions and then listen to people who have accomplished meaningful things. Much better to listen than to talk. Through life, I have done a lot of listening. On that night Bro. Walker and I both did a lot of listening.....
Life Lessons From My Father
Dad’s cliché to describe a talkative person is, “He can talk the horns off a brass billy goat!”  Some days the phrase could likely be applied to Dad. L. C. Coon can get a conversation going with anyone about anywhere. In part, Dad’s quiet influence has come as a result of his willingness to listen. It wasn’t a pretense. Dad was genuinely interested in people and their story......
When You Are Weary With Your Work
What you do is not as important as to do something different. Simply put – change! In practical life, there will be times of exhaustion and weariness....
Waterproof Man Drowns in Dry Creek
Lot positioned his wife for failure. Actually, Lot positioned his entire family for failure.....