As Easter people, we rejoice in the assurance of God’s new covenant through Jesus.
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The hymn I Have Decided to Follow Jesus has been part of my life for as long as I can remember, sung as the final hymn at Sunday night services at Monticello First Baptist.
For much of my life, I have understood Jesus primarily as someone we follow, and that is true.
For several years, my email signature has ended with Soli Deo Gloria, “to God alone be the glory.”
Growing up in my small southeast Arkansas town of about 8,000 people, we had two school districts—the “city” school and the “country” school.
When I first started my calling in ministry, I was about 20 years old. My first position was Assistant Director of Music at Central United Methodist Church in Fayetteville, Arkansas.
This passage has always been one of my favorites. It is also one that sometimes makes people uncomfortable.
When I first transferred my membership to a United Methodist church, I wrestled with the practice of infant baptism.
When I first started my calling in ministry, I was about 20 years old. My first position was Assistant Director of Music at Central United Methodist Church in Fayetteville, Arkansas.
When I read about Saul’s transformation, I always think, if God can use Saul, then God can use anyone to proclaim the gospel. Saul was known for persecuting Christians, yet God saw in him a future apostle whose voice would carry the good news across the known world.