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Pandemic Progress?
John Perkins doesn’t quit.
Born in Mississippi in 1930, John grew up in the racist south and had plenty of reasons to hate.
At age 12, he worked all day hauling hay and expected to be paid $1.50 or $2.00 (typical pay for a day), but a white man paid him 15 cents.
At age 16, his 25-year-old brother, Clyde, recently returned from fighting in World War 2, was shot and killed in line at a movie theater by a white deputy sheriff.
At age 39, Mississippi deputy sheriffs and highway patrolmen stuck a fork up his nose and down his throat. They beat him to the floor, then kept on kicking him in the head, ribs, stomach, and groin. Eventually, two-thirds of his stomach had to be removed.
Historian Charles Marsh calls Perkins “the most influential African American Christian leader since Dr. King.”
Don't Quit
John Perkins doesn’t quit.
Born in Mississippi in 1930, John grew up in the racist south and had plenty of reasons to hate.
At age 12, he worked all day hauling hay and expected to be paid $1.50 or $2.00 (typical pay for a day), but a white man paid him 15 cents.
At age 16, his 25-year-old brother, Clyde, recently returned from fighting in World War 2, was shot and killed in line at a movie theater by a white deputy sheriff.
At age 39, Mississippi deputy sheriffs and highway patrolmen stuck a fork up his nose and down his throat. They beat him to the floor, then kept on kicking him in the head, ribs, stomach, and groin. Eventually, two-thirds of his stomach had to be removed.
Historian Charles Marsh calls Perkins “the most influential African American Christian leader since Dr. King.”
Keep Perspective
How you and I view life with all its multiplicity of experiences matters.
COVID-19 and all the accompanying ripple effects whether physical, emotional, psychological, financial, or otherwise continues to throw us all a curveball. We know God is sovereign. We know He is the divine orchestrater of life for His glory and our good. And we know He wants us to view life through His eternal lens rather than just a temporary one (2 Cor. 4:18).
Stay Connected
God has made us relational beings and we find fulfillment in all the special human connections He has blessed us to experience: spouse, children, siblings, parents, grandparents, uncles, aunts, cousins, friends, workmates, schoolmates, teammates, neighbors, etc.
High on that list (as they should be) are those we will spend eternity with. When God formed His church, He placed you and me into a family of brothers and sisters in Christ called “God’s household” (Eph. 2:19). In fact, everything about the church revolves around our common connection in Christ.
Don't Buy It!
God tells us to “buy truth and do not sell it” (Proverbs 23:23), but He never says to buy conspiracies and share them.Lifeway Research just released a new study that found that 49% of U.S. Protestant pastors say they frequently hear members of their congregation repeating conspiracy theories they have heard.Really? People in “the church of the living God, the pillar and support of the truth” (1 Timothy 3:15) are embracing conspiracy theories?
Jesus Only Jesus
With all the angst and tension and partisanship we see and feel in our culture today and even to some extent in the church, what do we do?Quit? Hide out? Ride the roller coaster of emotion? Give up?None of the Above.
I Need You & You Need Me
Years ago I was given this enlightening parable that highlights the way God uses distinctive gifts within His uniquely designed people.
Once upon a time, the animals decided they should do something meaningful to meet the problems of the new world. So they organized a school.
Ask Questions – Strategic Questions – More Questions
Do you feel like you're walking around on eggshells these days when it comes to engaging people in our mission field?
People seem to be on edge or unnerved about everyday interactions. People tend to be quiet, look down, or look away when you walk by them. Maybe it’s all the noise of outrage, protest, restrictions, or the fear of cancel culture.
How can we open the door to some interaction that could lead to planting some gospel seeds of truth?
Why you should read the entire Bible this year....
We all know the Bible is absolutely vital to our spiritual life and health. We have heard and read Scriptures like “In the exercise of His will He brought us forth by the word of truth” (James 1:18), and “But prove yourselves doers of the word, and not merely hearers who delude themselves” (James 1:22).
We say, "Amen! Hallelujah!" and commit passionately to read our Bibles every day.
