Lydia came to faith in Jesus Christ when she heard the Gospel preached by Paul, and the Lord opened her heart. She did not come to believe by doubling down on doubt. Zaccheus came to faith in Jesus Christ when the Nazarene invited the vertically-challenged tax collector to clamber down the sycamore and let the … Continue reading Faith, not doubt, opens hearts and homes
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How do you prepare for church on Sundays? I don’t mean laying your clothes out the night before, or making sure you have your Bible. I used to prepare on Sunday morning as a child by watching the cartoon, “Davey and Goliath.” Anybody old enough to remember that? I would sit on the sofa with … Continue reading How we should prepare for church
What if I woke up one morning and noticed a puddle of water on the floor in the bedroom, and I took quick action by looking up, and there I noticed that the problem was something in the ceiling. Yep, I tell my wife, there’s a leak up there somewhere. Then I address the problem … Continue reading The heart of the matter is the matter of the heart
One of the younger members of our congregation, Daisy Pace, said to me last Sunday, “Papa said we didn’t lose our power. We lost our electricity. Power comes from God!” A truer word was never spoken, and that from a 7-year old. It’s one of my favorite memories of last weekend’s ice event that left … Continue reading Power comes from God
How many times have you wanted to do the right thing, but you did not do it? You thought about it. You even decided, “Yes, I will do this.” Then the thought fades, the desire dries up, and the next thing you know it is a week later and you remember the desire you had … Continue reading It’s all in the follow-through
Joseph Williams’ first trip to Haiti was in a diaper, as a 1-year-old. He was traveling with the New Directions, a ministry founded by his father, J.L. Williams, in 1968. The New Directions crossed the country as a multi-racial singing group in the late 1960s and early’ 70s and sang, “wherever they were welcome and … Continue reading Joseph Williams wants to feed the hunger
J. Mark Fox 