by Lonnie Richardson | Aug 17, 2016 | Life Lessons, Relational
FollowFollowFollowFollow Most recently it has been brought to my attention, on more than one occasion, that I am not a young man anymore. WHAT!!?? Who said? When did that happen? It is only now that I have awakened during my fifty-fourth year and realized that time...
by Lonnie Richardson | Aug 24, 2015 | Life Lessons, Spiritual
FollowFollowFollowFollow A new day will be dawning soon. The day will come soon when a body will come to life. The body has been resting, recuperating, and healing. Gone are the programs and dog/pony shows. The time has come for working and fighting to advance...
by Lonnie Richardson | Aug 12, 2015 | Life Lessons, Spiritual
FollowFollowFollowFollow Shhh…It’s a secret. You can’t tell ANYBODY! I divulge this information only because you have been sworn to absolute secrecy. There is something looming on the horizon that will change countless lives, young and old. Soon an army will arise...
by Lonnie Richardson | Mar 18, 2015 | Life Lessons, Spiritual
FollowFollowFollowFollow There are times once or twice a month when I have the opportunity to go into a nursing home and deliver a message for their Sunday service. I spend a great deal of time in prayer and study to prepare these messages. I take them seriously and,...
by Lonnie Richardson | Jan 26, 2015 | Life Lessons, Spiritual
FollowFollowFollowFollow At the Gathering Church, we are currently being taught about the restorative powers of our Almighty God. God restored a lot to a lot of people in the Bible. I don’t know that I can come out and clearly say that restoration is a promise,...
by Lonnie Richardson | Jan 5, 2015 | Emotional, Life Lessons
FollowFollowFollowFollow I’m a thinker. Throughout most of the day I’m pondering one thing or another. It’s my nature to think about things. The Bible tells us to meditate upon the Scriptures. I do that quite frequently and for some duration of time...
by Lonnie Richardson | Dec 30, 2014 | Emotional, Life Lessons
FollowFollowFollowFollow It really was a Merry Christmas this year. It was more so for some than others. Here is a real Christmas story that I was blessed to be a part of.I was off work Christmas Eve. That’s a rarity because, being a nurse, I usually have to...
by Lonnie Richardson | Dec 24, 2014 | Emotional, Life Lessons
FollowFollowFollowFollow I was walking in the mall the other day finishing up some last minute shopping when I happened to pass a young lady. I made eye contact briefly and greeted her with a hearty “Merry Christmas!”She stopped and said, “You mean...
by Lonnie Richardson | Oct 30, 2014 | Life Lessons, Spiritual
FollowFollowFollowFollow Let’s see if we can delve into Matthew 6:9 which is the first verse of what we have all come to know as “The Lord’s Prayer”.9. “Pray, then, in this way: Our Father who is in Heaven, Hallowed by Your...
by Lonnie Richardson | Oct 27, 2014 | Life Lessons, Spiritual
FollowFollowFollowFollow We have all seen it before. Cars pulling into parking lots finding their customary parking spaces. People are getting out of their cars dressed in their Sunday finest and walk briskly into the church building to distribute children, middle...
I grew up in Northeast Louisiana in a very rural area five miles east of Kilbourne. I work as a Licensed Practical Nurse in a nursing home providing care for people with various forms of dementia. I have a Bachelor of Science Degree in Religion from Liberty University and I am an ordained Deacon at our church, The Gathering Church, in South Knoxville, TN. Additionally, I am an ordained Minister of the Gospel by the same church....read more