A Christmas Miracle I Had to Live to Believe

A Christmas Miracle I Had to Live to Believe

This happened to me on December 24, 1997. I have to tell you that first because I wouldn’t believe this story myself had I not lived it. It was like God was trying to get me to just slow down and pay attention for once. Call it a miracle or call it a thin place, it...
When We Doubt the Power of Prayer

When We Doubt the Power of Prayer

“We need to pray even when that seems the most lifeless thing to do.” That’s a counsel from Michael J. Buckley with which we need to challenge ourselves daily. In the face of real life, prayer can often seem like the most lifeless thing to do. What difference does...

When The Party Goes Bad

A sermon delivered by Randy Hyde, Pastor, Pulaski Heights Baptist Church, Little Rock, Ark., on January 20, 2013. Isaiah 62:1-5; John 2:1-11 I’m not sure which football coach said it, but he wasn’t enamored of the passing game. He was the old-fashioned kind who wanted...

Amazing Authority

A sermon delivered by David Hughes, Pastor, First Baptist Church, Winston-Salem, Nc., on January 29, 2012. Deuteronomy 18:15-20; Mark 1:21-28 I try to imagine myself as the priest of the synagogue Jesus visits in our scripture today.  And I honestly don’t know what...