by Lonnie Richardson | Feb 24, 2014 | Life Lessons, Relational
FollowFollowFollowFollow Yesterday I heard a powerful testimony that centered around the simple context of identity. It was a testimony of salvation tainted with spoils of a life slowly changing because there was a lack of dicipleship which lead to a confused state of...
by Lonnie Richardson | Feb 19, 2014 | Life Lessons, Spiritual
FollowFollowFollowFollow The word apologetics is an English derivative of the Greek word apologia which means “answer”. Apologetics has absolutely nothing to do with apologizing about anything. Apologetics, according to Grudem’s Systematic Theology is “providing a...
by Lonnie Richardson | Feb 1, 2014 | Life Lessons, Spiritual
FollowFollowFollowFollow Does prayer have value? Certainly! Why would God give us a means of communicating with Him and communing with Him if prayer had no value? Roy Gingrich in “Continuation of Salvation Doctrines” gives us plenty of insight regarding...
by Lonnie Richardson | Feb 1, 2014 | Life Lessons, Spiritual
FollowFollowFollowFollow I recently had the opportunity to watch the movie documentary “UNSTOPPABLE” which I enjoyed very much. I know the movie has been out for awhile but I seem to have fallen into the gulley of not keeping current with what is going on...
by Lonnie Richardson | Jan 14, 2014 | Life Lessons, Spiritual
FollowFollowFollowFollow Prayer: To Be Heard and Answered!Have you ever wondered why, when you throw prayers up to God, that God seemingly is not listening much less answering your prayers? God “promised” that He would hear and answer our prayers! He HAS to answer our...
by Lonnie Richardson | Jan 11, 2014 | Life Lessons, Spiritual
FollowFollowFollowFollow My earlier post about “playing church” seemed somewhat vague to me and fearing that it may seem vague to my readers I have decided to spend the next several weeks clarifying what “playing church” means and how it can be avoided. In...
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