Archive for December, 2009
PE Informational Video
Wednesday, December 30th, 2009View a brief informational video on the Pentecostal Evangel on AGTV. It includes comments from General Treasurer Doug Clay.
Key to Inner Strength
Wednesday, December 30th, 2009It’s one of the first verses small children learn in Sunday School. It’s short and simple. Yet it is profound and carries one of the deepest, most important truths in the Bible.
It’s Psalm 119:11: “Your word I have hidden in my heart, That I might not sin against You.” I learned it in the KJV: […]
Is the Christmas Tree Pagan?
Thursday, December 24th, 2009Here is a question I have fielded several times throughout the years:
Isn’t the Christmas tree pagan? Doesn’t Jeremiah 10:3,4 forbid the use of a Christmas tree as a pagan practice?
Answer:
Jeremiah 10:3,4 says, “For the customs of the peoples are futile; for one cuts a tree from the forest, the work of the hands of the […]
The Little Christmas Tree
Wednesday, December 23rd, 2009I wrote this for a Christmas issue about 7 years ago. All the staff shared a memory of Christmas.
We had always had a tall Christmas tree, as far back as I could remember. It had to be a Douglas fir and tall enough that, with the topper on, it would almost reach the ceiling. It […]
E.M. Clark in Heaven
Tuesday, December 15th, 2009E.M. Clark passed away Saturday at 98. He was a man of God with a rich history of varied ministry. I had the privilege of editing one of his books. I also interviewed his son, Admiral Vern Clark, at the Pentagon. The funeral program, shown below, contains a bio of Brother Clark.
A Remarkable Postmark
Monday, December 14th, 2009About 7:00 this morning as I started work, I posted my first Facebook status/Twitter tweet of the day: “Holy Spirit, guide our day. Make it spiritually rich and full of Your presence. Help us to make a difference.”
“Help us to make a difference.” That’s what all of us who pursue Jesus want to do. We […]
Billy Blackwood Joins Legendary Blackwood Brothers Quartet
Monday, December 7th, 2009The following info from the Blackwood Brothers Quartet:
Jimmy Blackwood’s younger brother, Billy, has joined the group, filling the baritone spot. Billy played drums with the group back in the seventies, but has pursued a solo ministry since that time. Billy played drums on the group’s new CD and helped with the vocal arrangements. Brad White, […]
Can You Be Counted On?
Sunday, December 6th, 2009John Maxwell, in his book The 17 Indisputable Laws of Teamwork has one law he calls “The Law of Countability.” By this he means, can your teammates count on you?
Here are 5 questions for self-evaluation from Maxwell that will help any kind of team situation, ministry teams included:
Is your integrity unquestioned? (character)
Do you perform your […]
PE Connections with Virginia Chatham
Tuesday, December 1st, 2009My interview with Virginia Chatham, the international editor for the Church of God of Prophecy and managing editor for the denomination’s magazine, the White Wing Messenger.
Click here to view.
