The Value of Intergenerational Ministry

[Paper submitted to SEBTS for Doctor of Ministry seminar: Contemporary Issues Facing the Church; Spring 2014]   America is in transition. The cultural landscape is changing rapidly with the influx of immigrants and multi-ethnics being born in the United States. The nation’s moral and spiritual fabric is shifting due to a variety of reasons. Values and…

God’s Blueprint For My Busyness

Crazy busy. We all seem to look at life through the lens of activity and busyness. Mornings are rushed. Afternoons are scheduled. The evening is spent in traffic and catching up with the kids and duties around the house. Reflection makes us feel guilty over the myriad of areas where we know we should be…

Ordinary: Matthew and Bill Wallace (Matthew 9:9-13)

PLAY AUDIO MOTIVATE Ordinary. Some want to be ordinary so they blend into the crowd. Others avoid being ordinary because they want to be different and stand out. Bill Wallace considered himself ordinary because he simply believed God and followed what He said.[1] Bill Wallace was born in 1908 in Knoxville, TN. He was the…

Ordinary (Numbers 13)

PLAY AUDIO: MOTIVATE Many of us like to go to the zoo to see lions, tigers and bears, and more. It is sort of invigorating to be face to face with an animal that in other circumstances would be disastrous. Facing danger and risk has a way of awakening your senses and your being. A…