"Across the Street"

Someone asked Will the heathen who have never heard the Gospel be saved? It is more a question with me whether we -- who have the Gospel and fail to give it to those who have not -- can be saved. Charles Spurgeon

Sympathy is no substitute for action. David Livingstone

It is now possible to live a "christian life" without doing the things that Jesus commanded us to do. "We have hired people to go into all the world, to visit those in prison, to feed the hungry, to clothe the naked, to care for widows and orphans. The average Christian doesn't have to do it. Cal Thomas

God is pursuing with omnipotent passion a worldwide purpose of gathering joyful worshippers for Himself from every tribe and tongue and people and nation. He has an inexhaustible enthusiasm for the supremacy of His name among the nations. Therefore, let us bring our affections into line with His, and, for the sake of His name, let us renounce the quest for worldly comforts and join His global purpose. John Piper

Dancing with Cinderella Part 1

Below is the Steve Curtis Chapman interview on Good Morning America.
I have always respected and admired Steven and his faith, even more so now.
It is a little long but well worth watching.

Forgiveness and Reconciliation

Crawford Loritts, speaking at a FamilyLife marriage conference, explains the difference between forgiveness and reconciliation.

Forgiveness

To forgive is to turn the key, open the cell door and let the prisoner out.
To forgive is to write in large letters across a debt "nothing owed."
To forgive is to pound the gavel in a courtroom and say "not guilty."
To forgive is to shoot an arrow so high and so far that it can never be found again.
To forgive is to bundle up all the garbage and all the trash and dispose of it, leaving the house clean and fresh.
To forgive is to loose the moorings of a ship and release it to the open sea.
To forgive is to grant a full pardon to a condemned criminal.
To forgive is to relax a strangle hold on a wrestling opponent and give him his life.
To forgive is to sandblast a wall of graffiti, leaving it looking like new.
To forgive is to smash a clay pot into a thousand pieces so that it can never be put together again.
This matter of forgiveness is very important and it's right at the very crux of your spiritual health and mine.
(John McArthur)

Bear with each other and forgive whatever grievances you may have against one another. Forgive as the Lord forgave you. Colossians 3:13

Obedience

26 Abraham and his son Ishmael were both circumcised on that same day. 27 And every male in Abraham's household, including those born in his household or bought from a foreigner, was circumcised with him.
Genesis 17

Kind of raises the bar on obedience doesn't it!!!!!!!!!!

People need Jesus

35 Then Jesus went about all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every sickness and every disease among the people. 36 But when He saw the multitudes, He was moved with compassion for them, because they were weary and scattered, like sheep having no shepherd. 37 Then He said to His disciples, “The harvest truly is plentiful, but the laborers are few. 38 Therefore pray the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into His harvest.” Matthew 9

Tell somebody about Jesus!

Liquor By the Drink Fails!

I just heard the Liquor by the Drink referendum has failed!!!!!!!!!!

255 for and 330 against.

I bet Bob Phillips is smiling from Heaven!

Scott Hammer!

Scott Hammer is one of the best baseball players to ever play at ACHS. He is a former Northwestern 3A Player of the Year. If you don't believe me just ask him.
Here is a picture of Scott telling us all about his former baseball greatness.

Scott gave up a Major League contract with the Yankees to preach in T'Ville. Scott is a very good preacher. He is a mix between Joel Osteen and Paula White with a flare of Joyce Meyer. Scott can shuck the corn if you will with the best of them.

When I grow up one day I want to be like my hero: Former Northwestern 3A Player of the Year turned preacher, Scott "TBN" Hammer!!