On November 19, 1854, General Sam Houston was baptized by Rufus Burleson, pastor of Independence Baptist and president of Baylor University. He made his commitment to the Lord during worship that day and was baptized that afternoon in Little Rocky Creek in Independence. After coming out of the water, he is reported to have said, "Well, preacher, you've baptized my pocket b...
Keep Reading We are meant to live in relationship with others. Christopher Langan was a genius with a staggering IQ of 195 (Einstein's IQ was 150). He got a perfect score on his SAT, even though at one point he fell asleep. But, Langan failed to use his exceptional gifts and ended up working on a horse farm in rural Missouri. Writer and speaker, Malcolm Gladwell summarizes his story: "...
Keep Reading An episcopal priest once addressed the introverts desire to share the gospel "Let's pretend that you are someone who might be willing, in theory, at some point, possibly, to consider maybe doing something that, while not "evangelism-type" evangelism, still could be in some way construed as a sort of sharing of hope. Kind of." If this is you, may I suggest you begin with pr...
Keep Reading I'm a "sugar coater," and I'm not talking about pecans! Have you ever noticed what happens when you ask a direct question to someone who is not a sugar coater, rather speaks quite direct? Maybe you've never noticed in today's story, but when the enemies of Peter ask him a direct question, well, he gives them a direct answer! And what he tells his enemies, those who were pa...
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