Founding Pastor of Tabenacle Baptist Church is Now with the Lord

Dr. Otis Reid Holmes, 89, husband of Elizabeth Horne Holmes, went to be with the Lord on Thursday, November 5, 2009 at Barge Memorial Hospital in Greenville, SC. He was the founding pastor of Tabernacle Baptist Church in Wilson, NC. He planted and pastored Baptist churches in Alabama, South Carolina, North Carolina, [...]

The Way Up When You Are Down

What is depression?  The poet has described it this way…
Depression is Debilitating, defeating,
Deepening gloom.
Trudging wearily through
The grocery store,
Unable to make a simple choice,
Or to count out correct change.
Surveying an unbelievably messy house,
Piles of laundry,
Work undone, and not being
Able to lift a finger.
Doubting that God cares,
Doubting in my prayers,
Doubting He’s even there.
Sitting, staring wild-eyed into space,
Desperately [...]

WCA Girls Volleyball State Champs for Sixth Year in a Row

Congratulations to Bethany and the Varsity Girls for winning their sixth straight state championship!!!

Congratulations to Abigail and the Middle School Girls for winning their fourth straight championship!!!

Caleb Named to All State Soccer Team 2009

Family Collage

Pictures of Holiness

1 Peter 1:15-16 But as he which hath called you is holy, so be ye holy in all manner of conversation;  Because it is written, Be ye holy; for I am holy.
The command, “Be ye holy; for I am holy,” was originally given in Leviticus 11:45-46. It was an urgent command because there was sin [...]

IN THEIR OWN WORDS (Our Founding Fathers)

John Adams and John Hancock:“We Recognize No Sovereign but God, and no King but Jesus!” [April 18, 1775]
John Adams:
1. “The general principles upon which the Fathers achieved independence were the general principals of Christianity… I will avow that I believed and now believe that those general principles of Christianity are as eternal and immutable as [...]

Missions Trip 2009 Travelog

July 16 – Joanna took Caleb and Stephen and me to RDU. We arrived just in front of Kyle and Christina. Her mom was going to keep their children. The little one was crying. This upset Joanna. We went inside the airport and proceeded to check in. We had no problems. I had two suitcases. [...]

God’s Word to America

In Deuteronomy 8, God gives a message to Israel that could have just as easily been delivered to the founding fathers of the United States of America. On Sunday morning, we celebrated Independence Day with a patriotic service at Tabernacle Baptist Church. The message was from Deuteronomy 8, entitled “God’s Word to America.” We saw [...]

Photos from the Wilds 2009 – Friday