Have A Sweet Monday

Did God give you a sweet treat yesterday at Church? Did he fill you up and give you a hunger for the lost?

Caution!!!

The devil wants to steal what God has given you. Determine in your mind to holdfast to the "cookie" God gave you.

Choose

Choose a School

I never thought I’d blog about a football game, but… Here in Alabama, there is no neutral ground. You have to choose sides. I chose to become an Alabama fan.

Over the years, the Alabama football team has won and they’ve lost, but I’ve never regretted choosing to be a tide fan. I may not be their biggest or loudest fan, but I’m faithful. It’s so disappointing to see people follow only the winning team. They are fans for a season. I call them hypocrites. They pretend to care about their team, but they only care about winning.

 Choose a Team

During the BCS National Championship pregame show, Lee Corso, dressed as a leprechaun, was carried in on the shoulders of Irish cheerleaders. After a little smack talk, he danced an Irish jig. He’d clearly chosen a side. The wrong side. His team lost 42-14.

 

 

Choose a Color

We live in a world where there is no neutral zone. We must choose a side. Jesus or the world? One has CRIMSON blood with power to wash sin as WHITE as snow. The other green grasses of pleasure and the greed of gold.

Choose a God

The devil may carry you on his shoulders promising the pleasure of a win. He may promise the gold of BCS title bonuses and school merchandise selling all over the country. He dangles dreams of CRYSTAL in front of your eyes. But in the end, he’ll make a fool out of you and leave you in embarrassing defeat.





 

Choose a Destination

Football championships come and go, but Jesus has never lost. Thank God, He never will. On His team, promises are kept, the gold is solid and crystal flows in a sea of peace.

Who do you choose?

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Pentecostal Fiction

A picture of Pentecost by Michael Freeman

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What is it? Who reads it?

 

Cultural upbringing affects our daily lives. Most of the time we do things like our parents taught us. Southern folk talk different than people from the North. We eat bacon, grits and greens because that’s the way we were raised. That’s who we are. That’s what we identify with.

 

Pentecostal isn’t a denomination. It is a way of life. We don’t handle snakes, chant or dance naked around the fire.

 

We are different. A peculiar people. Pentecostals dress different, act different and talk different than other Christians. We are NOT perfect and we DO make mistakes but true Pentecostals all have one thing in common, the baptism of the Holy Ghost. We talk in tongues and strive for the best Spiritual gifts. We worship in the Spirit.

 

The Holy Ghost isn’t to be feared. He is the third person of the trinity and is available to all blood-bought, born-again saints, regardless of denomination. He can’t be explained. He must be experienced.

 

Characters in my fiction novels experience the power of the Holy Ghost. They enter God’s presence through his Spirit. They are drawn to the precious blood of Jesus by the Spirit. As with all relationships, some characters are more intimate with Him than others. While living in a world of conflict and sorrow, they struggle, question and react to God’s prompting. Much like you and I.

 

If you’ve never attended a Pentecostal service, I encourage you to do so regardless of your own denomination, but you don’t have to be Pentecostal to enjoy Pentecostal fiction. Just like you don’t have to be Amish to read Amish fiction.

 

 

A true Pentecostal novel written by a Pentecostal author is available here. I hope you enjoy the story and may the Spirit lead you into God’s presence as you read.

 

 



 

Sparkplug!!! My one word for 2013

Its a bit unusual but "sparkplug" is the word God gave me. Here's the short version based on a sermon preached by Luke Chapman.
We are vessels used by God. Every motorized vessel (car, lawn mower, tractor, etc) has a sparkplug. If the sparkplug is dirty it can't jump start the vessel into motion. Therefore the vessel can’t be used by God. So this year, I vow to keep my sparkplug clean from doubt, insecurities and fear, so that God may use me and my writing to further his kingdom.

Making a one word resolution is inspired by the book My One Word: Change Your Life With Just One Word by Mike Ashcraft and Rachel Olsen (Dec 18, 2012)