Swallowing a Few Gnats- by Dr. Randy Sawyer
Posted by jimmy in Uncategorized on September 14th, 2009
One mark of a truly great leader is the ability to survey the landscape of issues and separate things that matter from the peripheral. In his outstanding critique of the Reagan presidency, Dinesh D’Souza argues that Reagan’s effectiveness as a leader was determined by his ability to see things in their relative importance. Read the rest of this entry »
Rarely Sick by Lance Rogers
Posted by Guest Contributor in The Healthy Pastor on September 11th, 2009
I’m generally a pretty healthy guy. I don’t always eat perfectly or exercise much, but God has blessed me with a strong immune system I suppose. I rarely catch the cold or flu that “everyone is getting” in spite of the exposure. Read the rest of this entry »
Ready Wrestle! by Lance Rogers
Posted by Guest Contributor in The Disciplined Pastor on September 10th, 2009
If you want to know about discipline, this fall just as the high school football season is wrapping up, go down to your local high school, see if they have a wresting program, and then check it out. Read the rest of this entry »
Do You Know What We Get To Do Today? by Lance Rogers
Posted by Guest Contributor in The Authentic Pastor on September 9th, 2009
Jim was weary. There were days he felt like he didn’t belong in his profession. Other times the pressures of life, namely bills, were dragging him down. Some talked about him when he wasn’t around, and questioned his place. Read the rest of this entry »
Digging Up Dinosaurs by Lance Rogers
Posted by Guest Contributor in The Innovative Pastor on September 8th, 2009
Ground-breaking, pioneering, original, new, inventive, modern are all words from my handy little Word program Thesaurus that can be used for “innovative”. There are striking contrasts between the words “innovative” and “Thesaurus” which sounds more like an extinct dinosaur than a book. Read the rest of this entry »
Rubbin’ Off by Lance Rogers
Posted by Guest Contributor in The Developing Pastor on September 7th, 2009
Rubbin’ Off
1 Cor. 15:33 …”Bad company corrupts good character.” Paul’s Holy Spirit inspired way to warn the believers to not let the resurrection rejecters “rub off on them.” A time honored principle most often used to ward us away from that which we need to be wary of its influence. Read the rest of this entry »
This weeks blogger is Lance Rogers
Posted by jimmy in Uncategorized on September 7th, 2009
Lance is the Pastor of the Lowery Free Will Baptist Church in Twin Oaks, OK. Before pastoring there, he pastored in Missouri and served many years as Youth Pastor/Janitor in churches in Missouri and Oklahoma. Lance has been married to his beautiful wife Brenda for almost 17 years and they have two boys Ashton, 11 and Grant 8. Lance graduated from Hillsdale Free Will Baptist College. “I can’t wait to find out if there is fishin’ in Heaven.”
The Freedom of Having No Choice by Greg Mcallister
Posted by Guest Contributor in The Healthy Pastor on September 4th, 2009
I live around the corner from the newest health club in town, which so far means exactly nothing. I have a membership. Read the rest of this entry »
Another Set of Eyes by Greg Mcallister
Posted by Guest Contributor in The Disciplined Pastor on September 3rd, 2009
I served a stint as an intelligence analyst with the Office of National Drug Control Policy. In that capacity, I did a lot of research on marijuana and methamphetamine. Read the rest of this entry »
Everybody Edits by Greg Mcallister
Posted by Guest Contributor in The Authentic Pastor on September 2nd, 2009
Dr. Gregory House says: Everybody lies. It may be more accurate to say that everybody edits. We’re all spin doctors- to a point. Read the rest of this entry »
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