Posted on November 25, 2008 by pastorjd
Sunday morning we encountered Jesus as he is approached by ten lepers. In His mercy he heals them of their hideous disease of leprosy. What is so amazing about this passage is that there was only one man who turned back to give glory to Jesus and to thank Him. What a challenge for us [...]
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Posted on November 17, 2008 by pastorjd
For the past several weeks we have been “Strolling Through the Hall of Faith.” We have learned that faith is trusting what God says and acting on it, regardless of circumstances or consequences. We also learned that faith is not an attitude, it is an action. It is not passive, it is active. It takes [...]
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Posted on November 15, 2008 by pastorjd
We are praying for our community. We have several families from our church that live in the areas where these tornadoes struck. A recent Wilson Christian Academy graduate had her house destroyed. She was taken to the hospital, but has since been released.
Two tornadoes, packing winds of at least 130 miles per hour, ripped [...]
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Posted on November 10, 2008 by pastorjd
Al Mohler has a tremendous article on the recent election:
The election of Sen. Barack Obama as the 44th President of the United States came as a bang, not a whimper. The tremors had been perceptible for days, maybe even weeks. On Tuesday, America experienced nothing less than a political and cultural earthquake. Continue Reading
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Posted on November 9, 2008 by pastorjd
We returned this morning to our series “Strolling Through the Hall of Faith,” with a message entitled “Transforming Faith.” It was a message from Hebrews 11:31 on Rahab: “From Harlot to Heroine.” We saw God’s amazing grace on display to the least expected person in the city of Jericho. You can listen to this message [...]
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Posted on November 9, 2008 by pastorjd
I received news Saturday morning from friends in my former ministry, Grace Baptist Church in Muncie, Indiana, that the Preschool building in their Christian school had caught fire around 2:00 a.m. The preschool building was destroyed and will have to be torn down and rebuilt. There is extensive smoke damage in the Fine Arts Center [...]
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Posted on November 4, 2008 by pastorjd
Al Mohler has a great post for today:
Americans head for the voting precincts today as the 2008 election is now at hand. Already, some 20 million citizens have voted through early voting options. Some expect a record turn-out for today’s election. In any event, millions of citizens will participate in the first duty of freedom [...]
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Posted on November 3, 2008 by pastorjd
Bethany and Abigail’s volleyball championship finally made the newspaper…
Article from The Wilson Daily Times: November 1, 2008
The Wilson Christian Academy middle school volleyball team won its third straight Capital Christian Middle School Conference Tournament title.
After losing to Wake Christian twice during the regular season, WCA (7-5 CCC) defeated the regular-season co-champion Lady Bulldogs (11-1) in [...]
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Posted on November 3, 2008 by pastorjd
How many of us would say, “I’m facing some real obstacles in my life?” I believe every one of us has obstacles. They may be obstacles in our family, our finances, our physical health, etc. In Hebrews 11:30 we read “by faith the walls of Jericho fell…” On Sunday, we returned to our series “Strolling [...]
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