Feb. 29 — Mission Involvement

How are you involved in missions?  My family taught me when I was very young to pray for our missionaries and to give to support them through our mission offerings.  I was fascinated by the guest missionaries we would have at church, many of whom our family entertained in our home.
When I surrendered to be [...]

Feb. 27 — The Scope of Missions Participation

How do you define missions?  Some people want to include every ministry endeavor as missions.  Many of the things we do for others in the name of Christ are great evangelism and ministry efforts but are not missions.  Missions is something extra.  It involves a sacrifice on the part of the missionary that may not [...]

Feb. 26 — The Attraction of Missions

Missions had always held a fascination for me.  Since my teen years, I had held a special interest in possibly doing missions.  As a freshman in college I surrendered to God’s call to ministry.  Initially I viewed the call as a “call to preach.”  I came to understand that the call is to far more than [...]

Feb. 25 — How were you introduced to missions?

Most people are introduced to missions through a church organization.  I was involved in all of the children mission groups.  Missions became real to me in my home.  My mother had two first cousins who were missionaries.  Cousin Leoda served as a home missionary in the hills of West Virginia.  Cousin Winston had been a missionary [...]

Feb. 22 — An “Outward-In” Church

How important is the Great Commission to us?  We hear Jesus’ command to go, but do we go?  We hear his command to make disciples and baptize, but do we see the unreached saved and brought into the life of the church?
We can be “Inward” focused churches spending all of our time emphasizing programs and [...]

Feb. 13 — Supporting Our Public Officials

Last week’s tornado and the ensuing effort to assist affected families reminds us of the importance of having good public officials.  Our county officials and the officials of the three affected cities (Greenville, Powderly, and Central City) all spent countless hours in guiding efforts.  Our state officials were on the scene the day after the [...]

Feb. 11 — Preserving “Super Tuesday” Memories

“Super Tuesday” has an entirely different meaning for many residents of Muhlenberg County and other localities in Kentucky and Tennessee.   At 7:44 p.m. a tornado struck Muhlenberg County driving thoughts of political candicates from most minds.  Three people were killed, numerous injured, and several homes completely destroyed.
 Leslie and I had been out to eat and [...]

Feb. 5 — Prayer about Little Things

When I first heard it said years ago, I thought the statement was a little much.   Since that time, I have learned that it stands for a faithful prayer relationship.  The statement?  In a small group meeting one of the women members said that she prayed for a parking place when she went with her small [...]