Today is a happy day for me, but for most Americans, December 7th is remembered as a day of infamy because of the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor. Seven years ago, on a cold December 7th I experienced my own day of infamy. That’s the day my prideful life of drinking, womanizing and hypocritical living …Read More
View PostMy Thoughts on Missouri’s Six 2016 Statewide Ballot Questions
These are only my opinions and I am not in any way advocating or telling anyone how to vote. I’m only posting this because I have had numerous people ask me to post my thoughts on this year’s ballot questions. They are worth exactly what you paid for them, which is…nothing! I hope the information …Read More
View PostHOW COMPASSIONATE ARE YOU?
As many of you know, we started the I Believe bible study series at Sweet Prospect Baptist Church and it covers the basic beliefs that all Christians should follow. Last week the lesson was on compassion and I wanted to write about the lesson and share an inspiring story a friend of mine experienced on …Read More
View Post Bill Jetton, Compassion, Ferguson Christian Church, I Believe, Pastor Kingston Arthur, Rodney Jetton, Scott Lady, Sweet Prospect General Baptist ChurchCUSSING CHRISTIANS
A friend of mine asked me to answer this question. “Is it always un-Christian to cuss?” To answer let’s first define what cussing is. Meriam-Webster offers a one word definition of cuss; “curse.” They provide the following simple definition of curse, “an offensive word that people say when they are angry: magical words that are …Read More
View Post Brother Lawrence, Christian cussing, Cussing, Cussing Christians, Jesus, Revival, Rod Jetton, Rodney Jetton, The Practice of the Presence of God, Thomas Case, Treatise of AfflictionsAm I Ready To Be Rescued by God?
I read a small devotional that AA puts out called, Twenty-Four Hours a Day. Today the meditation was, “Ask God in a daily prayer to give you the strength to change. When you ask God to change you, you must at the same time fully trust Him. If you do not fully trust Him, God …Read More
View Post prayer, Rod Jetton, St. Augustine, Twenty-Four Hours a Day