by Greg Burdine | May 15, 2019 | Christian Living, Church
Guest Post from Jim Baize… Christian ministry has been my life for the last 50+ years. Full time Christian ministry should not be considered a profession– it is a calling. No one should enter the ministry just because they think it might be a good job! A pastor...
by Greg Burdine | May 12, 2019 | Family, Sermon
One day a young daughter came up to her Mother saying, “Mom, there are five things I’m going to be when I grow up.” “Oh? What are they?” “I’m going to be a doctor, a lawyer, a scientist, an archeologist, and an actress.”...
by Greg Burdine | May 8, 2019 | Christian Living, Church
Guest Post from Jerry Burton… I was driving into my new town for the first time to assume the pastorate of my first church, and the question went through my mind, “Wonder how long I will be here?” I preached my first sermon as pastor on December 15, 1979. My...
by Greg Burdine | May 3, 2019 | Christian Living, Church
Churches face challenges like never before. Most statistics show a decline in church attendance. Other statistics reveal that churches are closing faster than new churches are starting. If things don’t change, the church will disappear. It has always been a...
by Greg Burdine | Apr 24, 2019 | Sermon
The Easter story doesn’t begin in the light of day. It begins at dawn when it’s still dark … a place far less clear, far more personal. It begins with an individual…Mary. Tradition has always had it that Mary Magdalene was broken by spiritual powers that bound her...