I have always believed that you should invest outside of your own personal ministry, even when I was a pastor, or for that matter all the way back when I was a youth pastor in the dark ages. I am talking much more than finances. Yes, we send monthly support to several other missionaries, LFTL, and to special projects in the North Texas District and the West Texas District among others that we send support on an irregular basis. But money is...

The message of salvation is often misunderstood today. The passage in Romans 10:9-11 is simply stated, but seems to be totally misquoted. 9 That if you confess with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. 10 For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you confess and are saved. 11 As the Scripture says, “Anyone...

Back in 1975, this was the prayer that I prayed every day. A t shirt printing london company embroidered it and it has been on my office wall for years. It has always been my goal. Maybe it is time to resume praying it again. Make me like you , Lord. Lord give me the mind of Christ, Eyes that I might see the needs of others, Ears to hear your perfect Word, and a Mouth that I might speak your truth. Lord, strengthen my shoulders that I would be...

Sermon text: Matthew 16:13-1 Out of a march on Washington on November 2, 2002 came a new political action committee called “Godless Americans”. A group that is trying to call attention to their wishes… They want “In God we trust” off our money and God taken out of our pledge. Ellen Johnson, president of American Atheist and chairman of the walk said, “I see a potential voting bloc. I see a new movement ready to assert its political and...

This was the Bible the pastor brought to me at my house on the afternoon after I had walked the aisle of the church on Sunday morning. This Gideon Bible was used to explain salvation to me in 1964. I had walked the aisle on Sunday morning at First Baptist church in Eunice, NM. The pastor had prayed for me and then asked my mom and dad if he could come by our house that afternoon. All these years later, no other day stands out in my memory like...

Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity!Psalm 133:1 KJV I have been reminded by someone recently of something I have said many times. It is that what one of us does affects all of the rest of us who call ourselves Christian. I would like to think that we could each stand on our own merit, but have to admit that it is just not true for Christians. I remember watching the three musketeers when I was a child...

I consider it a privilege to personally recommend the ministry of Duane and Janet Gryder. The Gryders serve as full-time Motorcycle Chaplains and do so as appointed missionaries under the Assemblies of God U.S. Missions Department.

Duane is an ordained minister and has a chaplaincy endorsement with the Assemblies of God. He has ministered across denominational lines in Baptist, Methodist, Disciple of Christ, Presbyterian… Churches. He has worked as a youth pastor, senior pastor, bible class teacher, and even sang with a contemporary Christian band back in the late 70′s and early 80′s. He has also worked on missions in various places in Mexico, Belize, and Africa. Janet...

In the car that will lead the way around to the back of the prison is one of the wardens and a correctional officer. The bikes enter the holding area at the back, locked between two gates as the C.O.’s go through the bags of each bike to make sure that they left everything in the plastic bags that were left in the van in the parking lot.