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Enough
My friend, you have been looking a bit harried lately. Not to say you don’t look beautiful, but I can see it in your eyes. You feel like you are falling short. And not just falling short in one or two areas but all across the board. Your husband needs some attention and all of your children seem to have an activity or school project due this week. And those lesson plans don’t write themselves! Or maybe you are the friend whose aging parents are competing with your job for who or what can cause the most stress. You know God teaches to respect and care for those in your…
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How to be a Heroic Husband
It was an epic battle; one waged in the middle of the night with nothing but our instincts and intellect to see who would be the victor. What began just a couple of minutes after the stroke of midnight ended over a half-hour later. I came out on top of this battle, the conqueror over nature. I caught the mouse. We had a mouse loose in our bathroom. That little critter refused to just get on the sticky trap (what was he thinking?), so I forged into the bathroom with a sword and shield to slay the beast. (Okay, so it was a dustpan and plastic sack. Let me have…
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Keep Looking
My mother lost her diamond solitaire 30 years ago. It was her engagement ring from my father. She used to take her rings off in the evening and set them on the arm of an expensive chair they had purchased for the house. One night the ring fell down into the chair. They tried to get it out but had no luck retrieving it. They didn’t want to tear the chair apart, so they decided to look later. Over the years our family has experienced many unsuccessful attempts in locating the ring. We moved in 1985 to a different house about five hours north. In the move, we discovered that the bottom of…
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“I Just Can’t Face Anybody”
The words above are among the saddest that I hear. They are usually spoken by somebody who is hurting terribly. Often the pain they are experiencing has affected them in so many ways. All too often, I hear these words as a part of an explanation concerning the person’s absence from worship services, Bible classes, and other opportunities to learn, worship, and enjoy fellowship. They feel as though they cannot do those things because they just can’t face anybody because of what is going on in their lives. Every time I hear those words, I realize that something is wrong besides the pain that is being experienced and expressed. I realize that somebody needs…
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The Radical Change Christianity Should Make [Quote]
Source: He Told It Like It Is (page 65)
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The Most Overlooked Verse in Church Organization
For a congregation to please the Lord, we must follow His plan. God has not left it up to our own thinking as to how a congregation of His people is to be organized. Philippians 1:1 makes it clear that there are “overseers and deacons” along with all the saints. First Timothy 3:1-13 and Titus 1:5-9 give us the qualifications for those men who would serve in the roles of elder and deacon. There are no two ways about it: God has a pattern for the organization of His church. That said, a congregation cannot just give men the right title and then claim to have it all figured out!…
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Thinking Caps
You may remember your teacher saying something like this to you in school, “Okay, class, it is time for you to put your thinking caps on!” This might have meant you were about to receive a lesson, take a test, or consider something very important. Though it seems almost silly to state something so obvious, thinking is not overrated. It is essential to success in every aspect of life. In the August 1981 issue of Reader’s Digest one story told of a time when Henry Ford hired an efficiency expert to evaluate his company. After a few weeks, the expert made his report, which was highly favorable except for one thing.…
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Some Advice from a Student at the School of Hard Knocks
Maybe some information about me would be appropriate to “set up” what is to follow. It might help in knowing where I’m coming from. I entered my adult professional life as a high school teacher. The idea of preaching the gospel had, at that time, never entered my mind. When I started preaching, I did just that. I just started preaching. I started preaching without the benefit of having gone to a Christian university, a preacher training school, or even an older preacher to mentor me. About all I had was a supportive wife, a Bible, a few books, and a desire to preach. Along the way I did take some classes and bought more books,…
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Episode 61 : 5 Foundational Financial Principles for Families (with Westley Hazel) [Podcast]
https://media.blubrry.com/faughnfamily/content.blubrry.com/faughnfamily/Hazel_Finances.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS(Player not displaying or working? Click here.) Following up on our last podcast discussion about family finances, Adam is joined by Wes Hazel to discuss five foundational principles every family needs to keep constantly in mind in order to be pleasing to God and wise in this area of life. The Five Foundational Principles God is the One Who gave what we have to us. We need to honor God in our giving. We need to be generous to others, and willing to share. Avoid debt (like the plague!). Live on less than you make. Resources and Links Beyond the Tithe [Amazon] Forrest Park…
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A Legacy of Faith at Polishing the Pulpit
Today, Polishing the Pulpit begins in Sevierville, Tennessee. This annual event is one of the highlights of our year, as around 4000 Christians will gather to study God’s Word and grow closer together. Throughout the week, several members of A Legacy of Faith will be speaking or leading singing. Below is a list of where we’ll be. If you’re going to PtP, make sure you say hello! We always love to meet new folks. Saturday 9:00AM: Donna Faughn (“A Lesson on Finding Grace”; ladies only): Ballroom B 10:00AM: Jeremiah Tatum (“Digging Deeper: The Lord’s Supper”): Hotel Cade’s Cove 5:30PM: Adam Faughn (congregational singing; new songs): Exhibit Hall A Sunday…
