Sunday was an amazing day! Pastor Wayne Cordeiro invited the visiting pastors to his church conference in Hawaii to join him in baptizing new believers. So, we joined together with the New Hope church family at Ala Moana Park near Waikiki Beach on the island of Oahu as they baptized over 150 candidates. Their church
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If you’re jet lagged, Hawaii is the place to get over it!
We’re here! Our flight was delayed, but we finally arrived in Honolulu at 3:30 P.M. Hawaii time (which is 9:30 Eastern, we are severly jet-lagged). After a good nights sleep we awoke and had breakfast at a restaurant on Wakiki Beach with Diamond Head in the background. I’m glad we came in a day early
Warm drink and an even warmer conversation
They said to each other, “Didn’t our hearts feel strangely warm as he talked with us on the road and explained the Scriptures to us?” Luke 24:32 (NLT) “How can I hear God speak? When I read the Bible it doesn’t make a lot of sense to me.” Said my new friend as we sat
Some problems are good
"We’ve got a problem." Said my daughter-in-law, Nicole, as we sat down at the dinner table. "Yeah? What is it?" I asked. "Well, you know how we gave out free water and helped students move in at Barton?" She said. "Yeah?" I wondered while gesturing her to continue. "And you know how we had a
Loving one another a test of spiritual paternity
Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ is a child of God. And everyone who loves the Father loves his children, too. (1 John 5:1 NLT) How can we know we belong to God? How can we know He is our Father? Simple. Take a spiritual paternity test. The apostle John offers one in
Jonathan starts at Southeastern
It’s hard to believe, but my son, Jonathan has started his first semester at Southeastern, the seminary I graduated from only 13 years ago. This past week I drove over to Wake Forest to attend chapel with Jonathan. He had let me know that a former classmate of mine, Dr. Stephen Rummage, was the guest
The future is so bright I have to wear…
…shades! It’s September 1st and we just had the coolest evening that Wilson has seen in a while. We even had dinner outside on the deck. And except for the occasional mosquito bite (life’s never perfect) it was a great evening. After a very hot summer (105 degrees!!!) it looks like things are finally cooling
Preaching the Real Jesus
Wow! I’ve really enjoyed preparing and speaking about the seven miraculous signs of Jesus that the apostle John recorded in his gospel. Our Sunday school image of Jesus always gets challenged by a fresh reading and study of Him in the gospels. He always seems so much more dangerous and controversial when we just read
Thanks for the great evening C3!
It’s great having ministry friends! And Pastor Matt Fry, lead pastor at Cleveland Community Church (C3), is one of our friends. Last night he and his wife Martha, invited me and a small groups of lead pastors to a private dinner with the main speaker, Pastor Dino Rizzo, before their annual C3 Leadership Conference. Pastor
I’ve always wanted to take Robin to Hawaii…
… But it always seemed too expensive on a church planter’s salary. But guess what? Robin and I are going to Hawaii in September!!! God really takes care of us when we put Him first. Sometimes, He even provides the dreams that we don’t consider all that important when we just stay focused on doing